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If you're a descendant of a West Virginian who fought in the Union Army during the Civil War, the state might have a medal for you.

State officials plan to install security fencing at the Governor's Mansion and they say it won't harm the beauty of the Capitol Complex.

WE have all been invited to vote on the color of the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge, also known as the Fort Hill, Oakwood Road bridge.

This weekend many of us will take time out of our busy schedules to celebrate Fathera s Day.

Children gathered pennies, those small coins that bear the likeness of Abraham Lincoln, to pay for the statue that now overlooks the Kanawha River in front of the West Virginia Capitol.

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Work is under way and people will be able to see the assembly of a log cabin at Fort Boreman Park.

The Hillbilly Club rides in unusual cars down Main Street in the Farmers' Day grand parade in Union.

"We're here to honor the guys that put food on our table," Sharon Smith explained Saturday during Monroe County's 55th annual Farmers' Day.

Honoring its most prominent industry, Monroe County will stage the 55th annual Farmers' Day celebration this weekend with fun for the whole family.

May 31, 2009 COMMENTARY: MIC storage at Institute, WV: A Ticking Bomb By Nancy Swan Special to Huntingtonnews.net Twenty five governors, including West Virginia's Governor Joe Manchin, proclaimed May as Toxic Injury Awareness and Education Month.

May 22, 2009 BYRD'S EYE VIEW: Congratulations to The Class of 2009 From the Desk of U.S. Sen.

When I was growing up, Memorial Day was known around our town as Decoration Day.

Once again, a famed glassmaker is helping celebrate the anniversary of West Virginia's statehood.

Faculty at West Virginia State University have voted to urge Bayer CropScience to remove the stockpile of deadly methyl isocyanate from the company's Institute plant.

Young people Garrett and Collin Clemons' ages may spend their Sunday afternoons chatting online or playing video games.

WV YOUTH SYMPHONY SPRING CONCERT: 3 p.m. Adults $5, Students $2. Scottish Rite Temple, 406 Capitol Street.

NITRO, W.Va. -- Starting next month, motorists used to taking 40th Street to travel between Nitro and Cross Lanes will have to find another route.

Sparks are flying at the Charleston Civic Center. Welding, rigging and pipefitting is center stage this week, as two dozen contestants from two states try to prove they are the best in their skilled trade at the West Virginia Pipe Trades annual apprenticeship contest.

Peace activist Elizabeth Kucinich will speak at the West Virginia Student Union this evening.