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Firefighters urge public caution amid high fire risks during drought
GLASGOW W.Va (WCHS) — According to FEMA, more than 90% of West Virginia firefighters are volunteer. When brush or forest fires happen they're often the ones tasked with helping the division of forestry. With a severe drought impacting more than half the state and a shortage of volunteer firefighters,...
Buckhannon Waste Collection Board to meet August 1 to discuss waste management improvements
BUCKHANNON — The City of Buckhannon Waste Collection Board is set to meet on August 1, 2024. The board will convene to discuss significant matters concerning waste management services in the area. The meeting will commence at 4 p.m. in the Buckhannon City Hall, located at 70 East Main...
Single vehicle accident over embankment in Harrison County sends one to hospital
MOUNT CLARE, W.Va (WDTV) - This morning multiple emergency crews responded to a single vehicle accident in Harrison County. Nutter Fort and Stonewood Fire Departments responded along with Anmoore EMS and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office to a single vehicle accident over an embankment on Buckhannon PKE in Mount Clare.
Matt Mullins & The Bringdowns take the stage for ‘Live on the Levee’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Live on the Levee, Charleston’s free outdoor summer concert series, brought Matt Mullins & The Bringdowns to Haddad Riverfront Park’s Schoenbaum Stage Friday. Grace Campbell opened the evening with a 6:30 p.m. set. MultiFest will take place at Haddad Riverfront, from Thursday, August 1...
KCS working with East Bank Middle School to find solution for home football games
EAST BANK, W.Va. (WCHS) — The East Bank Middle School football team just might get to play games on their field this upcoming season after all. Calvert Field, where the team plays, was deemed unsafe after structural engineers said games could not be played until repairs are made. The field can still be used, but the current state of areas like the press box and bleachers have made it to where games cannot be hosted there. That means home games would have to be played somewhere else.
Healthy Outlook: WVU’s Gee tours new wing at Jackson General Hospital
RIPLEY — WVU Medicine Jackson General Hospital had a chance to show off its new $35 million wing Friday afternoon. West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee came to Jackson General to visit its leadership team, including new President and Chief Executive Officer Candace Miller, and to take a tour of the hospital’s new $35 million expansion that opened in June.
Mountaineer Food Bank hosts 5th annual Tee to Table in Lewis County
The Mountaineer Food Bank hosted its fifth annual Tee to Table golf tournament on Friday at the Stonewall Resort in order to raise funds for its feeding program and the network agencies throughout its 48-county service area.
Local non-profit creates a way to connect with loved ones experiencing dementia
ST. ALBANS, WV (WOWK) – Local nonprofit, Dementia Friendly St. Albans opened an Experience Trailer. The trailer is used to teach those without dementia what having it feels like. People lined up outside the mobile trailer and were given earmuffs and mittens. They were also asked to complete a set of tasks, all while their […]
Webster Memorial Hospital dedicates chapel to longtime board member Larry Lynch
WEBSTER SPRINGS — Webster Memorial Hospital (WMH) recently dedicated its chapel to Larry Lynch, a longtime board member whose dedication and service left a lasting impact on the hospital and its community. The dedication ceremony took place in the chapel on July 16. “Larry was a pillar of our...
Rising Cancer Concerns Linked to Ethylene Oxide Emissions in West Virginia
Help keep One Green Planet free and independent! Together we can ensure our platform remains a hub for empowering ideas committed to fighting for a sustainable, healthy, and compassionate world. Please support us in keeping our mission strong. In Charleston, West Virginia, a troubling trend has emerged involving residents diagnosed...
WVU Basketball Notebook: Early men's observations
While there is no way to make final, definitive judgments about a team three months before it plays its first game, there are some things that can be gleaned from practice and talking to those in and around the program. With that chance afforded over the past few days, here are some observations and thoughts on West Virginia's men's basketball team as it prepares for its trip to Italy, where it will play three games during the first week of August.
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