School bus added for students in Clendenin area
In response to overcrowding on buses picking up Elkview Middle and Clendenin Elementary students from the Clendenin area, where schools were impacted by the late June flooding, the Kanawha County...
View ArticleJudge: Erik Wells can't be on ballot for Kanawha County clerk
By Phil Kabler A Kanawha County judge has determined that former state senator Erik Wells, a Democrat, cannot appear on November's general election ballot as an independent candidate for county clerk....
View ArticleFormer Capital student acquitted of 2015 sexual assault
By Kate White A former Capital High School student was found not guilty of sexual assault this week. Dallas King, 19, was acquitted Wednesday on a charge of second-degree sexual assault, his mother...
View ArticleElk River Community Center to host community fair
Elk River Community Center will hold a community fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at the center, 1078 Main St., Elkview. Recognizing this summer has been difficult for Elk River...
View ArticleSouth Charleston approves fireworks law
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston City Council passed a new fireworks ordinance into law on Thursday evening by a unanimous voice vote. The ordinance allows citizens to set off...
View ArticleKanawha to end flood debris removal
By Laura Haight Coinciding with the state of emergency ending Monday, curbside flood debris removal will end Tuesday, after a vote from the Kanawha County Commission. "At some point in time the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Sights and sounds of South Charleston's Summerfest
Crowds of those young and young at heart are gathering at the mound in South Charleston for the city's annual Summerfest. There's live music and activities for children. The event runs from Aug. 17-20.
View ArticleGroup seeks volunteers to give cancer patients rides to treatments
By Jared Casto Diane Smith, 71, doesn't know her way around the Charleston area very well. Since she moved to the outskirts of St. Albans in 2006 after living in Florida for more than 30 years, she's...
View ArticleWorkshop to focus on universal design in Charleston
By Elaina Sauber As city planners and community organizers search for ways to make Charleston a haven for both its aging residents and younger visitors, a set of concepts will drive that conversation...
View ArticleFireworks law leads to problems, WV cities looking to limit use
By Laura Haight Following the lead of South Charleston, other municipalities in the Kanawha Valley are considering ordinances to limit the use of fireworks. The South Charleston City Council voted...
View ArticleWV permanently halts coal mine by Kanawha State Forest
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. -– West Virginia environmental regulators are ordering a company to stop mining permanently at a surface coal mine near Kanawha State Forest. Keystone...
View ArticleKanawha Forest Coalition prevails in 2-year effort to halt strip mine
By Rick Steelhammer A two-year struggle by the Kanawha Forest Coalition to halt a strip mine operating adjacent to Kanawha State Forest has ended in a bittersweet victory for the citizens group, after...
View ArticleTickets on sale for WVU vs Alabama hockey
Tickets are on sale for the upcoming West Virginia University versus University of Alabama hockey game at the South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena. The club hockey matchup is at 8 p.m. Sept. 9 with a...
View ArticlePolice investigating Charleston woman's disappearance
By From staff reports Police still are investigating the disappearance of a 34-year-old woman who went missing more than five months ago. Starina Woods had recently moved to Lance Drive, off of...
View ArticleFormer WV senator claims constitutional right in Supreme Court appeal
By Kate White Former state senator Erik Wells, a Democrat, has a constitutional right to appear on November's general election ballot as an independent candidate for county clerk, according to his...
View ArticlePHOTOS: School bus involved in rear-end style crash in Dunbar
Parents led students away following a school bus crash Tuesday afternoon on Roxalana Road in Dunbar.
View ArticleKanawha teachers file grievance over AC issues
By Ryan Quinn A group of Ben Franklin Career Center teachers filed a grievance last week against Kanawha County Schools over cooling and heating issues that have been ongoing there for years. The...
View ArticleKanawha City event planned to honor first responders
By Erin Beck The Kanawha City Community Association is holding an event on Saturday to show appreciation to first responders. Ditty Markham, a co-chairwoman of the event, said the group wanted to show...
View ArticleBear visits Southridge Chik-fil-A, leaves empty-pawed
By From staff reports Some people can be a real bear before breakfast, but Chik-fil-A employees saw an actual black bear Thursday morning outside the Southridge Centre restaurant. "Our employees just...
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