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West Virginian wins fourth Tony Award
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 2, 2025
Photo provided Spencer Ross, a producer originally from the Mid-Ohio Valley, won his fourth Tony Award at the 78th Annual Tony Award Ceremony on June 8. PARKERSBURG — Producer Spencer Ross has earned his fourth Tony Award, this time for the...
Downtown Parkersburg WesBanco art exhibit showcases Romanowski
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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The Emma Romanowski WesBanco Bank July art exhibit may be viewed at 415 Market St. during regular business hours of Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — The Emma Romanowski...
West Virginia Explorer celebrates 25th anniversary with redesigned website, travel guide
West Virginia Explorer
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July 1, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s premier online magazine for travel, history, and outdoor adventure, West Virginia Explorer is celebrating its 25th anniversary by unveiling a series of new logos and a fully redesigned website, including an...
13-year-old girl from Burgettstown drowns in West Virginia while trying to save young boy
WPXI - Pennsylvania
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July 2, 2025
WEIRTON, W.Va. — A 13-year-old girl from Burgettstown died Monday evening after being swept away by a current in the Ohio River. Reese Hanshaw had just completed eighth grade and was set to begin her freshman year at Burgettstown High School this...
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra To Join Other Local Artists For July 10 Flood Benefit Concert
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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The Wheeling Symphony Orchestra is offering its assistance in Ohio County flood recovery through its art. The WSO will partner with several local musicians July 10 to put on Community in Concert: A Night of Music for Flood Relief. Uniting string...
Historic Hinton pilot to receive a spot among Mountain State royalty in West Virginia Hall of Fame
Yahoo News
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PIPESTEM, WV (WVNS) – Hinton native Earl Halloran will be honored at a ceremony in McKeever Lodge at Pipestem Resort Resort State Park on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at 3 p.m. Scott Hill is the activities coordinator at Pipestem Resort State Park. He...
Four-Star PG Amir Jenkins reclassifies to 2025, details his commitment to West Virginia
247Sports - Tennessee
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West Virginia continues to build momentum under new head coach Ross Hodge. On Tuesday, the Mountaineers secured a big commitment from Amir Jenkins, a four-star point guard out of Worcester, Mass. Jenkins, a 6-foot-2, 170-pound four-star, committed...
13-year-old Washington County girl drowns in West Virginia
CBS 2 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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KDKA-TV Afternoon Forecast (7/1) KDKA-TV Afternoon Forecast (7/1) 02:56 A 13-year-old girl from Washington County, Pennsylvania, drowned while swimming in the Ohio River in West Virginia on Monday. CBS affiliate WTRF reported that the 13-year-old...
Hershey joins food makers in commitment to remove artitficial dyes
Food Dive
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July 2, 2025
Dive Brief: Hershey said it would remove artificial dyes from its snacks by the end of 2027, joining a growing list of food manufacturers that have made similar pledges in recent weeks. The Jolly Rancher and Dot’s pretzel maker said in a statement...
In 1989, RTD sports writer Bob Lipper wrote about the grace and grit of Arthur Ashe
Richmond Times Dispatch - Virginia
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FOREST HILLS, N.Y. — Heads swivel as Arthur Ashe steers his Lincoln onto a parking lot at the West Side Tennis Club, gets out of the car and strides along a walkway, trusty appointments book clutched in his left hand. Signing autographs on the run...
New Purple Alert system announced in West Virginia
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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July 1, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - A new Purple Alert system has been announced in West Virginia. Purple Alerts will help locate missing individuals with cognitive impairments more efficiently, according to Governor Patrick Morrisey. A Purple Alert is...
Gray Media names Stephanie Plant as GM of WTAP in Parkersburg, West Virginia
Editor and Publisher
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Stephanie Plant Press Release | Gray Media Gray Media has named Stephanie Plant as the next general manager of WTAP, the NBC affiliate in Parkersburg, West Virginia. She will also oversee two local low-power stations: FOX affiliate WOVA-LD and CBS...
July 4th Tradition To Continue With Arts in the Park
Wetzel Chronicle - West Virginia
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Carman Harman, dressed as Uncle Sam, invites all to Arts in the Park in Bruce Park in New Martinsville, on Friday, July 4, from 1-4 p.m. Artslink in the Park The tradition of Arts in the Park on July 4 will continue in 2025 at Bruce Park in New...
This West Virginia music festival is more than just concerts
Herald Mail Media - Maryland
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The Appalachian Chamber Music Festival is celebrating its fifth season with a diverse lineup of events across the region. The festival, running from Aug. 2-17, will feature 14 concerts and educational programs, according to an announcement....
West Virginia's Mystery Hole ranked as one of country's top hidden art installations
WCHS - West Virginia
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ANSTED, W.Va. (WCHS) — A gravity-bending roadside attraction in rural West Virginia has been named one of the country’s top hidden gems by an art printing provider. Rivers Art surveyed thousands of customers in search of unique American art...
Gray Names Stephanie Plant GM of WTAP in West Virginia
Adweek
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July 1, 2025
Stephanie Plant has been named general manager of Gray Media’s NBC affiliate in Parkersburg, W.V. WTAP. Plant takes over for Ken Long, who is retiring after 44 years in the media industry. The Parkersburg native will also oversee 2 local low power...
More than football
The Herald-Standard - Pennsylvania
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July 3, 2025
West Virginia’s Rodney Gallagher III fights to pull in a reception during the Mountaineers’ game against Texas Tech on Nov. 30 in Lubbock, Texas. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Normally, we create our evaluations of our athletes on the numbers they produce,...
West Virginia Counties Set the Rules for Opioid Funds — with No One Watching
The Record Delta - West Virginia
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For two hours every Thursday and Friday, Randall Brown gathers a handful of people in front of a whiteboard. They sit on a couch or armchairs on either side — the walls filled with colorful drawings while coffee brews in a nearby pot. These are...
Former West Virginia Justice: JIC admonishments of circuit judges sends ‘chilling message’
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Former Justice Margaret Workman presides over the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals as acting Chief Justice in October 2020. (Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals) CHARLESTON — Margaret Workman, a former justice of the...
West Virginia House Majority Leader says there’s proof Del. Masters didn’t write antisemitic comment
Spirit of Jefferson - West Virginia
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West Virginia House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan issued a statement Friday saying he had “definitive proof” that Del. Ian T. Masters, R-Berkeley, was not recently using an Instagram account responsible for an antisemitic comment last week....