By NANCY PEYTON The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — Churches from all over the country have been in West Virginia for the last eight weeks to work on beautification and service projects. Several of these groups have been working on the historic Chafin House. YouthWorks, a program established in 1994, is[Read More…]
Month: July 2017
LGBTQ+ Center at WVU reacts to transgender military ban
By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University LGBTQ+ Center said President Trump’s announcement banning transgender people from the military was “very damaging.” In a Facebook post on Wednesday, the WVU LGBTQ+ Center said, “The LGBTQ+ Center stands with transpeople in these difficult times. We are[Read More…]
W.Va. to receive additional $42 million for flood relief
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W. Va. — West Virginia will receive an additional $42 million for flood relief from the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program. U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin and U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins announced the grant in Thursday news releases. Thursday’s announcement[Read More…]
Storms may produce flash flooding
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service in Charleston has issued a flash flood watch for the region through Friday evening. In West Virginia, the watch was issued for the counties of Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln,[Read More…]
Marshall County Fair, Grecian Food Festival keep Ohio Valley entertained
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register Six year-old Hallie Clark of Cameron participates in the “Pee Wee Hog Showmanship” competition at the Marshall County Fair in Moundsville Thursday afternoon. The fair runs through Saturday. Children perform a dance Wednesday during the Grecian Food Festival at St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church[Read More…]
Sunny Pointe Guest House attracting summer residents for 10 years
By JONATHAN WEAVER The Weston News JANE LEW, W.Va. — A decade of weddings, special events and fond memories have been made at Sunny Pointe Guest House in Jane Lew. Booking Manager Janelle Swiger grew up in the former farmhouse and now works for the family business part-time since it[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, July 28
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, July 28, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘IT’S TIME TO MOVE ON’ A dejected Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urges his Senate colleagues[Read More…]
Scouts’ Day of Service work did 220 projects in 45 WV counties
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail PRINCE, W.Va. — Wielding shovels and buckets and muscling wheelbarrows full of gravel to various worksites, an energetic army of 200 hard-hatted Boy Scouts from across the country arrived Wednesday on the shore of the New River at the Grandview Sandbar Campground. The group, hailing[Read More…]
Scouts work to make improvements to Grandview Sandbar and River Access area
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — Approximately 200 Boy Scouts, including some who are mobility challenged. teamed up with the National Park Service and West Virginia Citizens Conservation Corps Wednesday to make improvements to the Grandview Sandbar Campground and River Access area. The improvements were based around[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin announces campaign for 2018
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is asking constituents what affects their families the most as he gears up for a 2018 re-election bid. Manchin, D-W.Va, e-mailed a letter to supporters this week, officially informing them he will be a candidate[Read More…]