By Jacob ComerFor WVU, Today Logan Cuvo has stayed busy during his time at Chambers — being a student, entrepreneur, and a CEO has put a lot on his plate. A lover of hockey from Columbus, Ohio, Cuvo is graduating as an Entrepreneurship and Innovation major. The title of his major perfectly[Read More…]
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WV folklorist receives National Heritage Fellowship, to be honored at local event
By Amanda Larch HinchmanFor HDMedia Elkins — One West Virginia folklorist, musician and documentarian has been named a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellow, the country’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. Nominated by the West Virginia Humanities Council, Gerald “Gerry” Milnes of Elkins, West Virginia,[Read More…]
John Marshall High School Media Program Celebrating 20 Years
By Shelley HansonFor The Intelligencer Moundsville — John Marshall High School’s media program, WJMH, has grown from a fledgling broadcasting class using VCRs to a multimedia production program complete with modern equipment, reporting on and televising dozens of events each year. The program, founded by Tony Wood with help from[Read More…]
WV Secretary of State Kris Warner announces canvassing will commence on Monday, May 18, in West Virginia
By Michael QueenFor The Office of WV Secretary of State Kris Warner Charleston – All 55 counties will begin canvassing the 2026 Primary Election on Monday, May 18th. State law requires canvassing to begin five days after the election, not including Sunday. County Commissioners serve as the Board of Canvassers. Each Board of Canvassers[Read More…]
Homer Hickam, Rocket Boys honored this weekend as part of nationwide parks event
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia The Rocket Boys — West Virginia’s most famous amateur rocket builders and the inspiration for the 1999 film October Sky — will be honored at Pipestem Resort State Park Saturday, as part of National Kids to Parks Day. Making up the Big Creek Missile Agency and consisting of members[Read More…]
‘Carnival for a Cure’ the theme for 2026 Relay for Life
By Evan BevinsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Belpre – The Relay for Life of Washington County returns to Civitan Park in Belpre Saturday with the theme “Carnival for a Cure.” In addition to the usual Survivor and Caregiver Dinner, music, auction and luminaria, the event will include some carnival[Read More…]
Funding request for Fairmont wastewater treatment plant heads to Congress
By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — The City of Fairmont is biting its nails over its $10 million Congressional spending request for its $108 million wastewater treatment facility project. “Ten million dollars in the scheme of $108 million may not seem like a significant chunk, but for a[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito calls for unity among West Virginia Republicans following contentious primary
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, who easily secured the confidence of registered Republicans in West Virginia to seek a third six-year term, called for unity among West Virginia Republicans heading into the November general elections. During a press call[Read More…]
Hatfields and McCoys Historical Society sponsors free exhibits, Memorial Day ceremony
By Dylan VidovichFor HDMedia The Hatfields and McCoys Historical Society is bringing a free traveling exhibit — opening Friday — to Logan and Mingo counties this month. A wreath-laying ceremony and scholarship announcement is also planned at the Hatfield Family Cemetery on Memorial Day. The nonprofit organization the West Virginia Humanities[Read More…]
Bids approved for city park upgrades in Bluefield
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — Work should be getting underway soon on a number of planned additions to city park in Bluefield. The Bluefield Board of Directors approved bids Tuesday for several of those projects, including a new turf for the splash pad and an expanded walking[Read More…]
