LEWISBURG, W.Va. — As the State Fair of West Virginia gears up to celebrate its 90th year, the Greenbrier Valley Visitors Center is displaying a panoply of memorabilia from past fairs. Everything from posters, paintings and vintage photographs to a ribbon collage adorn the sweeping west wall of the Visitors Center’s[Read More…]
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Mineral County 4-H version of a circus act
Morgantown Mall holds pet expo, with pets
MORGANTOWN — There was an added element to the hustle and bustle of the Morgantown Mall on Saturday, Aug. 2, and Sunday, Aug. 3, as pets came along for the ride. This is the second year the Pet Expo has been held at the Morgantown Mall, and Sarah Shaffer, mall[Read More…]
Thousands flock to Multifest at W.Va. Capitol
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Multi-Cultural Festival of West Virginia, known as Multifest, has had a rough couple of years. In 2013, treasurer Deborah Starks pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $300,000 from Multifest funds and was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison, and last year James Foster was shot[Read More…]
Few dry eyes as Bridgeport kids get adaptive bikes
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Sometimes, an event has the ability to leave all those in attendance better off for being there. That happened Thursday at the Bridgeport Conference Center. Variety the Children’s Charity launched its “My Bike” program in Harrison County, giving away its 50th bike in West Virginia. The bikes[Read More…]
Preston County benefits from mission trip season
REEDSVILLE, W.Va. — Close to 1,000 out-of-state volunteers helped homeowners in Preston County during the summer. Darrell Fedeles, the interim coordinator for the Catholic Church of Preston County Home Repair Program, said 900 volunteers, mostly teenagers, from 17 church groups have lent their expertise from replacing kitchens to adding extensions[Read More…]
Harrison County teacher wins national art award
SHINNSTON, W.Va. — A 10-year Lincoln High School art teacher has won a prestigious national award for her watercolor painting. Carolyn Light was the grand prize winner of the 2014 Sargent Art Brighter World Teachers’ Online Art Contest. There are three other prizes awarded to students, through Sargent Art and[Read More…]
Wayne County students to use tablets
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Rising freshmen in Wayne County who are starting a new year at new schools also are starting with brand new tablet devices through a new program in the county.
High Street parade kicks off Mon County Fair
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It was Elise Myers’ first time attending the Monongalia County Fair Parade. But the 6-year-old already knew what she was looking out for. “I like the horses … and the flutes,” she said Myers picked out a front row seat along High Street with her parents on[Read More…]
Charleston couple hopes to expand math camp
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Joseph Kusimo retired from an engineering career eight years ago to become the pastor of a small community church in South Hills, but he still has a love for mathematics he hopes to instill in the students he has tutored this summer. “I don’t think math should[Read More…]