HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two hours after the starting gun had sounded Saturday morning, Joan C. Edwards Stadium at Marshall University was a melting pot of runners of all stripes, milling around in bright colored sneakers and jackets and peering at results sheets taped to a board on the football field.[Read More…]
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Tricksters play safe in Huntington
Holiday shoppers count on Newspaper Coupons
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Cabell cellist puts some ghoul into her music
WVU sorority wins annual PRT cram
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU students packed a PRT car on Monday, Oct. 27, and it was for more than a trip to class. The PRT cram is part of WVU’s Mountaineer Week festivities. The Chi Omega sorority set the high mark for the PRT cram with 73 students in the[Read More…]
Huntington churches honor Scottish traditions
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Bagpipes rang through the air in Huntington on Sunday, as local Presbyterian congregations marked the annual Scottish tradition, Reformation Sunday and the Kirkin’ of the Tartans. At Enslow Park Presbyterian Church, the yearly service kicked off with music by bagpiper J.D. Lowman and a procession of clan[Read More…]
Kenova pumpkin house is magic for all ages
KENOVA, W.Va. — Ric Griffith admits he’s not the biggest fan of Halloween. But the Kenova mayor and the creator of the Pumpkin House says the tradition of carving thousands of pumpkins every year is really more about the art form and creating an experience for children and adults. “I[Read More…]
Skygazers glimpse spectacular phenomenon
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some lucky West Virginians got a rare glimpse of a partial solar eclipse as the moon passed between earth and the sun Thursday evening. Daily Mail multimedia reporter Marcus Constantino had a perfect vantage point from the tarmac at Yeager Airport to take pictures of the occurrence[Read More…]
W.Va.-based Reservists return from Afghanistan
KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Time moved slowly Thursday, Oct. 23, as family and friends awaited the return of area U.S. Army Reserve members to Kingwood. But they did arrive — five of them — from their 10-month deployment in Afghanistan. Miles Glotfelty, of Lone Pine, Pa., waited with his children —[Read More…]
CPR initiative starts in Wood County schools
PARKERSBURG — The American Heart Association is looking to increase the chances of West Virginians surviving sudden cardiac arrest, and with the help of the Highmark Foundation, they’re starting in Wood County schools. A $100,000 grant from the foundation, a charitable affiliate of the insurance company that includes Highmark West[Read More…]