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West Virginia Museum Honoring Veterans Plans for the Future
Military.com
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June 21, 2025
PRINCETON – A West Virginia museum overflowing with artifacts honoring the veterans who served their country from the Civil War to the present day is looking forward to more space and getting a greater public outreach. Artifacts ranging from...
West Virginia Launches Gold & Blue Enterprises for Athletics
BVM Sports
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June 21, 2025
By Keenan Cummings, Managing Editor via WVSportsDotCom, 3h ago In this new era of college athletics, West Virginia wanted to open up a new door. Multiple athletic departments already had their own foundations that are connected to the schools but...
West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival Names 2025 Honorees
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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June 21, 2025
Italian-American Man of the Year: Joseph “Rocky” Romano Italian-American Woman of the Year: Sara Brunetti Aman Honorary Italian Man of the Year: Edward Aman, Jr. Honorary Italian Woman of the Year: Shirlene Shreve Isabella Samuel F. & Lucia...
UTC women have roster to be SoCon contender again in 2025-26
Chattanooga Times Free Press - Tennessee
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June 22, 2025
Despite a rash of early injuries that limited the depth of her first University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team, coach Deandra Schirmer still guided the 2024-25 Mocs to a winning record, a Southern Conference runner-up finish...
Circuit Judge Sweeney admonished for bringing attention to West Virginia CPS issues
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Tim Sweeney CHARLESTON — Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Tim Sweeney was one of two judges admonished by the West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission last week after drawing attention to issues within...
MOV Climate Corner: Why not West Virginia? A comparison
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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As a lifelong West Virginian, I have a soft spot for seeing my state succeed. With all of its grit, tenacity and work ethic, there’s no reason that West Virginia shouldn’t be a national leader in many respects. But yet, we see our state struggle...
Happy 162nd Birthday, West Virginia
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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photo by: Joselyn King President Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by John King, left, prepares to blow out the candles on West Virginia’s 162nd birthday cake while Debbie Jones, site manager for West Virginia Independence Hall, stands by during events...
Walmart employees raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network
The Journal - West Virginia
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June 21, 2025
MARTINSBURG – Customers lined up Friday afternoon at the Walmart on Foxcroft Avenue for the store’s annual Cookout Campaign, a weeks-long charity program aiming to raise funds for children facing illnesses, hoping to give them the assistance and...
Volunteers brace for heat wave during West Virginia flood recovery
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Ohio County EMA Director Lou Vargo speaks on flooding in Ohio County during a press briefing this past week. Vargo now is warning those helping in the recovery to prepare for extreme heat in the coming days. (File Photo) WHEELING — First...
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Why not West Virginia? A comparison
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner - Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) As a lifelong West Virginian, I have a soft spot for seeing my state succeed. With all of its grit, tenacity and work ethic, there’s no reason that West Virginia...
Guest column: Real West Virginia men do mental health check‑ins
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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We’ve all heard it: “Real men don’t cry.” It’s become a badge of toughness but it’s also a barrier. Too many men learn to internalize pain and stay silent. At the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) in West Virginia, we say something...
Remember what makes West Virginia grand
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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Friday was West Virginia Day – the observance of the anniversary of West Virginia’s statehood on June 20, 1863. West Virginia is a special place. Born of rebellion in the midst of the American Civil War, made of a proud people who were known to...
Tamarack celebrates West Virginia Day
WVVA - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA) - West Virginian’s across the state celebrated the Birthday of the Mountain State. June 20th, known to mountaineers as “West Virginia Day”, celebrates the day that West Virginia was admitted into the union as its own state in...
West Virginia bishop calls for prayers, help for victims of ‘devastating’ flash floods
The Leaven - Kansas
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June 20, 2025
Debris surrounds a destroyed home in Triadelphia, W.Va., June 14, 2025, following flash floods. The flooding caused by torrential rains killed at least eight people in northern West Virginia, including a 3-year-old child. As of June 18, one person...
West Virginia Day commemorates the state’s creation in 1863
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Not only is June 20th the first day of summer, but it’s also the day commemorating one state’s quest for statehood. West Virginia Day is a statewide holiday honoring the day in 1863 when West Virginia became the 35th...
Enough Talk! It's Time to Fix West Virginia's Broken Child Welfare System
The Journal - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
I recently attended a West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) Child Welfare Listening Session in Martinsburg on 21 May. While I laud the effort, I must be honest; listening alone won't fix a system failing the people it's supposed to...
Reigning Miss West Virginia, Miss West Virginia’s Teen reflect on past year
MetroNews - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A new Miss West Virginia and Miss West Virginia’s Teen will be crowned in Martinsburg Saturday night. This week the current titleholders sat down on Panhandle Live to reflect on their year. Miss West Virginia Jennifer Reuther,...
Extreme Heat Watch Issued for Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia
Lootpress - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – An Extreme Heat Watch has been issued for parts of Virginia and West Virginia, with dangerously high temperatures expected from Sunday afternoon through Wednesday evening. The alert affects Buchanan and Dickenson...
What could the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” mean for West Virginians?
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is making headlines across the nation. The proposed legislation seeks to make sweeping changes to federal spending and extend tax cuts passed in 2017. But what could it mean for the...
State Culture Center celebrates West Virginia Day
WCHS Network - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –What better way to celebrate West Virginia Day than at the state’s Capitol. New West Virginia Historic Figure Exhibit That’s what many locals and residents came out to do on Friday as the state’s Culture Center celebrated West...