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A butterfly sanctuary is under construction at Huntington’s Kinetic Park.
Huntington Municipal Development Authority executive director Tom Bell tells The Herald-Dispatch that 400 milkweeds and three varieties of perennials have been planted in the lower part of the park along Fourpole Creek.
The planting was done on one of the 25 acres in the sanctuary. Additional plantings are set for the spring.
Other plans for the sanctuary include an outdoor classroom.
Marshall University plans to buy a building in Huntington and use it for the medical school.
The Huntington Municipal Development Authority owns the 48,000-square-foot Douglass Centre. The building already houses several entities, including the Ebenezer Medical Outreach program.
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine dean Joseph Shapiro tells The Herald-Dispatch that the university will continue the Ebenezer program.
He says there are no concrete plans for using the building. The medical school will look at its needs and the building’s current tenants.
The building formerly was Douglass High School, which served Huntington’s black students before schools were integrated in 1961.
Marshall plans to acquire the building for $780,000.