FAIRMONT — In a split vote, the Marion County Board of Education has chosen Donna Hage to be the county’s next school superintendent.

FAIRMONT — The 42nd West Virginia Three Rivers Festival is one for the history books.

FAIRMONT — In East Marion Park sits a sleeping giant — a helicopter named “Super Slick.”

MORGANTOWN — Two of West Virginia’s salamander species are competing for food and space as climate change threatens their habitats.

ELKVIEW, W.Va. (AP) — Something you’re not likely to hear from Morgan and Tyler Jeffrey:

BECKLEY — A man accused of holding another man in a dog cage against his will at a West Virginia home has been arrested, police said.

FAIRMONT — Usually, Marion County families have to travel far to enjoy a museum, however, the Marion County Discovery Center is looking to change that.

CLARKSBURG — A 37-year-old Harrison County man pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court for his role in a November bank robbery in Salem, West Virginia.

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice continues to work on rolling out the $100 payments to residents 16 to 35 years old who are fully vaccinated, and plans to add the 12 to 15 age group as well.

In Alaska, West Virginia and other mostly rural states, census takers relied more on the word of neighbors, landlords and others for information about a home's residents. In New Jersey, New York and other more densely populated states in the Mid-Atlantic region, they were more likely to come…

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources has received a multimillion-dollar grant from Halliburton Landmark to purchase energy and exploration software.

PLEASANT VALLEY — Most playgrounds have one or two inclusive elements that meet federal guidelines for disability access, but the City of Fairmont wants to take it to the next level.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia residents between 16 and 35 years old who are fully vaccinated may be given the option to apply for a $100 savings bond or receive a $100 gift card.

NAUGATUCK — Just a little over a week ago, Tug Valley High School captured the first girls state basketball championship in school history with a 63-45 win over Cameron in the Class A title game.

EDITOR’S NOTE: I unofficially declare this Jerry West week, and will dedicate this week’s columns to the greatest West Virginia University legend of all-time. A couple of weeks back he sat for an hour interview with Buster Scher on The Buster Show, a podcast out of New York, and spoke of man…

CHARLESTON — The UK variant of COVID-19 is spreading more rapidly in the state.

MORGANTOWN — Now that we have spring practice and the National Football League draft out of the way, the time has come to look at West Virginia’s football team as it heads into the summer.

PLEASANT VALLEY — Amid what’s been an up-and-down first few weeks of the season for East Fairmont High softball, junior Blair Nuzum has kept right on ticking as one of the Bees’ foundational leaders, both on and off the field.

WHITE HALL — Our teachers are working harder than ever during this pandemic, but some go above and beyond.

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football coach Neal Brown, who has lost some key players in the transfer portal such as starting safety Tykee Smith and starting cornerback Dreshun Miller, says he’s had players tampered with by other coaches and that Power 5 college football is evolving toward a p…

PLEASANT VALLEY — Senior Blake Boyers entered this past week’s state wrestling tournament in Huntington as one of East Fairmont’s all-timers. When he exited, however, he emerged as East Fairmont’s greatest of all time.

CHARLESTON — In a major push to vaccinate younger West Virginians, Gov. Jim Justice is looking to spend CARES Act funds on a financial incentive.

FAIRMONT — A piece of local history that has been missing for more than 100 years is back in a safe place.

MORGANTOWN — They ought to nickname Josh Chandler-Semedo "The Shadow" on the West Virginia defense, for he has spent his first few years here operating in the dark shadows cast behind such star linebackers as David Long and Tony Fields.

PLEASANT VALLEY — The Marion County Board of Education formally accepted Superintendent Randy Farley’s retirement at its meeting Monday night held at East Fairmont High.