Two Bright Lights in a Denny’s Restaurant
By Jim Hunt for the News and Journal Occasionally, when my wife is out with her Pickleball friends, I find...
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OPM Issues New Benefits Administration Letter to Promote the Integrity of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced new actions to further promote the integrity of...
Read moreDetailsMAY CROP PRODUCTION
Charleston, West Virginia – On farm hay stocks, as of May 1, 2024, totaled 185,000 tons. This is 10,000 tons...
Read moreDetailsHear Their Souls Speak: Rustic Mechanicals Bring Shakespeare Back to Shinnston
By Stephen Smoot Eleven years ago, the Rustic Mechanicals brought art to enchant the City of Shinnston. Ever since...
Read moreDetailsCommentary on Recent Changes Coming From the UMC Conference
By Pastor James A. Pauley III When my wife and I first brought our son home from the hospital, we...
Read moreDetailsCougars and Indians Claim Sectional Crowns
By Bill Nestor The third time was indeed the charm for Lincoln’s softball team last Thursday. The Cougars won their...
Read moreDetailsSecretary of State Mac Warner Reports 1,193 New WV Business Registrations for April of 2024
Charleston, W. Va. – The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 1,193 new businesses statewide during the month of April...
Read moreDetailsFrom “In Loco Parentis” to Simply Loco
By Stephen Smoot This week, the canary sang in the figurative state educational coal mine. It did not tweet...
Read moreDetailsOne man arrested on arson charges after recycling center fire
CHARLESTON, W.V. – A Harrison County man was arrested for allegedly setting a vacant recycling center on fire on Sunday....
Read moreDetailsThis Week in WV History
May 16, 1778: About 300 Wyandot and Mingo Indians attacked Fort Randolph at Point Pleasant. Unable to take the fort,...
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