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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jul. 02, 2025

Summer Fun Planned For Charleston Sternwheel Regatta This Weekend

An annual summertime staple for West Virginia, the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta will return to Kanawha County this weekend with events running from Thursday, July 3 to Sunday, July 6.

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Arts & Culture Bill Lynch +, Dec. 07, 2024

The Sistersville Ferry And Keeping Listeners Connected, Inside Appalachia

This week on Inside Appalachia, crossing a river by ferry can be a special experience, and hard to come by. On the Ohio River, a retiring ferry captain passes the torch to his deck hand. And Hurricane Helene destroyed roads and knocked out power and cell service across western North Carolina. But there was still a way to keep people in touch.

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Energy & Environment Jack Walker, Jul. 03, 2024

DNR Law Enforcement Unit Launches Dive Team

The Division of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Section is creating a professional dive team, which will respond to boating incidents, assist with missing persons cases and help recover evidence underwater.

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Government Randy Yohe, Jul. 01, 2022

Boating Safety Rules And Tips This Holiday Weekend

West Virginia’s waterways will be full of recreational boaters this holiday weekend. DNR police officers say to be safe — and have fun — in that order. Every year about this time, the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources runs its Operation Dry Water campaign.

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WVPB News Associated Press, May. 22, 2015

Lock Agreement to Make Mon River More Accessible

Recreational boaters can travel the Upper Monongahela River without hindrance for the first time in several years.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agreed…

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