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  Good morning. Here is your West Virginia State Roundup. In state education policy, the West Virginia Department of Education has rolled out a detailed proposal to update the state's school funding formula. Offered as a baseline for state lawmakers, education officials caution that as many as eight to twenty schools could face closure or consolidation over the coming year if structural updat...

Good morning. Here is your New York State Roundup. Civic groups and voting advocates are organizing "No Kings" rallies across Western, Central, and Eastern New York this weekend. Demonstrations are scheduled in major communities—including Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Kingston, and Poughkeepsie—focusing on political opposition to national policies while driving voter turnout ahead of Elec...

  Good morning. Parkersburg City Council has finalized rental rates and operating guidelines for the new Simms Powell Pavilion in City Park. Following a narrow five-to-four vote, council members added an amendment requiring bi-annual usage reports to evaluate facility demand, while establishing hourly and daily rental fees for both private functions and non-profit organizations. Downtown Marietta...

Good morning. In Steuben County, boutique gift store Crown & Root in the village of Canisteo is celebrating a major boost in business following its recent move to a prominent Main Street storefront. Shop owner Susan Kelley reports sales have doubled since relocating to the corner of Main and Depot streets, providing local shoppers with an affordable, curated selection of unique home décor, soa...

Good morning. Corning’s Home Central on Park Avenue is hosting a public grand re-opening celebration this Saturday from ten a.m. to two p.m. following its acquisition of the former Corning Building Company. The third-generation family-owned business reports that the transition brings expanded building materials and home improvement inventory to contractors and local homeowners across the Twin Tier...

Good morning. A nineteen-year-old Marble man is facing a felony strangulation charge after State Police in Clarion say he choked a woman unconscious during an argument at a home in Elk Township. Troopers report the victim suffered neck injuries during the incident before posting fifty thousand dollars bail following her interview with investigators. A high-profile homicide case involving a former...

Good morning. A twenty-one-year-old Mahaffey man is facing felony attempted homicide charges after State Police say he fired dozens of rounds at two local businesses and a church in Clearfield County. Troopers arrested Kody Alexander Davis on Tuesday following reports of a drive-by shooting at a business in La Jose, with court records listing paranoia after missing medications as a driving factor....

Good morning. More than fifteen thousand dollars was raised in downtown New Castle during the tenth annual Lawrence County Out of the Darkness Walk on World Mental Health Day. Over two hundred participants gathered to raise awareness for suicide prevention and mental health resources, while the Human Services Center celebrated the grand opening of the new Hope Park facility on North Mill Street. T...

Good morning. Local florists brought smiles to Chestnut Street in Meadville during the annual "Petal It Forward" national giveaway campaign. Staff from Loeffler’s Flowers & Gifts and Blossoms and Blooms Boutique handed out over two hundred autumnal floral bouquets to passing pedestrians and drivers to encourage random acts of kindness throughout the community. Meadville Area Senior H...

Good morning. Here is your West Virginia State Roundup. In state education news, West Virginia school officials took major action regarding the state's school funding system. The Department of Education released a detailed framework aimed at updating state funding formulas for lawmakers. Additionally, a majority of state school board members voted to submit an official position to the state S...

Good morning. Here is your New York State Roundup. In state politics, Governor Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman faced off in their first and only televised debate of the gubernatorial campaign. Hosted by Spectrum News New York 1 in Manhattan, the one-hour faceoff featured heated exchanges over rising utility costs, state immigration enforcement, and public safety policies as b...

  Good morning. A ten million dollar redevelopment plan has been announced to transform the historic Glass Press buildings in downtown Marietta. Project developer Ataraxia Properties, in partnership with JobsOhio and state agencies, plans to convert forty-three thousand square feet across Putnam and Union streets into a mixed-use destination featuring upper-floor housing, office spaces, a coffee s...

Good morning. The Olean General Foundation announced that its annual Pulse of the Community Gala in Ellicottville raised over one hundred thousand dollars. Foundation officials say the proceeds will directly support capital improvements, new medical technology, and expanded healthcare services for patients across Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. St. Bonaventure University has announced a new fin...