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BETHANY SETS CHRISTMAS AUCTION

BETHANY, W.Va. – The annual Light Up Night and Charity Christmas Auction will return to Bethany College at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. The free community event will be on Pennington Quadrangle near Old Main. In the event of inclement…

OBITUARY ROSEMARY GRIZZARD

Rosemary Grizzard, 76, of Newell, passed, Sunday, November 21, 2021, at Weirton Medical Center following an ongoing battle with lung cancer. Born, November 2, 1945, in Newell, she was the daughter of the late Joseph B. and Zora E. Noah…

WVDA PLANS EMERGENCY RESPONSE

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) took part in a three-day, multi-state emergency response exercise November 16-18. The Foreign Animal Disease Southern Agriculture Functional Exercise (FAD SAFE) was sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and included…

VOTER GUIDE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AVAILABLE

– The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office, in conjunction with the State Election Commission, has published a complete Voter’s Guide in braille to benefit voters who are blind or visually impaired. Last week, WV Secretary of State Mac Warner released the…

MEDICAL CANNABUS PATIENT SIGN-UP SITES ANNOUNCED

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) will host public sign up events for medical cannabis patients from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 1 at Fairfield Inn & Suites, 161 Lewis Drive, Morgantown, WV, and…

OBITUARY FLOYD RIDDLE

Floyd “Leroy” Riddle Jr, 87, of Newell, passed away November 20, 2021. Born Jan17, 1934 in Burgettstown, Pa., he was the son of the late Floyd and Anna Riddle. Leroy graduated from Wells High School. He proudly served in the…

DHHR RESPONDS TO OVERDILUTED VACCINES IN HANCOCK COUNTY

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Pharmacy, with support from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Public Health and partners from the Joint Interagency Task Force for Vaccines (JIATF), is working with Davis Brothers…