Kanawha prosecutor files response to Wells' appeal
By Kate White The Kanawha County prosecutor called Erik Wells' attempt to get on November's general election ballot as an independent candidate for county clerk, even though he's a democrat, a...
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View ArticleAC issues continue to plague Kanawha schools
By Ryan Quinn Air-conditioning issues, which have plagued Kanawha County schools for years, closed at least three of the system's schools Friday - including a second consecutive day at a school where...
View ArticleDebris management site, disaster recovery centers to close
The Kanawha County Commission is closing its temporary debris management site at the Clendenin park and ride. Flood survivors may bring debris to the site until 5 p.m. today, according to a release...
View ArticleVirginia Street to close in front of Kanawha courthouse
By Staff reports With the deadline for discounted first-half-of-the-year tax collections approaching on Thursday, city officials will close one lane of Virginia Street East to allow taxpayers to park...
View ArticleYeager Airport landslide cleanup nears completion
By Rick Steelhammer As the effort to clear away 377,000 cubic yards of debris from the March 2015 collapse of Yeager Airport's safety-overrun area nears completion, airport and Kanawha County...
View ArticleDeadline approaching for property tax discount
By Laura Haight The rush is on for those hoping to see a discount on their property taxes for the first half of the year. Taxpayers in the Kanawha Valley must make their payment by Thursday. Most...
View ArticleSupreme Court sets arguments in Wells case for next week
By Phil Kabler The state Supreme Court on Tuesday set oral arguments for next week in Erik Wells' appeal of a Kanawha Circuit Court ruling that declared him ineligible to run as an independent for...
View ArticlePolice investigating after man shows up at hospital with gunshot wound
By Staff reports Police are investigating after a Dunbar man walked into Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital with gunshot wounds Tuesday afternoon. Dispatchers with Kanawha County Metro...
View ArticlePHOTO: Kanawha clerk draws for November ballot positions
Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick selected ballot positions Tuesday for the upcoming general election in November.
View ArticleYeager runway extension into Coonskin Park called 'win-win'
By Rick Steelhammer With clean-up work from Yeager Airport's March 2015 safety-overrun collapse expected to end in two months, members of the Charleston airport's governing board on Wednesday began...
View ArticleLast FEMA disaster recovery centers in WV close
By Jake Jarvis Eleanor Bird has all her important documents tucked neatly in a manila envelope. She brings it with her every time she talks to someone from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or...
View ArticleKanawha officials looking into illegal dumping of flood debris
By Laura Haight Less than one week since the flood debris site at the Clendenin park and ride closed, some Kanawha County residents in flood affected areas have turned to illegal dumping to dispose of...
View ArticleSC police searching for missing 69-year-old
By Staff reports South Charleston police still were searching Thursday evening for a 69-year-old man who left his Ivywood Lane home Wednesday. Steven Sydnor was last seen on the 1300 block of Smith...
View ArticleSC swears in six new firefighters
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston welcomed six new firefighters Thursday as they were sworn into service by Mayor Frank Mullens. "Having more manpower enables us to be more...
View ArticleBus, tractor-trailer collide in Cabin Creek area
A school bus and a tractor-trailer reportedly collided Thursday night in the Cabin Creek area, according to a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher. The dispatcher said no children were on board the bus...
View ArticleMissing SC man found in Lincoln County
By From staff reports The 69-year-old South Charleston man who went missing Wednesday was found in Lincoln County Friday evening, dispatchers said. Lincoln County dispatchers said they received a call...
View ArticleLabor Day bell-ringing events to honor 'Rosies' for wartime service
By Elaina Sauber The West Virginia Rosie the Riveter program will join similar groups across the country on Labor Day to honor "Rosies" everywhere. At 1 p.m. Monday, groups at more than a dozen...
View ArticleLeadership, service training planned for some city employees
By Elaina Sauber City Council approved an agreement with a consulting firm Monday night that will provide roughly 100 city employees with customer service and leadership training. The deal with...
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