RIO GRANDE, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Ironton native Jamie Herrmann has been named executive director of the Area Agency on Aging District 7 (AAA7), according to Dr. Christine Raber, president of the AAA7 Board of Trustees.
Friday, July 26, 2024
First Baptist Church to honor pastor
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A Lawrence County man was sentenced Wednesday in Lawrence County Common Pleas Court to four years in prison in a drug case.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The following information was provided by reports from the Huntington Police Department:
WASHINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” President Joe Biden signed into law on Thursday a bill strengthening oversight of the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons after reporting by The Associated Press exposed systemic corruption, failures and abuse in the federal prison system.
SOUTH POINT, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” A Marathon employee was injured in a barge accident on the Ohio River on Tuesday, according to a statement from the company.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Marshall University Library Special Collections Department will temporarily adjust its hours beginning Monday, July 29, and continuing through Friday, Aug. 9.
IRONTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners is putting together a new management team for the Emergency Medical Services program after its ambulance service director, Lori Morris, won the Republican nomination for Lawrence County recorder.
NEW YORK òòò½ÊÓƵ” Former President Donald Trumpòòò½ÊÓƵ™s selection of JD Vance as his running mate has led to a surge in sales for òòò½ÊÓƵœHillbilly Elegy,òòò½ÊÓƵ his best-selling memoir that came out in 2016.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Huntington City Council member Ally Layman recently gave $3,500 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Area Inc.
The deadline for West Virginiaòòò½ÊÓƵ™s school clothing allowance applications is fast approaching, with submissions due by Wednesday.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The 20th annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, July 27, at Pullman Square.
Thursday, July 25, 2024
As summer winds down and students gear up for the looming school year, residents of West Virginia and Ohio are once again looking forward to receiving state help so that they and their families can save a little extra money in early August.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Huntington Police Department (HPD) has purchased a gunshot wound manikin for its òòò½ÊÓƵœStop The Bleedòòò½ÊÓƵ training program to equip officers better when confronted with life-threatening injuries in the field.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Students in the Western Virginia Military Academy practiced drills while the Lizzie Cabell Finishing School for Young Ladies met in Ritter Park on Wednesday morning.
POINT PLEASANT òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Mason County Board of Education will have a special meeting to discuss the vacant superintendent position on Aug. 1 at 9 a.m.
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The following information was provided by reports from the Huntington Police Department:
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Two events will be hosted for participants of Cabell County Public Libraryòòò½ÊÓƵ™s youth summer reading program Friday.
CHARLESTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” At the Cups & Cats Cafe, youòòò½ÊÓƵ™ll soon be able to stop in for a cup of coffee. But you wonòòò½ÊÓƵ™t want to leave without cat cuddles, pats and naps.
CINCINNATI òòò½ÊÓƵ” A former Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples a decade ago is appealing a ruling ordering her to pay thousands in attorney fees.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Mayor Steve Williams and District 4 Councilwoman Sarah Walling recently presented a $75,000 check to the Huntington Museum of Art on behalf of the City of Huntington and the Huntington Mayoròòò½ÊÓƵ™s Council for the Arts.
CHARLESTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A West Virginia woman died Wednesday more than a week after an accident at a southern West Virginia coal mine, Gov. Jim Justice said.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will host a public meeting in Huntington at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, regarding possible toxic air pollutants near Special Metals.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” For the third year, the Huntington Museum of Art hosted an evening block party featuring food trucks, vendors and activities.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Huntington Stormwater Utility Board voted Tuesday to approve a resolution for ground penetrating radar to be added to the work for the 4th Street pump station upgrades.
King Henry VIII has gone down in history as one of the most famous, or perhaps I should say infamous, of British monarchs. His numerous wives, the way he dispatched some of them and his schism with the Catholic church are well known. What is less famous is a rather strange case that involved…
Heart+Hand Outreach Ministries is offering free, back-to-school assistance to Kanawha and Putnam county families this summer.
What a soaker of a week it has been out there! A series of disturbances have traveled over Putnam County, bringing multiple rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain to the region. The previous dry spell has helped us soak up the excessive moisture much more easily. In fact, dry ground can caus…
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Marshall Health has added Evan McClanahan, M.D., and Jeffrey R. Hawk, D.O., to its team of primary care and occupational providers at Marshall Health Network, according to a news release.
Putnam County Fairòòò½ÊÓƵ™s annual Demolition Derby Night brings metal-crunching fun to the Gary Jividen-Billy Whittington Motorized Event Complex at the fairgrounds in Eleanor on Monday, July 15, 2024.
Fair Week brings out all of the smiles last week in Putnam County.
The last day of the 2024 Putnam County Fair includes the four-wheel-drive mud run, on Saturday afternoon, July 20, 2024, at the Gary Jividen-Billy Whittington Motorized Event Complex at the county fairgrounds in Eleanor.
The U8-10 Winfield Little League squad takes on Grant County in a semi-final playoff game on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Nitro ball fields.
Praying for Godòòò½ÊÓƵ™s will is the best thing. The wisest thing. The hardest thing. One of the most difficult lessons of my life. It happened on July 20, 1994 -- 30 years ago this week. It was a Wednesday.
A hijacking occurred in the South recently. In a little country town at the Methodist church.
Aging Senior Picnic on July 25
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Mark D. Scott, cabinet secretary for the West Virginia Department of Administration, is resigning, effective July 31.
Hurricane battles it out with Bridgeport during the Little League Championship 9-11U game at the Ona ball fields on Wednesday evening, July 17, 2024.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The following information was provided by reports from the Huntington Police Department:
The Truck & Tractor Pull showed off the sweat and the mud during opening weekend of the 2024 Putnam County Fair on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at the fairgrounds in Eleanor.
West Virginia Delegates to the Democratic National Convention are rallying behind Vice President Kamala Harris with their vote to endorse their partyòòò½ÊÓƵ™s presumptive presidential nominee, following the decision on Sunday by President Joe Biden to step out of the race.
MILTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Floats from local clubs and businesses, firetrucks and antique cars carrying pageant queens lined the streets for the annual Cabell County Fair parade on Sunday.
The 2024 Putnam County Fair ends as it began, with lots of fun for all ages, great food, music and the roaring of engines, on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Eleanor.
CLEVELAND (AP) òòò½ÊÓƵ” A federal judge has struck down part of Ohio's sweeping 2023 election law, which voting rights groups said restricted people from helping voters with disabilities cast absentee ballots.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The Huntington City Council passed an ordinance that allows the city to award more than $8 million to repurpose the machine shop at the former ACF factory.
ASHLAND òòò½ÊÓƵ” Weeks after his death, local pastor Caudle Jerry òòò½ÊÓƵœCJòòò½ÊÓƵ Adkins is being remembered as a son, brother, father, grandfather, veteran and someone who was very involved in their community.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Marshall University was awarded a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to examine the genetic mechanisms that underlie fentanyl addiction.
WASHINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The director of the Secret Service said Tuesday she is resigning following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presidents could fail in its core mission.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Four couples celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries at Twenty-Sixth Street Baptist Church in Huntington on Saturday.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Kids ages 8 to 13 are in Ritter Park this week for Medieval Camp, run by the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” The final half of Huntingtonòòò½ÊÓƵ™s paving projects for fall 2023 began Monday.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A St. Joseph Catholic High School rising senior was one of two girls chosen to be a senator representing West Virginia at American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation in Washington, D.C., this summer.
HUNTINGTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” Hundreds of acres have been transformed and huge new buildings are going up all over the place, but only a small fraction of Nucor West Virginiaòòò½ÊÓƵ™s new steel mill in Mason County is complete.
Monday, July 22, 2024
LUCASVILLE, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Scioto County sheriff deputies arrested a man on six counts of the rape of a child, Sheriff David Thoroughman said last week.
Cabell County Schools is offering a two-day camp for rising sixth and ninth graders to become familiar with their new schools and other incoming students.
FRANKFORT, Ky. òòò½ÊÓƵ” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday he spoke with Vice President Kamala Harris soon after she became the prohibitive favorite to lead the Democratic ticket, and said his stateòòò½ÊÓƵ™s progress òòò½ÊÓƵœshould be a model for the countryòòò½ÊÓƵ as speculation swirled around whether heòòò½ÊÓƵ™s in the…
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., is the latest prominent political figure from the Mountain State to weigh in on President Joe Biden withdrawing for the 2024 presidential race, and the likelihood of Vice President Kamala Harris taking his place.
CHARLESTON òòò½ÊÓƵ” A lawsuit against Gov. Jim Justice and one of his Cabinet heads alleging inhumane conditions throughout West Virginiaòòò½ÊÓƵ™s corrections system is moving forward on appeal after a federal judge dismissed it.
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance made his first solo campaign appearance a day after the White House race was thrown into upheaval when President Joe Biden dropped out.
AID, Ohio òòò½ÊÓƵ” Work is scheduled to begin July 29 on a series of culvert replacements and embankment work on Ohio 217, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
The Rotary Clubs of Barboursville and Milton will host a joint four-person golf scramble on Friday, Aug. 16 at Esquire Golf Course, sponsored by Ohio Valley Bank.
No one knows the importance of selecting the right running mate better than Vice President Kamala Harris. With Harris now the leading candidate to succeed President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, a look at the top contenders to be on the ticket.
