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C&O Historical Society returns to historic St. Albans Depot
ST. ALBANS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society (C&OHS) will return to the Kanawha Valley, with volunteers greeting the public at the historic St. Albans Depot on the first Saturday of each month. The depot, preserved by the City of St. Albans, provides a unique opportunity for visitors to experience history with […]
Let’s bust three myths around decriminalizing cannabis
Debate around the decriminalization of cannabis, or marijuana, is growing in West Virginia’s capital city council. The City of Charleston could soon see a measure on the ballot this November giving voters the opportunity to decide if marijuana should be decriminalized in city limits. That is, if the city council chooses to not adopt the […]
Marshall University Memorial Fountain Now On National Historic Register
Written by Aaron-Michael Fox. Fall 2024 will see Marshall University’s 54th class to enter since the devastating crash of Southern Airways Flight 932 on November 14, 1970. For many in the Marshall community, that rainy night on a hill southwest of Huntington feels like yesterday. But time marches on for all of us; and while it’s hard to believe, enough time has passed that the fountain memorializing that event was added to the National Register of Historic Places in July 2024.
2024 Trick-or-Treat times announced for City of Huntington
HUNTINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The City of Huntington is getting an early start in preparing for the upcoming Halloween holiday, having announced 2024 Trick-or-Treat times on Monday morning. Despite the month of July having not yet come to a close, the City of Huntington is already looking to the Fall months, specifically the spookiest month […]
Ravenswood Ohio River Festival returns on Aug. 2-4!
RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Ravenswood Ohio River Festival returns this weekend starting on Friday, August 2 and ending on Sunday, August 4. Ravenswood’s first Ohio River Festival was in 1935. It celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first flatboat being launched in Ravenswood. Historically, the festival featured a...
Ohio-based Big Lots names nearly 150 stores closing amid bankruptcy risk
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Big Lots, the discount retail chain headquartered in central Ohio, has identified nearly 150 stores that are closing this year amid speculation the company will file for bankruptcy. The chain shared plans in June to shutter 35 to 40 stores by the end of 2024, a filing the company submitted to […]
Ohio's only Revolutionary War fort will be partially reconstructed
BOLIVAR ‒ With support from the recently passed state capital budget, the Fort Laurens Museum and grounds will get an extensive makeover in time for the Revolutionary War fort's 250th birthday in 2028. The project will include a partial reconstruction of the fort. ...
WVU hockey scheduled to play four games at South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena
SOUTH CHARLETON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The Mountaineers' 2024-25 hockey scheduled dropped Monday, showing multiple games scheduled at the South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena. WVU will visit Kanawha County four times this season. The DI team will host Alabama on Oct. 11 and 12 while the DII squad will battle Appalachian State on Feb. 7 and 8.
JD Vance’s former Yale classmate and friend says emails show political transformation on ‘literally every imaginable issue’
A Yale Law School friend of Ohio Sen. JD Vance, who has revealed years of emails the two previously exchanged, said Monday that the Republican vice presidential nominee is a “chameleon” who has changed his views on “literally every imaginable issue.”
New Documentary Examines Kentucky Legend Known as the ‘LBL Massacre’
Kentucky has had its fair share of Bigfoot sightings, to be sure. We've even heard tales of the dreaded Sheepsquatch and, of course, the legendary Pope Lick Monster or Goat Man. The thing is, Kentucky is no different than the other 49 states. We all have our monstrous myths and...
The Rivalry Series: WVU football’s history against Marshall
Across 131 seasons on the gridiron, the West Virginia University football team has developed several rivalries that have helped forge the identity of Mountaineer football. Over the next several weeks, we’ll break down some of the biggest series in West Virginia football history. We continue the series with a matchup that many fans in the […]
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