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Community meeting held to address arsenic being found in small community’s water supply
ELLENBORO, W.Va (WDTV) - Dozens of people living in the Highland and Boons Creek Road area of Ellenboro heard from local leaders Thursday night. Several say they haven’t drank their tap water in years, but only found out after tests that most of their wells are contaminated with arsenic -- a cancer-causing toxin.
LKC track: Williamstown girls, Doddridge boys take home titles
WILLIAMSTOWN — It was a rainy one when the teams of the Little Kanawha Conference converged at Williamstown High School to determine track and field supremacy. The hosting Yellowjackets won the girls title, compiling 166 points through 18 events. Doddridge County was right on their tail throughout, finishing just five points behind at 161. The Bulldogs came away with the boys championship, beating Williamstown by a total of 139.5 to 119.
West Virginia native Columbia student witnesses campus protests in NYC
As New York Police Department officers cracked down on pro-Palestinian protesters on the campus of Columbia University overnight, a Ritchie County native was hunkered down in her dorm room preparing for finals.
State asks Jamey Noel to pay back $4.4 million to New Chapel EMS for 'unlawful' purchases
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel is being asked to pay back millions of dollars to New Chapel EMS. According to an audit of the Utica Township Volunteer Firefighters Association and New Chapel EMS, Noel paid for vacations, Rolex watches, child support payments, college tuition and more on the taxpayer's dime.
Lewis County Farmers Market to host Grand Opening
WESTON, W.Va (WDTV) - The Lewis County Farmer’s Market’s 2024 Season is opening with a bang this Friday. The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will start at 5:30 p.m. Every Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., the Farmer’s Market will be open on Water Street in Downtown Weston.
WVDOH awards contract to renovate bridges on Interstate 79 near Burnsville
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A project to renovate three sets of bridges on Interstate 79 near the Burnsville exit is among nine construction projects awarded by the West Virginia Division of Highways on Thursday, April 25, 2024. The projects are from a bid letting conducted Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Contracts awarded from the April 9 […]
West Virginia high school AFROTC Cadet Tomey receives scholarship for flight training
LEWIS COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Cadet Lt. Col. Kaylee Tomey, an 11th grade Air Force Junior ROTC cadet at Lewis County High School has received a scholarship to attend Elizabeth City State University to participate in a private pilot license training program in the summer of 2024. According to Lewis County Schools, Cadet Tomey is […]
PSC Approves Construction Of Gas Power Plant In Doddridge County
The West Virginia Public Service Commission has given its approval for the construction of a gas-fueled power plant in Doddridge County. The PSC granted a siting certificate to Competitive Power Ventures to build a $3 billion combined-cycle natural gas power plant a few miles southeast of West Union. The plant...
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