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- ● Photo gallery: West Virginia at KansasLAWRENCE. Kan. — Images from Saturday’s Big 12 opener featuring West Virginia at Kansas.... Read more »
- ● Live blog: Mountaineers finally put away Kansas
Allan Taylor updates the West Virginia-Kansas game throughout the day from Memorial Stadium.... Read more » - ● Delegate, planning director spar over Monongalia County road to be built with bond money"It has yet to be designed," Bill Austin of the MPO said Thursday on Morgantown AM.... Read more »
- ● Bailey throws for career high, University beats Fairmont Sr.University defeated Fairmont Senior 29-27 in Week 5 of the high school football season.... Read more »
- ● Gallery: Martinsburg drops Morgantown for 19th straight winClass AAA defending state champion Martinsburg jumped out to a 27-0 halftime lead and went on for a 51-7 win over Morgantown.... Read more »
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- 'Aquaponics' project will serve as community outreach by churchesRAVENSWOOD - A new community project at LifeSpring Community Church is combining aquaculture and hydroponics to produce food for needy people via aquaponics."We’re combining aquaculture and hydroponics," explains J.D. Scritchfield who is helping Lisa Simmons spearhead the church’s new community service projects. "There will be a 250-gallon tank with fish... Read more »
- Top parade float to win $1,000 prizeRIPLEY - Ripley’s Fourth of July Grand Parade is rewarding the best float entry with a $1,000 prize.Sponsored again by Sheetz, the parade begins at noon near Ripley High School and proceeds to the Sheetz location at the intersection of West Main Street and Academy Drive. Ripley’s Fourth of... Read more »
- Local banks putting books into kids' handsJACKSON COUNTY - In the financial world, it’s common for banks to be in stiff competition with each other, offering better rates and incentives to gain new customers. In Jackson County, two banks are joining together as a team on a project that will make a positive impact on the lives... Read more »
- Ripley announces 4th Parade enhancementsRIPLEY – Viewing the Grand Parade on the Fourth of July will be easier this year.The Ripley Fourth of July Committee has made arrangements to improve transportation and seating for the Firecracker 2- [...]... Read more »
- Armstrong Industries joins JCCF, Inc. Corporate Steering CommitteeRAVENSWOOD - Armstrong World Industries of Ravenswood has announced they have partnered with The Community Foundation of Jackson County to help fund and support the integrated 2017 Charity Challenge (September 30) & Community Celebration Benefit Dinner (October 19) with Rocky Bleier.The companies amongst JCCF, Inc.’s Corporate Steering Committee are those... Read more »
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- ● The Latest: Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic should watch Maria
Dozens of anxious mayors are arriving to meet with Puerto Rico's governor to present a long list of things they urgently need after Hurricane Maria devastated the island.... Read more » - ● Dam failing as scope of Puerto Rico's disaster becomes clear
They eye of Hurricane Maria is nearing the Turks and Caicos early Friday as Puerto Rico tries to recover from the storm's devastation.... Read more » - ● 'Little Rock Nine' members mark school's 1957 desegregation
'Little Rock Nine' member: Images of white supremacist rally in Virginia last month echo mobs she and other black students faced 60 years ago.... Read more » - ● Hurricane pushes long-suffering Puerto Rico to the edgePuerto Rico was already on the edge before Hurricane Maria, reeling from a decade-long, downward economic spiral that was far deeper than the Great Recession on the mainland.... Read more »
- ● Some forcibly arrested in St. Louis weren't protestingAn undercover police officer and an Air Force lieutenant were among 120 people forcibly arrested when police began clearing streets in downtown St. Louis last weekend.... Read more »
