By KAITLYN NEFF Times West Virginian BARRACKVILLE, W.Va.  — Kindergarten and first-grade students at Barrackville Elementary learned how to make maple syrup and witness trees be tapped on their school’s campus on Monday. “In class we studied different trees and compared their different shapes and prints, and then we talked about[Read More…]

The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The City of Huntington and its Open to All diversity campaign received the first-place award in the 50,000-and-under population category for the National League of Cities’ (NLC) City Cultural Diversity Awards Program during a conference Monday in Washington, D.C. Designed to promote and reward inclusive policies[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘WE FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF COLLUSION’ That’s what Texas Rep. Mike Conaway says as Republicans[Read More…]

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Most recent polling in West Virginia shows U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins leading in the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, with former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship now in second place and gaining in the race. The[Read More…]

By NANCY PEYTON The Logan Banner LOGAN, W.Va. — One obvious topic of discussion at the Logan County Board of Education meeting Thursday night was the statewide employee strike that ended Tuesday when Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill giving state employees a 5 percent raise. Billy Dickerson and Cynthia Cline,[Read More…]

By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active Southern West Virginia, which partners with the New River Gorge National River to provide enhanced outdoor exercise opportunities in the region it serves, is expanding into the state parks system to host monthly guided hikes. The four-year-old nonprofit dedicated to improving regional[Read More…]

By GARY FAUBER The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia and Marshall are set up for a possible second-round meeting in the NCAA Tournament. Both teams will be in the East Region and will begin play in San Diego on Friday. WVU is the No. 5 seed and will take on[Read More…]

The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va.  — The Mountain Arts District and the communities of North Central West Virginia have been selected to be one of five West Virginia communities to host the Create Your State Tour in March. CYS is a multi-media performance, educational presentation and workshop that inspires and empowers[Read More…]