MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Looking at rainfall numbers alone, you would assume the severe drought of 2024 is over, but that is not the case.
Kent Leonhardt
State Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt agreed the numbers look great—data shows the northern part of the state is only about a quarter inch short of the normal average. Much of the rain came in downpours, so many important things like mature trees and aquifers have not yet been restored to pre-drought levels.
“Some of these heavy rains are

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –Cabell County Schools are once again stepping up and helping students who may need assistance with food over the summer months.
The district recently released their dates and times for the places where they can receive meals or boxes of food.
Travis Austin, Cabell County Schools Food Services Director, said that they have three ways that a student can receive food during June and July. They offer daily lunch at various community sites, weekly meal boxes in the more rural

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Grace Shelter at Hazel’s House of Hope, operated by Catholic Charities West Virginia (CCWVa), has been open and at or above capacity since last October.
The 19-bed shelter and 22-bed Project Rainbow, which caters to the LGBTQ community, are the emergency shelter options in the Morgantown area as the camping ban goes into effect.
Jessica Thompson
Director Dr. Jessica Thompson said their capacity was cut from 28 to 19 when the facility was annexed into the city due to the

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Sunday morning stabbing in Sissonville.
According to a release from the KSCO, the incident occurred at around 1:50 Sunday morning at Last Stop Bar on Sissonville Drive.
Cullen Parsons, 25, of Charleston, was named the suspect and arrested later Sunday morning on an unrelated offense.
When deputies arrived at the scene, the victim had already been taken to a local hospital by a private vehicle. He suffered

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Close to three-fourths of all municipal elections in the state are scheduled for Tuesday — or as Secretary of State Kris Warner calls, “Super Tuesday.”
77 of the 104 local elections will be held on Tuesday with candidates who are not running unopposed.
Kris Warner
Warner says this may be the most vital election day of the entire year.
“Quite frankly, I think they’re the most important,” Warner said. “A lot of people think state and national elections are important, but these

SUTTON, W.Va. — A woman is in jail after she drove impaired and struck a couple having dinner Saturday evening, one of whom was a pregnant woman.
Marilee McKenzie (WV State Police)
Marilee McKenzie, 57, of Lucasville, Ohio, was driving along North Hill Road in Sutton at around 5 p.m. when she reportedly went off the road and struck the front porch of a residential apartment. In doing so, McKenzie injured two individuals who were eating dinner on the porch.
The victims, whose names have not been

Story by Joe Nelson
WESTON, W.Va. — Political leaders, well-known media figures, and representatives from Mountain State charities will be on hand for the annual American Legion Mountaineer Boys State which begins Sunday at Jackson’s Mill in Lewis County.
Program Administrator Randall Kocsis said the students, who will be seniors in high school this fall, learn about state government during the week by taking part in a mock government.
“The attendees learn a lot about the functioning of