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Women’s Giving Circle to host Annual Spring Bash on April 28

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The Women’s Giving Circle of North Central West Virginia (WGC), a component fund of Your Community Foundation of North Central West Virginia Inc. (YCF), will host its annual Spring Bash from 2:30-4:30 p.m. April 28 at the Silo in the Square in Granville. The event is open to all women who would like to learn about the WGC and how to get involved in a community of thoughtful, effective women philanthropists. In addition to informal networking, the event will include a panel discussion with the WGC’s most recent grant recipients. Attendees will hear about the impact WGC grants are ...

City of Wheeling to open new homeless encampment site today

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BY CARRIE HODOUSEK Homeless individuals living along 18th Street, across from the Catholic Charities Neighborhood Center in Wheeling, have until this afternoon to move to a new exempted site. The new site, located off the maintenance trail along Wheeling Creek, is owned by the City of Wheeling. The former site was owned by the state. Mark Phillips, executive director of Catholic Charities West Virginia, said there are challenges that come with the new location now that their Neighborhood Center is further away. “It’s not under cover and there’s not an immediate access ...

Nature camps for youngsters to bloom at W.Va. Botanic Garden

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"I am sooo bored." How many times have you heard your kid say that? Heck, how many times did you say that when you were a kid? Jim Amrine, the retired entomologist and WVU’s renowned “bug guy,” used to love launching into his Elevator Pitch for the Great Outdoors whenever ...

MECCA 911: So far, so good at new facility

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The relocation of the Monongalia County Emergency Management Agency (MECCA 911) has been all systems go since the dispatch center transitioned from its former location on Mon General Drive to the brand-new facility at the Morgantown Industrial Park on Wednesday, March 27.  “It went ...

Butcher resigns from Rainbow House board

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In posts to various social media outlets on Thursday, Brian Butcher announced he resigned from the Rainbow House board of directors on Monday, March 25, citing consistent threats being made against him and other board members as one of the main reasons.  “I have come to this decision ...