By Brett DunlapFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Volcano — Organizers called the conditions “epic” for the 31st Annual Challenge at Mountwood on Sunday at Mountwood Park. Race Director Vince Nedeff said the weather has been relatively dry with a little bit of rain over the weekend. “It makes the[Read More…]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: GameChanger Partnering with the Raleigh County Commission, Little General stores and the Kind Vista Foundation for an Opioid and Substance Misuse Prevention Education Awareness Day.
By Joe Boczek, Mary Jo Coppoolse, and Shelly PoeFor GameChanger What: Approximately 2,500 middle and high school students from Independence Middle and High School and Shady Spring Middle and High School are coming to the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center to view the GameChanger award-winning prevention education film One Pill Can Kill and[Read More…]
WVABCA Underage drinking prevention PSA contest winners
By Gig RobinsonFor The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Wirt County High School wins top honors in WVABCA PSA contest Charleston — The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WVABCA) is excited to announce Wirt County High School as the first-place winner of the 13th annual NO School Spirits[Read More…]
WVU journalism junior selected as University’s 28th Truman Scholar
By Lindsay WilleyFor WVU, Today A West Virginia University student committed to public service, journalism and civic engagement has been named a recipient of the Truman Scholarship, earning one of the nation’s top graduate fellowships. Rozaireo “Ro” Jones, a native of Fairmont, is the recipient of the prestigious annual award given to[Read More…]
A benefit or a hindrance? How phone use affects students
By Ashton Pack and Haven SteeleFor The Parthenon In the digital age, students use their phones more than ever for purposes such as studying, connecting with their friends, entertainment and social media. Both positive and negative effects are attributed to the increasingly high screen time students have. Britani Black, psychology[Read More…]
Friends — The Greatest Treasure
By Greg KorezaFor Thoughts to Ponder October 27, 2019, on the soccer field in our adult league. Early in the second half, I ran up on a slow-moving ball, planted my left foot, kicked it with my right and suddenly my left knee failed. I was on my back. The[Read More…]
Nitro facility had history of chemical incidents, slashed oversight before fatal blast
By Mike TonyFor HDMedia The Nitro industrial facility where a violent chemical reaction left two workers dead and resulted in at least 19 more people being transported from the site or seeking medical evaluation Wednesday has a lengthy history of chemical incidents, relaxed regulations and hundreds of pounds of emissions[Read More…]
St. Albans native returns home to discuss her journey to the stars with WV students
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia In March 2022, Sharon Hagle boarded Blue Origin’s flight NS-20, on the launch pad in Van Horn, Texas. Joined by five other crew members, including her husband Marc Hagle, Sharon was blasted into space at 2,400 miles per hour, reaching a height of more than 66 miles[Read More…]
Morrisey signs health care bill at Princeton Community Hospital
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — Gov. Patrick Morrisey traveled to Mercer County Thursday to sign the West Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program into law, a measure that will provide at least $500 million in federal funding to improve rural health care across the Mountain State. Morrisey joined[Read More…]
Marshall County Special Olympics Athletes Enjoy Events at John Marshall High School
By Shelley HansonFor The Intelligencer Glen Dale – The Marshall County Special Olympics Spring Games offered student-athletes the chance to run, kick, balance and have fun during the annual event held Thursday at John Marshall High School’s soccer field. Kelsey Allen, speech pathologist for Marshall County Schools and incoming president[Read More…]
