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More West Virginia high schools reclassified for 2024 football season
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission is adjusting the classifications for more schools for the 2024 football season. According to the WVSSAC, the Review Board initially reversed the WVSSAC Board of Diectors’ reclassifications of 11 schools, and now 11 more have been reclassified. The initial 11 schools included Frankfort, John […]
Marshall Athletics Announces ‘Fan Of The Year’ Initiative
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Athletics has announced a new 'Fan of the Year' contest geared toward rewarding those who show their loyalty to all Thundering Herd programs. In addition to bragging rights as the Herd's top fan, the winner receives the following:. - Season-Long Football Parking Pass. - Framed...
Commercial rollover crash closes State Route 93
JACKSON – The Jackson Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a commercial log truck that was traveling northbound on State Route 93, and failed to negotiate a curve causing it to overturn around 2:36 p.m. Friday (Aug. 16) just south of the Vinton County line in the City of Wellston. The 2013 Kenworth semi driven by Jared Knisley, 43, of Piketon, was transporting a load of timber that covered State Route 93 when the semi overturned. The semi then went off the...
Pet kangaroo spotted taking a joy-hop through West Virginia neighborhood
LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA/Gray News) - A family’s pet kangaroo was seen running loose in a West Virginia neighborhood. A driver on his way to work told WVVA that the kangaroo slowed traffic on Mud Fork Road in Verdunville. “I was driving to work, and we had five cars...
An untidy home lands a man in jail
HURRICANE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man assaulted his cousin because the home was untidy. On August 15, 2024, Deputy C.D. Campbell was sent to a home in Hurricane, WV, to respond to a reported domestic incident. The caller, who is the female victim, told 911 that “Jason” was hitting her. She mentioned that she had […]
70-year-old assaulted after evicting a man
FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A 70-year-old deaf man is assaulted after evicting a man out of his home. On August 2, 2024, an officer delivered an illegal occupation civil summons to Samuel Oiler and April Smith at 126 Virginia Ave. in Smithers, WV. On August 3, 2024, at the same address, Samuel Oiler assaulted […]
Man fatally shot in Sidney, grand jury review pending
SIDNEY — Kentucky State Police responded to a fatal shooting in the Sidney community of Pike County on Aug. 14 following a report that came into the Pikeville Post. Troopers and investigators arrived at a residence on North Big Creek Road where they found a man who had been shot.
'State-of-the-art' solar microgrid to power industrial plant: 'Driving economic revitalization ... backed by clean energy'
A new titanium plant in West Virginia is making waves in the clean energy space, thanks to its use of solar power to run. According to Canary Media, the "state-of-the-art" Timet plant in Ravenswood, West Virginia, could be the first industrial plant to run mostly on renewable energy, courtesy of the solar panels and battery storage microgrid being built nearby by BHE Renewables.
Jeeps invade Weathered Ground Brewery
GHENT, WV (WVNS) — The second annual Jeep Invasion sponsored by the Marshall University Southern Coalfields Alumni & Big Green Club was held at Weathered Ground Brewery. The event asked Jeep owners to ride in and display their prized vehicles all for a good cause. Amanada Ashley, Vice President for the Club, said they help […]
Belfry Middle School football team hosts memorial game
BELFRY, Ky. (WYMT) - The Belfry Middle School football team opened the 2024 season with a missing piece on the field and in their hearts. “We played the first series of offense and the first series of defense with 10 players on the field on purpose,” head coach Jonathan Bogar said. “We wanted everyone to know that we are missing him and that he is irreplaceable.”
Several teams reclassified days before start of 2024 football season
Eleven more football teams moved down a West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission classification on Friday — the second time that’s happened in the second-to-last full week of the preseason. Capital, Riverside and South Charleston are among the teams involved in this second shift, all moving from Class...
Pressing Forward: News and Sentinel earns awards in West Virginia Press Association’s Better Newspapers Contest
CHARLESTON — The Parkersburg News and Sentinel received multiple awards for editorial and advertising in the West Virginia Press Association’s annual Better Newspapers Contest, including second place in General Excellence for its division. The General Excellence awards are determined by points received for each winning entry. The News...
Panthers get in first scrimmage at AA Scott
WEST MADISON — Tug Valley got in their first scrimmage of the 2024 preseason on Friday night as they traveled to play AA power Scott. Head coach Hady Ford's Panthers will play one more scrimmage on Aug. 23 at AA Wyoming East before their highly anticipated season opener on Thursday, Aug. 29 at in-county rival Mingo Central. Kickoff for the opener is set for 7 p.m. at Buck Harless Stadium.
Tips for staying safe during yellowjacket season
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - It’s peak season for yellowjackets in our region, and many people are seeing and feeling the effects. Yellowjackets are known for being territorial, and there is one way they become even more territorial. Pest control experts say as they work to build their next nest,...
Capital Sports Center expected to open to public in December 2026
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The Capital Sports Center in Charleston is expected to open to the public in December 2026, according to Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango. The commissioner also said construction on the facility is expected to begin in March 2025, and 90% of the building will be done by December 2026.
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