News Staff Four former school employees of Greenup County, Kentucky have been indicted for allegedly improperly restraining a special needs student at McKell Elementary School in South Shore. Michael Lyons, Ashley Trissler, Makenzie Rice and Faith Jordan have been dismissed by the school system and have been charged several counts of first-degree criminal abuse involving two special … Read more
A former Boone County Schools official said he’s not guilty of stealing from the schools in a scheme that added to $3.4 million in losses. Former head of maintenance Michael Barker faces an 18-count indictment accusing him of defrauding the school system and entered a “not guilty” plea to mail fraud, conspiracy, theft and money … Read more
A Nitro teacher was surprised this week with the state’s 2024-25 Milken Educator Award. Adam Wolfe, a math and engineering teacher at Nitro High School, was surprised with the award during an all-school assembly, according to a news release from the Milken Family Foundation. Along with the award, Wolfe received an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize … Read more
The West Virginia School Building Authority approved $65 million in funding Tuesday, with four counties looking ahead to the construction of new schools. Putnam County will use $8.3 million to build a new Hurricane Middle School. The SBA pledged to earmark the same amount for three consecutive years, posting a total of $25 million for … Read more
Students at Milton Elementary School took a tour of their new school this week. They took busses from the current Milton Elementary school to the brand new building on Tuesday. The new school has been about two years in the making from design through construction. After this week’s ribbon cutting, the school is ready for … Read more
A Rand woman has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of animal cruelty after a humane officer found nine puppies and a dog malnourished in a home in deplorable condition. 30-year old Ashley Rhodes was arrested following an investigation that began earlier this month, according to a criminal complaint from Kanawha County Magistrate Court. … Read more
The West Virginia Water Development Authority approved two dozen projects across the state Tuesday, which will aided by more than $67 million in grants. Eyewitness News said the Economic Enhancement Grant Fund projects aim to improve water and sewage service in several places, including Ansted, where the water treatment plant will see $4.7 million in … Read more
The Huntington City Council has decided against disqualifying candidates for representation of two districts after election results were challenged. The city had recently certified election results that placed Jason Arthur and Stacy Jo Holley on the council representing District 1 and 9 but political adversaries opposed those results, claiming the pair were late in submitting … Read more
City of Charleston offices will be closed December 24-25 for Christmas and December 31-January 1 for New Year’s. Police, fire, and trash collection workers will work usual schedules. Trash collection will be modified the weeks of December 23 through 27 and December 30 through January 3 with early week pickup moving up one day and … Read more
In Kentucky, the City of Ashland held a groundbreaking this week for a new 20-thousand square foot conference center. The Kentucky State Legislature budgeted $25 million with half coming next year, and the remainder in 2026. The Ashland Conference Center will sit next to the historic Paramount Theater on Winchester Avenue.