WHEELING, W.Va. — Grazing outside the Oglebay Stables, Moochie the pony doesn’t want to lift his head. Only a few weeks ago, however, he couldn’t lift his body off the stables’ ground. “He’s much better than he was when he first came here. He was really, really sick,” said Melanee[Read More…]
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Morgantown students get a grateful visit
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — While reading Suzanne Collins’ novel “The Hunger Games,” seventh-graders at Mountaineer Middle School attempted to replicate the story with a competition of their own. Carrie Harris’ students held contests to raise money for Pet Helpers, a nonprofit organization in Fairmont that helps animals in need. “We collected[Read More…]
Spring cleaning, Beckley style
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Powerful paint job
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Plaque honoring George Washington visible again
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — If you cross the Cheat Lake bridge from the Morgantown side, headed toward Mont Chateau, look up. There, at that cleared spot on the hillside ahead, is a plaque that honors America’s first president. The bronze plaque, with a weathered patina, reads: George Washington Crossed Cheat River[Read More…]
Capito opens Martinsburg campaign office
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Huntington residents mark Israel’s independence
HUNTINGTON — “There’s so much to celebrate about Israel,” Rabbi Jean Eglinton said as she sat in the shade at Pullman Square during the fourth annual statewide West Virginia Israel Independence Day Celebration. The event commemorates the rebirth of ancient Israel as a modern independent nation in 1948,[Read More…]
WVU dentistry dean takes pie to face
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As a group of WVU School of Dentistry students and faculty count down from 10, Dean David Felton sat there knowing a pie was going to meet his face at zero. Felton was pied and with pie crust and shaving cream dripping from his face, Felton led[Read More…]
Annual show a fundraiser for W.Va. Symphony
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Symphony League hosted its “Applause” Fashion Show Thursday night at the Kyle Furniture building on Charleston’s East End. All money made from the event goes to the West Virginia Symphony. The symphony is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary. Click here for more.
Pre-prom mock accident in Lincoln County
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