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Kessler Announces Bid for U.S. Senate

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CHARLESTON — Jeff Kessler, a former longtime state senator and former president of the West Virginia Senate, has a history of public service to the Northern Panhandle and the state. After taking a break from public service, Kessler wants to represent West Virginia in the U.S. ...

This Week in West Virginia History

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The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Feb. 1, 1832: Education reformer Alexander Luark Wade was born. Wade reorganized rural Monongalia County schools to require progress ...

Fluharty To Make State Senate Run

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WHEELING – Delegate Shawn Fluharty won’t seek re-election to the House of Delegates in 2026, but will instead run for the District 1 Senate seat. Fluharty, D-Ohio, officially filed the paperwork late Friday afternoon to run for the seat presently occupied by State Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, ...

ICE Agents Arrest 3 In Marshall County

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United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Marshall County on Friday arrested three people, according to Marshall County Sheriff Mike Dougherty. Dougherty provided an update on those arrests on the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page Friday. He said his office was ...

W.Va. Del. Shawn Fluharty Announces Run For State Senate

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Del. Shawn Fluharty wants to stay in Charleston as part of the West Virginia Legislature, but wants to change chambers. Fluharty, D-Ohio announced Friday morning on "The Howard Monroe Show" that he will run for West Virginia Senate and the seat currently held by Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman, ...