Harrison County (West Virginia) Commission approves airport project funding, partnership with Clarksburg on recreational project

KINGWOOD — Two more projects received the nod for stimulus funding from the Preston County Commission Tuesday. Commissioners awarded American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Town of Terra Alta in the amount of $500,000 to replace a water tower and to the Town of Rowlesburg, $200,000 went for improvements to its sanitary sewer system.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Saturday is the last day to visit the Monongalia County Fair which has something for just about everyone and just about everything for kids. Saturday is Sharon Seman's Kids Day, with highlight events including a diaper derby, face painting and "all kinds of other activities," Fair President Kathy Eichensehr said.

ROWLESBURG — The town of Rowlesburg will begin to see sewer work begin in Manheim and on Church Road later this month. Mayor Eric Bautista said at this week’s council meeting that the contract with Brian Vandevender Contracting, LLC, in Morgantown, was signed last week.

KINGWOOD — Engineers say that the bleachers at the old school in Masontown are structurally unsafe and should be demolished. Preston County School Superintendent Brad Martin told the board of education Monday that structural engineers at Arrow Engineering examined the bleachers and issued a report.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — More than 6 million people per year undergo eye surgeries and require an eye shield for protection during the healing process. A team at Intermed Labs in Morgantown learned in July 2021 that the shields on the market aren’t very comfortable or easy to use, and set out to make something better. The result was SNAPS, now in beta testing before going to mass market.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Perry Lane Strader, 68, of Clarksburg, passed away Tuesday, Au…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — The CDC has released more information on reported human infections of an influenza virus that usually spreads in pigs related to the recently held Jackson County Fair in West Virginia. There have been three cases of the swine influenza to date in the United...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — The Clarksburg Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 573 is looking for new members for its honor guard. Honor guard participants must be veterans but do not need to be members of the Clarksburg VFW. Materials such as uniforms are provided.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — More than 50 members of West Virginia National Guard will begin providing staffing assistance at the state’s jails and prisons on Aug. 22, according to Maj. Gen. Bill Crane, adjutant general of the guard. Gov. Jim Justice issued a State of Emergency declaration...

NUTTER FORT, W.Va. (WV News) — Keesha Dia Anderson, 39, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 9, 2022. She was born on November 28, 1982, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, the daughter of Burton (Dawn) Anderson, Jr. and Barbi (Robbie) Mason.

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Mother Nature finally cooperated with a local festival Friday evening at Jackson Square in Clarksburg as the West Virginia Jesus Fest kicked off its weekend activities. The festival is an annual celebration of love in Christ and bringing together different faith communities in order...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — A 47-year-old Salem man is alleged to have used a stolen debit card to buy an alcohol-infused tea and cigarettes at a convenience store. James Franklin Lattea remained jailed Friday on a bond requiring the posting of $5,000 surety or $500 cash on charges of access device fraud and conspiracy.

CHARLESTON — The Fifth Annual State Fire Marshal Fire Safety Poster Contest taking place soon in all school systems across West Virginia. This contest is open to all students kindergarten through fifth grade statewide and will recognize students who demonstrate an understanding of the issues related to fire safety, and who demonstrate the ability to visually portray that knowledge on posters and artwork that they themselves will create.

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — From July 27-31, West Virginia American Women of Service Queens, along with Mrs. Pennsylvania and Classic Maryland, attended the International American Women of Service Pageant, bringing home many awards. The international competition was held in South Portland, Maine. The international competition is split between Young...

KINGWOOD – Saturday will be the final Kingwood Blueprint Communities Second Saturday Street Fair of the season, and organizers say it will be the biggest yet. The street fair will be held on Price Street from noon until 5 p.m. and will have something for everyone.

In a world in which there are plenty of natural disasters as well as manmade ones, it would seem West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is trying to avert another of the manmade variety. In his call of a state of emergency to be able to mobilize the National Guard to...

KINGWOOD — One of the consistent comments coming from Preston High School’s football program this preseason is how much physically stronger the team is, on average, compared to last year. “We already have three kids who can bench press over 300-pounds [nobody on the team could last year]...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Democrats want voters to be able to decide whether abortion should continue to be allowed in the state. The call comes after residents in Kansas, another state with a GOP-controlled Legislature, rejected a ballot measure earlier this month that would have allowed lawmakers to tighten restrictions or ban the procedure outright.

Editor’s note: Saturday Salutes recognize the positive efforts of many in North Central West Virginia and the Mountain State. — All the service personnel, teachers, counselors, safety personnel, administrators and others involved in getting ready for the new scholastic school year. It’s a lot of very important work!

KINGWOOD — Kingwood Council received an update Tuesday from the new owner of the Creekside Estates mobile home park on his progress in cleaning the site and bringing rental units to town. Justin Stevens bought the former Rodeheaver’s Trailer Park earlier this year. Council awarded him a grant of...