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Kanawha BOE members to determine if East Bank Middle, McKinley schools to close this week
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. -- The Kanawha County Board of Education will hold two school closing hearings this week. East Bank Middle School and McKinley Middle School are both being considered for consolidation. The closures would take effect at the start of the 2025-26 school year.
Kanawha Commissioners: Lowest bid on judicial annex project 60% higher than expected
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha commissioners held a special meeting on Monday concerning the county’s judicial annex renovation and expansion project. The expansion, initiated after the county added three new magistrates and one new circuit judge, includes plans for an expanded public entry section, six new courtrooms, a jury assembly suite and office space. It was designed by a Kanawha County firm Silling Architects, who first revealed blueprints to commissioners earlier this year.
Poll workers in West Virginia needed statewide
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – As the clock ticks down to the 2024 presidential election, counties across West Virginia need poll workers to help make it all happen. In Kanawha County alone, up to seven poll workers are needed at a precinct, and alternates are needed as well. Kanawha County Clerk, Vera McCormick says that for […]
Drought conditions improve slightly in Kanawha County, but severe to extreme conditions remain
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Drought conditions in Kanawha County have improved slightly from the previous week, according to U.S. Drought Monitor data, but the situation remains severe to extreme throughout the local area.
WV Gov grants $500K to Bob Burdette’s afterschool program
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – An afterschool pilot program focused on helping at-risk children on Charleston’s West Side is getting a huge boost from Governor Jim Justice’s Contingency Fund. On Wednesday, Gov. Justice delivered a $500,000 check to the Bob Burdette Center so they can expand their afterschool program into a two-year pilot initiative that will […]
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