'Blessing of the Pets' held April 10 in Charleston
The second "Blessing of the Pets" will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. April 10 at Ruffner Memorial Park, 1580 Kanawha Blvd. E. Officiating the blessings will be Rabbi Victor Urecki and Rabbi James Cohn....
View ArticleSaint Francis ER may become urgent care facility
Saint Francis Hospital will likely convert its emergency room into an urgent care center, Thomas Health System officials announced Tuesday. The hospital system has not yet made a final decision on the...
View ArticleBulletin Board: March 23, 2016
Susan G. Komen West Virginia Race for the Cure will have an open house in honor of its 16th anniversary from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 317 Washington St. W. Registration will be taken and team...
View ArticleKanawha County Commission passes budget, approves cuts
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Commission passed its budget Tuesday morning, approving of more than $1 million in cuts. The commission will now send its budget to the State Auditor for...
View ArticlePutnam Commission approves new ballot following candidate removal
By Laura Haight Putnam County is still successfully preparing for the upcoming election, despite a recent setback with its ballot. The Board of Ballot Commissioners removed candidate Troy Sexton from...
View ArticleKanawha schools chief gets 1-year contract extension
By Ryan Quinn After spending about an hour in closed session Tuesday, Kanawha County school board members unanimously approved renewing their superintendent's contract for another school year, with no...
View ArticleTown Center mall to temporarily close Easter weekend for HVAC replacement
By Andrew Brown Parts of the Charleston Town Center mall and its garage will be closed intermittently throughout this weekend's Easter holiday. The mall will undergo construction work to replace the...
View ArticleCharleston Newspapers to begin printing Herald-Dispatch
Charleston Newspapers has reached an agreement to print Huntington's Herald-Dispatch newspaper, starting next month. The Goss Metro Offset press, installed in 1973 at Charleston Newspapers, has the...
View ArticleShowdown set over public funds in WV Supreme Court race
By Phil Kabler Are timelines in the West Virginia Supreme Court public campaign financing rules guidelines or hard and fast deadlines? The answer to that question could determine the fate of two...
View ArticleFormer Kanawha assessor Phyllis Gatson dies
By Daniel Desrochers Phyllis Jean Gatson, a former magistrate, the first female Kanawha County assessor and one of the county's longest-serving elected officials, died Tuesday. Gatson, 87, had been in...
View ArticlePutnam insurance agent charged with arson, witness tampering
By Kate White Federal prosecutors filed arson and witness tampering charges against a Winfield insurance agent on Tuesday. Jimmie Harper Jr., 36, is accused of setting fire to his home last year...
View ArticleCharleston passes $94 million budget
By Elaina Sauber The 2017 fiscal budget is the strongest David Molgaard said he has seen since he began as city manager more than a decade ago. "We've had a number of good budgets, but this one is...
View ArticlePlea hearing requested for Charleston neurologist
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday asked a judge to schedule a "guilty plea hearing" for a Charleston neurologist facing a charge of violating a federal record-keeping law involving controlled substances....
View ArticleGOP group conducts opposition research on Jim Justice
By Phil Kabler Republican Governors Association spokesman Jon Thompson confirmed Tuesday that the RGA is conducting opposition research on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice. However, he...
View ArticleBulletin Board: March 24, 2016
Pet adoption eventJoe Holland Chevrolet and Imports will participate in a pet adoption, along with the Kanawha County Humane Association, at 9 a.m. on Friday in the Joe Holland Chevy showroom. Dogs,...
View ArticleWV girl, 7, safe after night in the woods
By Ashley B. Craig A short trip to wish a loved one good-night turned into a night in the woods for a 7-year-old Mason County girl who went missing Tuesday and was found safe Wednesday morning. Deliah...
View ArticleAround WV: March 23, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: a 12-year-old boy completes cancer treatments, a Randolph County man describes saving a trooper, a fifth-grade student worries about his home country of Syria,...
View ArticleSen. Manchin endorses Jim Justice for governor
By David Gutman U.S. Sen Joe Manchin has endorsed businessman Jim Justice for governor, as the three-way Democratic race approaches the May primary. "There are three extremely capable candidates in...
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