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THIS WEEK IN WV HISTORY

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org .April 16, 1829: Jacob Beeson Jackson was born in Parkersburg. In 1881, he became West…

PSC Seeks Public Comment on Weirton April 23

CHARLESTON – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia on Monday scheduled a public comment hearing for April 23 in Weirton over massive water problems in the Northern Panhandle city. The public is invited to address the Commission on those problems…

OGMS HONOR ROLL

5th Grade Straight A Honor Roll:   Grant Adams, Cassandra Argent, Avery Boatright, Olivia Bragg, Coralynn Brock, Mia Budney, Kirah Creese, Logan Dunlevy, Layne Eckleberry, Raylynn Eddy, Katherine Meissner, Luca Munoz, Rylan Richmond, Alexis Rodman, Ashton Shaw, Dillyn Six, Anasztazia Vargo,…

OBITUARY: ERNEST E. KUHN

Ernest E. Kuhn, 68, of New Cumberland, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family members and loved ones, at his home on Friday, April 4, 2025. Ernest was born on May 7, 1956, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, to the late George W.…

YOUR IMAGINATION STATION with Miss Connie

   It’s NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK, this week, April 6-12, and we have lots of things planned for the week ahead, at Lynn Murray Memorial Library.    Monday, I’ll be reading to the kiddos at Allison Elementary Schools, in Pre School,…

OBITUARY: JAMES SNIDER

James Snider 74, of New Cumberland, passed away April 3, 2025. He was born October 4, 1951, in Steubenville, the son of the late Hugh and Garnet (Lemasters) Snider. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,…

OBITUARY:KENNETH MANSFIELD

On March 30, 2025, Kenneth Lloyd Mansfield, 71, of Winter Park, FL passed on to a far better world after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Ken was born in Pittsburgh, PA, September 2, 1953, to William Lloyd and Dorothy…

OP-ED

West Virginia’s Cultural Heritage Should Be Defended, Not Defunded DOGE’s proposed humanities cuts imperil the Mountain State’s cultural economy By Eric Waggoner The West Virginia Encyclopedia Online?  Deleted from the internet. The West Virginia Folklife Program’s preservation of our unique…