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WV Parks leaders tell lawmakers venture paying off

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BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — The state in recent years has sunk a lot of money into the West Virginia State Park system and officials say its beginning to pay off. Millions of dollars have been spent to catch up on long deferred maintenance projects as well as capital improvements. State Park officials detailed some of those expenditures to lawmakers during the recent interim committee meetings in Charleston. “So far we’re at $87.1 million in special appropriation, grant funded, and parks bond and repair projects,” said Matt Yeager, deputy chief of Planning ...

White Park bridge and trail project proving complicated

Community

MORGANTOWN — It’ll happen, but it’s complicated.  Those five words sum up Morgantown Staff Engineer Drew Gatlin’s recent update to BOPARC regarding the new bridge and trail network planned for White Park.  The bridge in question would allow access to the south side of the ...

Shop with a Cop brings holiday cheer to Preston families

Community

KINGWOOD — Five Preston County families will have a merrier Christmas thanks to the members of the Community Engagement Group and the City of Kingwood. The group organizes all of the cities public events, like those held at Halloween and Christmas. Each child participating in the recent Shop with a Cop event received $200 to spend on clothing and toys. City Clerk Rhonda Ridenour, Chief Lawson Stewart and Capt. Douglas Montague were among the city employees who helped push the carts around Walmart while the parents helped the children chose the items they wanted to ...

WVPT puts on final show of the season

Entertainment

BY ALISE CHAFFINS For West Virginia Public Theatre, 2023 is going out like a lion — an 8-foot-tall, quadrupedal puppet lion that is. WVPT closes out its 2023 season with a performance of the musical “Narnia,” based on the beloved children’s book, “The Lion, the Witch, and the ...