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Wheeling’s gurgling orange stormwater puzzling

WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Division of Highways officials are working to figure out why discolored water is gurgling out onto 29th Street from beneath the Interstate 470 overpass in Wheeling, creating a bright orange mess on the street and sidewalk. Acting DOH District 6 Manager Tom Badgett said they[Read More…]

Hundreds attend Mid-Ohio Valley business expo

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Nearly 500 people- from members of the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley to people from the community- attended Monday’s Chamber Business Expo in Parkersburg. Jill Parsons, chamber president and CEO, said more than 80 booths were set up Monday evening at the E.L.I.T.E. Sports Center,[Read More…]

Prom season in full bloom

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Dog show more than a beauty pageant

  MORGANTOWN — Dozens of dogs filled the Hazel and J.W. Ruby Community Center on Thursday, April 24, for day one of the South Hills and Mountaineer kennel clubs’ Black Diamond Cluster Dog Show. he show continues through Saturday, with the most breeds being shown on Saturday American Kennel Club[Read More…]

For 36th year, Bluefield students wallow in mud

BLUEFIELD, Va. — People were slipping, sliding, bouncing and apparently having a good time on Thursday morning, afternoon and evening at the 36th annual Mud Pig Day celebration on the Bluefield College campus. There are many legends of how the Mud Pig tradition began, including at least one that involved[Read More…]

Now that’s a cow lick

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Area tykes had the chance to get hands-on fun at the WVU Farm on Tuesday, April 22, as part of the annual Kiddie Days. Ethan Raines, 5, visited with his class from the Jungle Junction in Shinnston. He saw cows, sheep, ducks and other animals. Kiddie Days[Read More…]

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