Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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Wildlife Rabies Vaccines To Be Distributed Across West Virginia
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be airdropping more than 300,000 oral rabies vaccines in 16 counties of West Virginia to inoculate wildlife against the virus.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMiners, Clean Power Advocates To Protest Proposed Gas-Fired Electric Plant
The United Mine Workers of America and groups interested in solar and wind energy are encouraging supporters to attend, and speak, at a hearing before the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) on July 15.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Regulators Hear From Public On Proposed Transmission Line
More than 200 people attended the hearing at the Monongalia County Center to voice their opposition to the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link (MARL).
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTransmission Line Developer Discusses Project Ahead Of Public Hearings
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is currently conducting public comment hearings concerning developer NextEra Energy’s application to construct a new 107.5-mile-long transmission line from Pennsylvania through West Virginia to Virginia.
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State Leaders Tout Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Success In Morgantown
Since opening in April 2024, the treatment plant has removed metals common in mine drainage like iron and aluminum from the water. The acidified water is also treated to raise its pH level back to neutral.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPublic Comment Sessions For Electric Transmission Lines Set For June
The public comment events are reserved for nonparties to the case, as opposed to those who have applied to be legal interveners in the case.
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