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Pine Grove family battles health concerns as sewage floods home
PINE GROVE, W.Va. — Pine Grove has faced serious sewage issues for years. We spoke with one family whose basement is now filled with waste. Joseph Bradley and Carissa Bickerstaff purchased their home nearly two years ago in a town that often smells of sewage. Soon after they moved...
Morgantown Advances Public Camping Ban Aimed At The Area’s Homeless
A camping ban that affects homeless people in Morgantown is another step closer to implementation. The Morgantown City Council voted 4 – 3 to advance a new article of City Code entitled “Camping on Public Property” Tuesday night. The ordinance would expand an existing camping ban to...
Scouting Moto Combine Rider and Coach Lineup for Ironman Raceway
The following is a press release from MX Sports Pro Racing. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – MX Sports Pro Racing has officially announced the lineup of 25 amateur prospects and the esteemed group of highly acclaimed rider coaches that will comprise the second gathering of the 2024 Scouting Moto Combine, presented by U.S. Air Force Special Warfare. The motocross component of the SMX Next initiative consists of a pair of gatherings that coincide with two rounds of the Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. Following a memorable gathering at RedBud MX over the Independence Day holiday, the second and final gathering will serve as a precursor to the season-ending Tucker Freight Lines Ironman National Finals this Friday, August 23, from Indiana’s Ironman Raceway.
City of Wheeling Showing ‘Field fo Dreams’ This Friday at Patterson Field in Elm Grove
A free movie night featuring Field of Dreams will be shown on Friday, Aug. 23. at Elm Grove’s Patterson Field. The movie, rated PG, will begin at dusk. The Elm Grove Civics concession stand will open at 7:30 p.m. and will offer ballpark food – hot dogs, popcorn, and beverages. Attendees should bring blankets or chairs. The event was originally slated for Aug. 3 but was postponed due to inclement weather.
Dream Machines Car Club to host final Car Cruise-In of the season
MORGANTOWN, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Dream Machines Car Club will be hosting its final Car Cruise-In event of the season on Wednesday evening. The event, hosted as an affiliate event in association with Main Street Morgantown, will feature food, community engagement, and of course, plenty of classic cars. Local business owner, Charlie McEwuen of Tanner’s Alley […]
GoPacks to host third annual Community Resource Fair on Sunday
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - GoPacks will host its annual community resource fair at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta on Sunday, Aug. 25. Between 1 and 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon, organizations from across the Mid-Ohio Valley set up shop at the hotel to share details about what they offer to the community.
The importance of being an animal foster
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - To bring awareness to all that animal foster parents do, we met with Erica Bailey, who is a foster for the Humane Society of Parkersburg. ”I actually got involved with the shelter about nine years ago. Probably eight years ago, I was convinced to take home a dog. Ever since then, we’ve fostered animals. It’s probably around the 100 range. We usually foster puppies, but we have done kittens and adult dogs like Scooby. It’s just a way that I can give back where they kind of live in our home and they are a part of our family until they find their new home,” said Bailey.
ACLU launches tool for West Virginia parents, students to submit classroom religion complaints
Parents and students of West Virginia schools can file complaints about teacher attempts to push religion in science classes with an online tool the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia launched Friday. Earlier this year, the state Legislature passed Senate Bill 280, which allows school teachers to answer student questions on scientific theories about […]
AASHTO awards recognizes 10 projects from Southeastern region
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently recognized 10 projects from the Southeastern region at the regional 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The honored projects are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia. “The America’s Transportation Awards competition highlights the critical role state DOTs (departments of transportation) […] The post AASHTO awards recognizes 10 projects from Southeastern region appeared first on Transportation Today.
Mining companies owned by Justice family cite “financial struggles” as U.S. Government files for contempt
GHENT, WV (WVNS) — A handful of coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s family are fighting a Motion for Civil Contempt filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia on August 6, 2024. The companies owned by the family of Jim Justice reportedly owed $5,130,125.47 […]
‘All is good in the neighborhood’ — Justice short on details over averted Greenbrier auction
With the auction of The Greenbrier Hotel averted, Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that “all is good in the neighborhood” regarding the historic landmark despite numerous other issues seemingly still unresolved and other debts remaining unpaid. The public auction was scheduled to happen Tuesday due to The Greenbrier Hotel Corporation, which is owned by the […]
W.Va. DOT, VA plan erosion mitigation efforts at Donel C. Kinnard Cemetery
DUNBAR, W.Va. (WCHS) — Two state agencies are partnering for an erosion mitigation project at a Kanawha County veterans’ cemetery. The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance and Division of Highways are working to protect burial sites at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery in Dunbar, according to a news release from transportation officials.
Nearly 1/4 of Ohio experiencing ‘extreme drought’ conditions
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Across Ohio, drought conditions are continuing to worsen. With only four intensities of drought, the National Drought Mitigation Center has placed 21 of Ohio’s 88 counties into an extreme drought. Drought condition levels range from none to exceptional drought. In an extreme drought, NDMC reports lawns can become dormant, as well […]
Crash with injuries reported just outside Ravenswood
JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A crash with injuries has been reported in the 3000 block of Ravenswood Road near Route 68, according to 911 dispatchers. The sheriff’s office and EMS are on the scene of the crash that happened just outside of Ravenswood. The portion of the road...
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