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Garibaldi Lodge Turns 100 With Music, Miles and Memories

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FOLLANSBEE — A parade and 5K race are in the works as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Garibaldi Lodge. The Giuseppe Garibaldi Lodge was incorporated in October 1926 in Follansbee as a fellowship and service organization for the community’s Italian residents and their descendants. Among its local activities was the organization of an annual celebration held the first weekend of August for 60 years until 2004. Such a celebration is returning this year in honor of the lodge’s 100 years of service. Planned for July 31 and Aug. 1, the event will include a ...

Back 2 School Fun Fair Moving To JM Field House

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MOUNDSVILLE — The 2026 Marshall County Schools Back to School Fun Fair, slated for 9 a.m. to noon July 29, will take place in a new location this year — the John Marshall Field House, located off Tomlinson Avenue in Moundsville. Organizer Susie Baker said the 26th annual fun fair has ...

Ohio County GOP Has New Leadership, Seeks Executive Committee Members

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WHEELING — The Ohio County Republican Party has a new chairman who will oversee a 12-member board that currently has just five members. Michael Borsuk, a recent graduate of Marshall University, is the new chairman. He will begin graduate studies at Marshall in the fall. Borsuk also will serve as acting treasurer of the committee until one is appointed. Bob Luchetti will serve as vice chair. Beth Hinebaugh, the current House of Delegates District 4 nominee, was selected as secretary. Other current members of the Ohio County GOP Executive Committee are Dolph Santorine and Mark ...

Federal Judge Denies State Request To Delay Foster Care Lawsuit

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CHARLESTON – The federal judge presiding over a class action lawsuit challenging conditions in West Virginia's foster care system denied a request by state officials to pause the case while seeking clarification from the U.S. Supreme Court, setting a future trial date. U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin issued an order Thursday denying a motion by attorneys representing Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the state Department of Human Services seeking a stay of the lawsuit brought on behalf of children in the state foster care system in 2019. The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office and ...