Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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Senate Education Takes Serious Look At Student Athlete Transfer Rule
The Senate Education Committee heard testimony about the real-world effects of the transfer rule on school athletics necessitating changes to mercy rules and damaging community relations.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHouse Moves To Undo Its Own Athlete Transfer Rule
House Bill 4425 repeals a bill the House passed just three years ago to allow students to transfer schools without losing eligibility to play sports.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMartinsburg Repeals Skateboarding Ban 3 Decades Later
For decades, skateboarding in Martinsburg meant risking financial penalties. But times appear to have changed. During its regular Thursday meeting, the Martinsburg City Council voted unanimously to repe...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsKanawha County Hosts 51st Annual Charleston Distance Run This Weekend
Now in its fifty-first year, the Charleston Distance Run brings estimates of more than 750 racers from across the country to Kanawha County for a route alongside the state capitol and downtown Charleston along with a diversion across the river on what is commonly known as Capital Punishment Hill.
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W.Va. Olympian Recalls Gold Medal Experience At ‘84 Games
d Etzel was a West Virginia University rifle coach when he registered a near-perfect shooting score to win a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsShepherd University Football Team Sees Four Student-Athletes Sign Pro Contracts
Four football players from NCAA Division II Shepherd University were drafted as priority free agents following this year’s NFL Draft. It’s a record for the comparatively small football program.
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