By Tabitha Johnston, The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Last Thursday night, community members gathered together in Storer Ballroom to hear a group of four panelists share their personal experience and perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. The Community Forum: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Perspectives and Dialogue on Recent Events was sponsored by[Read More…]
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Here’s how Marion County is celebrating Small Business Saturday this year
By Jack Walker, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — After Black Friday where consumers head to big box stores, the Saturday after Thanksgiving is a time to go small. Small Business Saturday — a marketing initiative first observed in 2010 — pairs shoppers with small business deals to empower local[Read More…]
Gov. Justice announces $2.5 million in Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program grant awards
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Nov. 21, Gov. Jim Justice announced that he awarded $2,500,630.75 in Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) grant funds to 18 projects. These funds will be used to expand and improve substance use and mental health treatment and peer recovery[Read More…]
12 teams remain in WV high school football playoffs
By Jarrid McCormick, Williamson Daily News Quarterfinal games were held in all three classes of the WVSSAC High School Football Playoffs this past weekend and only 12 teams now remain across the entire state. In the Class A slate of games No. 1 seed James Monroe shut out No. 8[Read More…]
Oh deer! West Virginia leads the nation in deer strike accidents
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hunting isn’t all we think about when it comes to deer. According to insurance statistics, the Mountain State leads the nation in deer strike accidents on the state’s roads. “We live in a mountainous, rural area where wildlife is prevalent,” said Joe Pack, P.E.[Read More…]
Opinion: Have Courage
By Greg Kozera, Shale Crescent USA The senior captains of our high school soccer team had a dream this year to win a third consecutive State Championship. When teaching leadership, we don’t tell our leaders what to dream. We do challenge them to dream high. The captains’ dream wasn’t unexpected.[Read More…]
State Sen. Ryan Weld suspending AG campaign, to run for re-election
By Steven Allen Adams, The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. – More than seven months after throwing his hat in the ring, Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld is suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination for West Virginia’s next attorney general. Instead, Weld will seek re-election for a third four-year[Read More…]
Wright Brothers used local spruce to become ‘first in flight’
By Suzanne Stewart, The Pocahontas Times POCAHONTAS COUNTY, W.Va. — Those who travel to Cass Scenic Railroad State Park know that they are going to learn about the history of the lumber industry and the steam locomotives which are still used today at the tourist attraction. The museum is filled[Read More…]
Ritchie Elementary school counselor’s quick action saves choking student
By Derek Redd, managing editor, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — Ritchie Elementary School counselor Nick Irvin never wants to have to use the emergency lifesaving training he’s taught as a school employee — CPR, the Heimlich maneuver or an automated external defibrillator. He does know he must always be prepared[Read More…]
Adventures of Ellie the Turkey documented in children’s book
By B. Allen, Hurricane Breeze Newspaper Left: Author Sharlene Wiseman and illustrator Ellen Mills Pauley sign copies of “Ellie Comes to Town.” Right: One of the delightful illustrations depicting Ellie’s adventures. PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. — A new book documenting the adventures of Eleanor’s Ellie the Turkey has just come out[Read More…]
