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3 new campgrounds open at Summersville Lake State Park, WV’s newest recreation area

By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Summersville Lake State Park, the newest unit of West Virginia’s state park system, on Friday, officially opened three campgrounds, with accommodations ranging from primitive tent sites to premium, full-hookup RV spaces, during a ceremony officiated by Gov. Patrick Morrisey. Overlook Campground: The[Read More…]

Retaining history: Morgantown walls receive historic designation

By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — A city built in the hills is built on retaining walls. Take a look around. They’re everywhere. Earlier this week, Morgantown Mayor Joe Abu-Ghannam announced that three such structures have received a joint historical designation for their association with the Works Progress[Read More…]

Local Catholic Leaders Celebrate New Pope

The Intelligencer WHEELING — The election of Cardinal Robert Prevost to become Pope Leo XIV was met with joy and congratulations from Catholic leaders around the Ohio Valley. Prevost became the first American-born cardinal to be elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church. Born in Chicago, he earned[Read More…]

‘No rational plan’: Federal judge hears from miners, workers affected by NIOSH cuts

By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Seven witnesses, including two coal miners and four current and former National Institute for Occupational Safety Health employees, spoke Wednesday in federal court about the effects of recent job cuts to the Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program in Morgantown. Attorneys on behalf[Read More…]

Students warned about following TikTok trend

By Edgar Kelley, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS — The Randolph County Board of Education released a statement Thursday concerning a dangerous TikTok trend involving the misuse of Chromebooks in schools. It has been reported that students across the United States have been using bits of metal, thumbtacks, paperclips or pencils to[Read More…]

Hope Gas Files Request with PSC for Review of Rates

The Brooke County Review WELLSBURG, W.Va. — For the first time in five years, today Hope Gas has filed a request with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to review its base rates in accordance with PSC requirements around Hope’s Pipeline Expansion and Replacement Program filings. The filing requests[Read More…]

Cleveland-Cliffs to stop investment in Weirton transformer project

By Craig Howell, The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON — Cleveland-Cliffs has decided to halt investment in a planned transformer manufacturing facility to be located in Weirton, company officials announced Wednesday. “Our first-quarter results were negatively impacted by underperforming non-core assets and the lagging effect of lower index prices in late[Read More…]

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