MARTINSBURG - Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, students in West Virginia are still required to study the events and what followed, as more and more of them have no personal memory of that day. West Virginia's social studies standards specifically mention the 2001 attacks in the ...
Artsbridge and the City of Belpre are collaborating with students of Belpre High School art teacher Chad Stevens to paint a mural on a wall along Campus Drive leading to the high school. Artsbridge Executive Director Lyndsay Dennis, who is also a member of Belpre City Council, said the mural ...
MARIETTA – Marietta College will host a summit focused on rural development and the challenges facing Appalachian Ohio from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Sept. 24 on campus. The Center for Appalachian Innovation Summit, titled "Rural Development – The Start of It All" will explore ways to strengthen communities and expand opportunities throughout the region. Topics will include population decline, workforce shortages, aging infrastructure and barrier to attracting investment. Participants will discuss approaches to education, entrepreneurship, workforce development, economic and community ...
On Sept. 11, 2001, Gary Herridge and his wife Sharon boarded their flight from Paris heading back home to Washington, W.Va., when their plane made an unexpected landing in Gander, Newfoundland. Their plane was one of 38 that landed at Gander International Airport that day, after years of ...
PARKERSBURG – Matthew Board knew he was going into law enforcement long before Sept. 11, 2001, but being the son of a police officer and a federal government employee informed how he experienced that day. “I had just finished, actually, my civics class,” recalled Board, who was ...
Two local students, Wyatt Duskey and Aiden Offenberger, graduated from United States Marine Corps recruit training at Parris Island, S.C., on Aug. 21. Duskey and Offenberger graduated from Fort Frye High School as members of the Class of 2026. Just two days after their graduation on ...
