FAIRMONT – The FirstEnergy Foundation is making its largest investment in hunger relief to date, awarding $1.1 million to 43 West Virginia and Maryland food banks and pantries during Hunger Action Month. The grants are part of a $5 million initiative supporting 140 hunger relief ...
The WVU School of Art and Design hosts a variety of art exhibitions and featured artist lectures each year. The fall 2026 lineup includes a nearly monthlong exhibition of artwork from faculty in a variety of mediums, two lectures related to the Art Museum of WVU exhibition “Blanche Lazzell: ...
Last week, driving away from my house, I spotted a raccoon on the side of the road. The occasional raccoon sighting is not particularly unusual, although seeing it during the day was a bit out of the ordinary. Driving closer, I realized that the raccoon, standing with its feet close together, ...
“The Adventures of Charlie” series continues with a second book written and published by Natalie Eddy of Mount Morris, Pa., “The Adventures of Charlie: The Mason-Dixon Line,” available on Amazon.com. Readers first meet the main character Charlie, named as a tribute to Eddy’s ...
HURRICANE — The West Virginia State Parks Foundation announced the launch of its Fall Colors "Mountains Are Always Free" Photo Contest. Running through Nov. 6, the contest invites photographers to capture and celebrate the beauty of West Virginia’s state parks, forests and rail trails ...
MANNINGTON – Chuck Knisell drew a crowd when he rolled into the Marion County Labor Day Picnic at Mannington’s Hough Park last year. He was behind the wheel of his late dad Larry’s 1955 Chevrolet 3100 pickup. Vintage rides always generate an audience. It’s not super-fancy, Knisell, ...
