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Marshall, WVU Receive Funding To Support Student Success
The National Science Foundation has awarded West Virginia’s two largest universities $656,814 for research initiatives to improve student success. Marshall University will receive $352,310 for a ten-week interactive research program to engage STEM students with career workshops and hands-on learning opportunities. The rest of the funds -$304,504 – will...
A New Deal Big Deal
Celebrate the 90th Anniversary of Arthurdale this Saturday. Are you looking for family fun with a foundation in West Virginia history? We have the event for you and the entire crew. This year marks the 90th anniversary of Arthurdale, the nation’s first New Deal Community—located just a half-hour’s drive from Morgantown, in Preston County. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt founded the Arthurdale homestead, coined “Eleanor’s Little Village,” to provide housing and employment opportunities to West Virginian families during and after the Great Depression.
Man arrested after standing outside naked and touching himself
LEWISBURG W.Va. (WVDN) – On Sunday, July 7, at approximately 12:07 hours, two officers were dispatched by radio via Greenbrier County 911 to reports of a disturbance occurring in the vicinity of Fair Street. According to the criminal complaint, dispatch advised the officers that a male subject was standing outside, naked, touching himself and refusing to […] The post Man arrested after standing outside naked and touching himself appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
FCI Gilmer granted Direct-Hire Authority as well as Hazelton
Two weeks after Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) Hazelton announced it was granted Direct-Hire Authority, Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Gilmer has announced it was also granted Direct-Hire Authority for correctional officer positions.
Midnight Outlaws, Ridgeline to headline Ritchie County Fair; activities announced
HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — The 2024 Ritchie County Fair and Expo is Aug. 1-3 at the Ritchie County Fairgrounds, outside Harrisville. Access can be made through Hoover Field (entrance near Harrisville Shop ’n Save), or by parking at W.Va. Insurance, Simonton Windows or the Nazarene Church, to take a shuttle bus to the event.
Kanawha County gravestone seller cannot operate business, must pay restitution after lawsuit
A Clendenin monument and memorial seller cannot operate a memorial business in West Virginia and must pay thousands after a lawsuit claimed he took money from customers and did not deliver what they paid for.
Motorist, WVDOH mower seriously injured in crash on I-79
WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – At around 8:30 a.m., a pickup truck collided with a West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) mower on Interstate 79 near the Stonewood and Nutter Fort exit. As a result of the collision, both the driver of the truck and the mower operator sustained serious injuries and were airlifted to the […]
2 West Virginia universities getting national funds for research projects
HUNTINGTON/MORGANTOWN, WV (WOWK) – Two universities in the Mountain State are getting national funding for research initiatives. According to U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) – the National Science Foundation is giving the projects a combined total of $656,814. The funds will be split between Marshall University and West Virginia University. “The National Science Foundation has […]
West Virginia joins other states to support a group of parents challenging a school district’s gender transition guidelines
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a group of parents who challenged a school district’s gender transition guidelines.
Celebrate Pioneer Days in Pocahontas County
Pioneer Days is an annual festival that was established in 1967 and is held in Marlinton the second full weekend of July each year. Festival fun includes free nightly musical entertainment, parades, contests, pageants, a car show, carnival, arts and crafts, and more. Pioneer Days is also home to a...
WVU to explore new opportunities at Milan Puskar Stadium through survey
This week, the West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will take the first step to explore opportunities of adding premium seating and fan enhancements to Milan Puskar Stadium. Ticket buyers, donors and other stakeholders will be emailed and invited to complete a secure, online research survey to provide feedback,...
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