By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – Several Republican members of the West Virginia Legislature are encouraging the state’s two U.S. senators to back a ban on greyhound racing included in the latest version of the federal farm bill, while two lawmakers from Ohio County expressed[Read More…]

By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — With the big America 250 celebration at Lotito Park now less than two weeks away, city officials are taking steps to temporally loosen restrictions on fireworks. The Bluefield Board of Directors voted 3-0 Tuesday to adopt a resolution honoring the 250th anniversary[Read More…]

By Staff ReportsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Parkersburg – Wood County is the latest county in West Virginia reached by a statewide group that distributes complete beds for qualifying households. The Bed for Every Head program through Riverstone Community Services, part of the West Virginia State Hospital Initiative Inc.,[Read More…]

By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — Planning for the big America 250 celebration at Bluefield’s Lotito Park is ongoing, and city officials are still hoping to reopen the city’s splash pad with its new amenities in conjunction with that event. Work has been ongoing on the splash pad[Read More…]

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia Tuesday marks 10 years since floodwaters devastated West Virginia, leaving 23 dead and displacing more than 2,000 people. A decade later, new reports present mounting evidence that West Virginia is more vulnerable to similar devastation due to sweeping Trump administration resource cuts to the federal agency[Read More…]

By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Leadership West Virginia continues work to inspire love for the Mountain State Lansing – Nearly 60 men and women from across West Virginia gathered just a mile from the New River Gorge Bridge before the state’s 163rd birthday for a multi-week[Read More…]

By Amanda Larch HinchmanFor HDMedia During one snow day in January 2025, Fort Gay PK-8 Assistant Principal Shawn Ross decided to take inventory of all his jerseys. Counting and organizing them by sport — with 96 football jerseys alone — Ross sent a picture to Fort Gay Principal Kelly Bonar and his[Read More…]

By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — Efforts to reopen the former Reel Catch site in Princeton are ongoing. City crews have been busy in recent weeks making upgrades to the recreational site, including painting the dinosaurs that will once again be on display. Furthermore, the city is working[Read More…]

By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — History will come alive Saturday at the Princeton Railroad Museum in celebration of West Virginia Day. The railroad museum will celebrate the Mountain State’s birthday with activities from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m, including trolley rides to all of the area museums,[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams For The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday that she is still awaiting more details from a memorandum of understanding between President Donald Trump and Iran setting up a 60-day ceasefire, but she said the Senate should have final[Read More…]