Posts by Angelo Jiordano
Food, fun and prizes at the annual PMH Health Fair on Friday
Pocahontas Memorial Hospital is hosting its annual Health Fair on Friday. The event aims to improve health and wellness in the community by providing low-cost medical screenings and other lab…
Read MoreA downed satellite is the target of annual search-and-rescue training
A planned, statewide search-and-rescue exercise is scheduled to take place in Pocahontas County this weekend. Bill Kershner is the Operations Planning Officer with Homeland Security/Emergency Management, and he grew up…
Read MorePrime conditions for this year’s Great Greenbrier River Race
Racers and spectators couldn’t have asked for better conditions for the 28th Annual Great Greenbrier River Race in Marlinton on Saturday. Friday’s showers provided participants with sufficient water levels in…
Read MoreLive music, dancing and a special menu at ‘The Forager’s Fling at the Spring’
The Spring, in Lewisburg, wants to invite AMR listeners to a special event scheduled for next month, ‘The Foragers Fling at The Spring.’ On Friday, May 16, there’s going to…
Read MoreNRAO, PCHS and an area business team up for a new forestry project
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank maintains an admirable reputation for its involvement with community and school activities in Pocahontas County. Now, the observatory is collaborating with students…
Read MoreFour first place winners for Pocahontas County at State Social Studies Fair
Some talented Pocahontas County students were turning heads at the state-level Social Studies Fair recently. Superintendent Dr. Donald Bechtel told board members how the students placed at the Tuesday night…
Read MoreState coordinator says spray used in area black fly control program is non-toxic
Between April and October every year the West Virginia Department of Agriculture regularly applies a bacterial agent into area rivers, part of their annual black fly control program. Betsy Reeder…
Read MoreFolks learn to forage at the 2014 Wild Edibles Festival
The 2014 Wild Edibles Festival was held in Hillsboro on Saturday. Attendees had an opportunity to watch demonstrations focused on foragables, ranging in topics from wild mushroom cookery to making…
Read MoreCreative writing workshop to be held in Richwood on Saturday
Any writers, or aspiring writers, are invited to a free creative writing workshop this Saturday in Richwood. Diana Clarke, originally from Worcester, Massachusetts, is an AmeriCorps volunteer at High Rocks,…
Read MoreCommerce Secretary talks about the discussions surrounding Cass Railroad
Cass Scenic Railroad has been drawing a countless number of tourists to Pocahontas County since it first opened as a state park in June 1963. AMR has learned that recent…
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