CHARLESTON — 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.

WEST VIRGINIA — The staff of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, on all of its campuses, showed support for “Collegiate Recovery Day” by wearing purple on April 15.

LOGAN — Southern Coalition for the Arts has brought theatre into homes around the county through a virtual show.

Earlier this year, Gov. Jim Justice unveiled the new West Virginia Vacation Guide, a travel inspiration magazine to promote the state.

CHARLESTON — A recent study commissioned by the West Virginia Coal Association and conducted by the West Virginia University Bureau for Business and Economic Research, shows in 2019 the coal mining industry and coal-fired power plants generated approximately $14 billion in economic activity …

LOGAN — A host of county officials, state representatives for the area and law enforcement participated in a public forum at the Fountain Place Cinema 8 on Thursday, April 15, to discuss the litter and garbage dumping problem in Logan County.

LOGAN — During their regular session Wednesday, April 14, the Logan County Housing Authority passed a resolution adopting the Logan County Commission’s housing plan from 2019.

CHAPMANVILLE — One month after they declined to make a donation to the baseball team, the Chapmanville Town Council instead decided to make a general donation to the local town athletic association instead.

CHAPMANVILLE — Lonnie Berry, who owns the Tudor’s Biscuit World restaurant in Chapmanville, addressed the Chapmanville Town Council during their regular session Tuesday, April 13, where he asked council to prohibit out-of-town food vendors.

National Nurses Week is May 6-12, and we are inviting readers to help us recognize the dedicated nurses in our county.

CHAPMANVILLE — The Logan County Sheriff’s Department, in sponsorship with the PIECES Coalition and the Logan County Prevention Coalition, held the first of three scheduled drug takeback days on Friday, April 16. The takeback was held at the Tracy Vickers Community Center in Chapmanville. Two…

West Virginians who already filed their taxes still can make use of a federal tax break through the American Rescue Plan Act.

CHAPMANVILLE — The Chapmanville Town Council recently approved police chief Alan Browning’s request to purchase six body cameras for the town’s police department.

CHAPMANVILLE — One man is dead following a two-vehicle collision at the Old Logan Road intersection near Chapmanville on Tuesday, April 13.

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Legislature passed a bill on the last day of the regular legislative session Saturday designed to help the coal industry while rejecting an amendment designed to help communities devastated by the industry’s decline.

HOLDEN — A symbolic “Donate Life” flag-raising ceremony in honor of National Donate Life Month, which is observed every April, was held at the Logan Regional Medical Center Life Services Center building at Holden Road late Tuesday morning.

LOGAN — While the City of Logan’s Easter gathering was delayed by a week, it still attracted an energetic crowd to the former Sayer Building lot downtown on Wednesday, April 7.

CHAPMANVILLE — A man and woman are accused by Chapmanville Police of driving under the influence and being in possession of a mix of heroin and fentanyl while a child was in the backseat of their vehicle.

MOUNT GAY — A woman from the Breeden area of Mingo County is accused of trying to bite a West Virginia state trooper’s arm after she was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and trespassing at the Kroger grocery store at Mount Gay.

LOGAN — A man from Utah was once again arrested in Logan recently and charged with attempting to break into vehicles at Logan Regional Medical Center.

LOGAN — The square of the West Virginia State Building in downtown Logan was filled with local residents Friday evening for a drug addiction and awareness event centered on religion.

LOGAN — Several family members and friends of Teddy Nelson gathered on Midelburg Island near Logan High School Sunday afternoon to celebrate his life, one year after his untimely death from complications of the coronavirus.

National Nurses Week is May 6-12, and we are inviting readers to help us recognize the dedicated nurses in our county.

CHAPMANVILLE — More than a dozen volunteers spent part of their Saturday morning and afternoon picking up trash around the town of Chapmanville during the town’s annual spring cleanup day.

CHARLESTON — The enthusiasm West Virginia state lawmakers had for this year’s broadband bill on Day 1 of the 2021 legislative session had turned into strife with industry lobbyists Saturday, the last day of the session.

LOGAN — During the Logan County Commission’s regular meeting Monday, commissioner Diana Barnette proposed hiring someone to separate the positions for economic development authority director and county administrator.

LOGAN — Art students at Logan High School have been busy creating a large mosaic of ceramic tiles, each containing something different for each student who painted it.

The Buffalo Creek Watershed Association’s 17th annual Memorial Fish Day was held Monday morning at the Justin McCoy Park, which is located in the Buffalo Creek community of Latrobe. The day opened with the dispensing of 1,500 pounds of trout from state fish hatcheries, and nearly 100 childre…

The Logan County Sheriff’s Department has announced three drug takeback days will take place through the month of April.

On Thursday, April 1, social workers from several agencies participated in raising this flag in front of the West Virginia State Building in downtown Logan to observe April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.

WEST LOGAN — A licensed cosmetology school based in Huntington will begin offering instruction in the Logan area later this year.

CHAPMANVILLE — A spring cleanup event is scheduled in Chapmanville this Saturday, and a free pickup for larger items is set for next Wednesday.