Seneca-Rocks News

An old-fashioned quilting bee will take place under the trees at the Sites Homestead grounds of Seneca Rocks Discovery Center from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on June 21.

West Virginia's largest all-natural playground. Encompassing 100,000 acres, the scenic Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area contains the highest peak in West Virginia, some of the best rock ...

A woman who fell 30 feet in Pendleton County went to the hospital last night with head trauma.

If you're having trouble figuring out how to spend your economic stimulus tax refund, the state treasurer and tourism commission have some ideas. via WHSV

“There were three or four children in the group, and they were really excited”

Birders will answer call of the wild at this weekend's festival By STEPHEN WEST A pair of common Mergansor ducks finds a small patch of high ground on a small island in the center of Oil Creek State Park. via The Derrick

New River Mountain Guides of Fayetteville offers climbing lessons and guided trips to a variety of routes in the New River, Summersville Lake and Seneca Rocks areas, with trips starting at $140 per person. via Cleveland.com

“We're getting the main corridor of our service area along Routes 28 and 33 and then the second phase will be the outlying areas. And we do serve a very remote area”

For the first time in years, residents in parts of Pendleton County will have the ability to get local TV. via West Virginia Metro

Hermie James Tingler, 85, a resident of Whitmer, passed away Friday, April 11, 2008, in Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. via The Inter-Mountain

USDA Rural Development State Director Rick Rice has announced that a check presentation event will take place at 2 p.m. today at historic Circleville High School at 1 Price Way in Circleville. via The Inter-Mountain

“We know it in Randolph County, Pendleton, Grant, up here in Preston and there's one historical record in Cabell County, but the truth is it is a transplant.”

The rarest and earliest of West Virginia's wildflowers. "We're talking about going to see the first wildflower that blooms in the spring that we track." We're off looking for the rare snow trillium and we're ... via WCHS

“That means that there can never be any cherry, oak or any of our hardwood timbers taken out and sold to help fund our local schools”

Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 ; 06:45 PM Updated Tuesday, March 18, 2008 ; 07:05 PM West Virginia Congressman Nick Rahall supports a bill that would increase wilderness designation areas in the Monongahela ... via WBOY

“The original DNR proposal was very small. I was surprised that the DNR responded back in such a huge way”

Recent debate over a bill that would create additional wilderness areas in the Monongahela National Forest has spawned numerous proposals and shifts in how much of the forest land will be designated as ... via The Inter-Mountain

“The train track may be OK, but the access to that area may be in jeopardy”

"It concerns me greatly that all the wilderness area makes no exceptions for accessing emergency entry." Julia Elbon Randolph County Commission President The "Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West ... via The Inter-Mountain

“The commissioners here - including the past commissioners that I've worked with - all feel that we have adequate wilderness areas in this part of the state and in Randolph County. So we're not interested in designating more”

Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2008 ; 06:27 PM Updated Tuesday, February 26, 2008 ; 06:47 PM The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources has developed an alternative plan for wilderness designation and ... via WBOY-TV

“Instead of protecting wildlife, the establishment of wilderness designation for areas like Cheat Mountain would hamper beneficial wildlife management efforts to restore red spruce and stream habitats for endangered species and brook trout”

Gov. Joe Manchin announced today that he supports a State-developed alternative for wilderness legislation as a constructive improvement to the legislation introduced last week by the West Virginia ... via West Virginia Division of Natural Res...

“The caverns have not and will not be affected by our mining”

' An attorney for Greer Industries, the parent company of Seneca Caverns, has denied that the caverns were abruptly closed because of concerns that the tourist attraction was unsafe for visitors. via The Inter-Mountain

“No one contacted me until they asked me to pull the brochures from the public”

Seneca Caverns, containing the world's largest ribbon stalactite, has been abruptly and unexpectedly closed down. via The Inter-Mountain

“We're one of the busiest circuits in this state. Even with the addition of this judge, we'll be the busiest three-judge circuit in the state.”

Relief might be on its way for one of West Virginia's hardest-working circuit courts - the 9th in Mercer County. via Register-herald.com

“I think I did the right thing. I really didn't need to sit in on this case. There are other good judges out there that can do it, and if it helps with the public's perception about the court, it was the right and only thing I could do.”

Chief Justice Elliott "Spike" Maynard said judges should have established standards regarding their relationships. via The State Journal

A unique photographer has captured the wonders of the deep forests and mountains throughout West Virginia. via Press Release News From 24-7 Press Re...