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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West Virginia Racing Commission
Horse Body Found In Landfill, Prompting Questions About Racing Industry
A former West Virginia horse racing commissioner says photos posted online of a euthanized thoroughbred racing horse surrounded by trash in a landfill…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMore Than a Decade Later, W.Va. Legislature Fulfills Promise to Racing Industry
After almost 15 years doing without, revenue dollars are flowing back into West Virginia’s horse and dog racing industries. The legislature came through…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Racing Commission Pays Big Bucks for Appeals
The West Virginia Racing Commission says appeals hearings for small fines against racetrack personnel are costing the commission thousands of dollars…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMountaineer Casino Cuts 50 Days from Race Schedule
Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort is cutting 50 days from its 2015 racing schedule to avoid lowering average daily purses.Mountaineer director of…
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Racing Commission to Study Struggling Industry
The West Virginia state racing commission has voted to create a committee to study ways to maintain and grow the state's struggling thoroughbred and…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOfficials Mull Fewer Racing Days at W.Va. Tracks
The state Racing Commission could request legislation to drop the number of days racetracks have to hold live races under law.The Charleston Gazette…
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