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State Fair partners with UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care

Mountain Messenger - West Virginia · August 15, 2025

The State Fair of West Virginia is proud to announce UPMC-GoHealth Urgent Care as the presenting sponsor of its Farm to Food Pavilion, an interactive agricultural education experience for children and families. As part of this partnership, the...

West Virginia will finally study how to protect communities after deadly 2016 floods

Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia · August 10, 2025

Nearly a decade after the deadly 2016 floods, West Virginia officials are moving forward with a study to look at flood mitigation measures across the Kanawha River Basin. Last month, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that the state will work with...

Medsker to return to Greenbrier Valley Theatre for upcoming production

The Register-Herald - West Virginia ·

LEWISBURG — Greenbrier Valley Theatre, the State Professional Theatre of West Virginia, will present "A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline" by Dean Regan, Aug. 29 through Sept. 13. Kermit Medsker made his musical directing debut at Greenbrier Valley...

GHS receives 2025 Economic Development Grant to bring hidden history to life

Mountain Messenger - West Virginia · August 15, 2025

Senator Vince Deeds and GHS Board Member Janice Cooley. The Greenbrier Historical Society (GHS) is the proud recipient of West Virginia’s 2025 Local Economic Development Assistance Grant. On Aug. 5, Senator Vince Deeds presented GHS Board Member...

New survey reveals West Virginia voters' surprising attitudes toward coal: '[They] are ultimately extremely pragmatic'

The Cool Down - Oregon · August 11, 2025

"They don't have a deep attachment." by James Anthony Bell IIIAugust 11, 2025 A survey conducted by Echelon Insights has found a surprising trend on the rise among West Virginia voters. Around 500 West Virginia voters were surveyed for their...

EPA Decision Could Cost West Virginia Over $100 Million

WCBC - Maryland ·

August 11th, 2025 by WCBC Radio West Virginia is losing $100 million for solar power development. The Environmental Protection Agency announced late last week that the Solar for All Program created under the Biden administration is now defunded....

Embracing the rich bounty of the West Virginia fall harvest

West Virginia Explorer · August 10, 2025

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia fall harvest is particularly meaningful for state natives. As the crisp air of late summer settles over the Appalachian hills, the agricultural landscape of West Virginia comes alive with a tapestry of...

Draft horse competitors share their thoughts on the State Fair of West Virginia

WVVA - West Virginia · August 10, 2025

FAIRLEA, W.Va. (WVVA) - There’s no better place to celebrate agriculture than at the State Fair of West Virginia. Of the larger variety of livestock is draft horses. During this historic year on the fairgrounds, horse owners are competing, showing...

West Virginia’s first fall scrimmage was “productive” with room for improvement

The Dominion Post - West Virginia · August 9, 2025

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia capped off its first full week of practice with an intersquad scrimmage on Saturday inside Milan Puskar Stadium. It’d been 126 days since WVU’s last scrimmage, the Gold and Blue Spring Showcase, and Saturday’s scrimmage...

Cows giving birth at the State Fair of West Virginia

WVVA - West Virginia · August 10, 2025

FAIRLEA, W.Va. (WVVA) - On the state fairgrounds, near the Draft Horse Barn, is an agricultural attraction worth checking out. The Dairy Birthing Center gives viewers a chance to see pregnant cows, and if they’re lucky, the opportunity to watch...

Local farmer wins the West Virginia Women in Agriculture award

WOAY 4 - West Virginia · August 7, 2025

Greenbrier County, WV (WOAY) – A local farmer will take home the West Virginia Women in Agriculture award this fair. Jill Hauser, a Greenbrier County farmer, is one of five women to receive the award, which honors women who have made significant...

Today’s workplace needs a little more ‘Gung Ho!’

The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia · August 16, 2025

My wife, Rishy, and I are owners of the Beloit Sky Carp baseball team, the high-A minor league affiliate of the Miami Marlins. I received a nice note from an employee saying they liked that I had ended an email with the words “gung ho!” I replied...

West Virginia: How many seasonal farmworker visas were requested by Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting employers in 2024

Mountain State Times - West Virginia · August 8, 2025

Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS | https://www.dhswatchlist.com/ Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS |...

West Virginia Department of Agriculture Wages War of Eradication Against Spotted Lantern Fly

Moorefield Examiner - West Virginia · August 5, 2025

By Stephen Smoot Brilliantly lovely to look at, but dangerously deadly to American forests, the spotted lantern fly’s establishment in West Virginia has led to a determined response by the State Department of Agriculture. If their policy had to...

COLUMN: Coal needs to be part of America’s energy future

The Derrick and The News-Herald - Pennsylvania ·

There is no disputing it: Coal isn’t disappearing. Despite reports of coal’s demise, global coal use hit a record in 2024. Since the turn of the century, coal demand has doubled. × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content....

Guard Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers from Four States Unite for Training

US Army · August 15, 2025

CAMP DAWSON AIR FORCE RESERVE STATION, W.Va. – Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 501st Ordnance Battalion, an explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD, headquarters, recently ran a training event for 142 Soldiers from four different states...

Don Elbaum was boxing royalty

Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia ·

To the Editor, The famed Steubenville and Weirton fight promoter and matchmaker Don Elbaum passed away on July 27 at the age of 94. He brought the squared circle to local venues, touching the lives of local fighters and fans, including mine. The...

News WVNS Bluefield 100 Years of Agriculture at the State Fair: how have things changed?

Yahoo News ·

FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS) — Agriculture is a constantly growing and changing industry. Fiber Arts Network keeps old traditions alive at the State Fair of West Virginia One of the best places to see some of these innovations is at the State Fair of West...

West Virginia's Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Raises Money for Flood Relief

The Violin Channel · August 8, 2025

A benefit concert held by the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (WSO) has raised the sum of $8,480 in support of those affected by the severe floods in Ohio in June of 2025. The WSO were joined in concert by the Wheeling Symphony Youth Orchestra, local...

Politicians again dragging feet on a significant issue

Morning Journal - Ohio ·

Give them a hot-button topic that doesn’t actually affect the lives of ordinary people and politicians will waste no time hopping on and digging in. But when the issue is something of great significance to the rest of us — individuals and their...