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FAA Awards $7 Million For Statewide Airport Improvements
Several West Virginia airports will receive federal funds to make infrastructure improvements. A runway rehabilitation in Lewisburg. Perimeter fencing in Williamson. A retaining wall in Charleston. A rotating beacon in Buckhannon. These are some of the planned improvements to airports in West Virginia, funded with $7 million in Airport Improvement...
Things to do: Concerts include Lock 17 at The Barn and Saved by the 90s in Secrest lot
ZANESVILLE — The Barn is once again home to the rocking sounds of Lock 17. Members of the band based out of Cambridge include Eric Schlosser, Frank Redder, Dirk Keylor, Robbie Hayes, and Asa Shaddix. The band performs a mix of classic rock and current favorites. The show is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 10. Upcoming events at The Barn include Tommy Lee Aug. 11 and music trivia Aug. 12. For more information call 740-455-2276. The...
Sign unveiled honoring historic National Road and Ebbert’s Farm Market
BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO (WTRF) – On Tuesday, a new interpretive sign was unveiled in Belmont County. It honors not only the historic National Road, but also a family farm that’s been in business 100 years. The Ebbert’s Farm Market sign is at mile marker 138, across from the popular family business that’s still going strong. […]
36th annual festival returns to downtown Mount Vernon
The Mount Vernon Music and Arts Festival will welcome country chart-topper Lonestar, local favorite Six Miles to Nellie and Central Ohio icons Phil Dirt and the Dozers as headline musical acts for this year’s event, Aug. 8-11 on the Public Square and streets of downtown Mount Vernon. Headline concerts are at 8:30 p.m. each night. This marks the 36th year for this event, presented by Ariel Corporation and Park National Bank as part of the 2024 Mount Vernon Presents calendar.
Wagners Farm discuss summer drought
LOWELL, OH (WTAP) - The recent drought in the Mid-Ohio Valley has affected farmers in the area in several different ways. At the Wagners Farm in Lowell, Ohio, the drought has affected business due to the heat. Tammy Wagner, part owner of Wagner Farms, said it does sway people from...
German American to merge with Ohio-based Heartland Bank in $330M deal
JASPER – German American Bancorp Inc. and Heartland BancCorp announced Monday that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge Heartland into German American in a deal valued at $330 million. Upon completion of the transaction, Heartland’s subsidiary bank, Heartland Bank, will be merged into German American’s subsidiary...
'Lighting the path to a better future'
It’s that time of year again — the Athens County Fair features rides, live music, truck and tractor pulls, a demolition derby and drag racing. The fair starts Friday and runs until Aug. 10 — schedule included with this story. This year’s theme is “Lighting the path to a better future.” Don’t forget the crowning ceremony for the 2024 Athens County Junior Fair royalty! ...
Capito Votes in Favor of Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, voted in favor of the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, legislation to protect children from online dangers associated with social media and give needed tools back to parents. The legislation is the combination of the Kids Online […] The post Capito Votes in Favor of Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Revisiting An HIV Outbreak And Building Homes On Old Mine Sites This West Virginia Morning
At the height of the COVID outbreak, Charleston was sideswiped by a second deadly epidemic: what the Centers for Disease Control called the most concerning outbreak of HIV in the entire country. There was a bitter tug-of-war over how to respond. But where did that leave the patients, and the people most at risk? And what’s happened to the outbreak since then?
Ohio deputies looking for man with a nationwide warrant out of West Virginia after he led officials on a chase and disappeared
The Noble County Sheriff's Office said they are looking for Timothy Shawn Wines, 53-years-old, from Washington County Ohio. Wines has a nationwide arrest warrant out of Jackson County, WV.
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