Posts by Heather Niday

It was a once in a lifetime experience for some lucky middle school students

A doctor and pharmacist at PMH present their reasons for getting the COVID-19 vaccine

The public is invited to participate in a virtual scoping meeting Thursday, May 6 from 6 to 8pm  to learn about the proposed Cranberry-Spring Creek project on Monongahela National Forest’s Gauley Ranger District. This project is in the beginning stages of development. The project area is in Nicholas, Greenbrier, Pocahontas, and Webster counties, and includes…

This podcast tells the tale of a true life murder mystery in the wilds of West Virginia

It’s on the bucket list for a lot of people – hiking part or all of the Appalachian Trail.  And in 2020, the AT felt the impacts of COVID lockdowns in the form of shelters and trailheads on the trail being closed.   On April 21st, the US Forest Service announced that shelters along the trail…

How fast is your broadband connection? Inquiring minds at the FCC want to know.

The Warrior Boys basketball game will be broadcast on our alternate online stream Wednesday, March 24th beginning at 6pm.  Please use this URL in your favorite browser:  gowarriors.game-host.org.   The Warrior Girls basketball game on Thursday March 25th (at 6pm) and the Charger football game on March 26th (at 7pm) will be on the normal online…

According to a press release from the Monongahela National Forest, the public is invited to participate in one of two virtual meetings, to be held on April 13th and 15th, from 6-7:30 p.m. The purpose of the meetings is to give information related to rehabilitation projects at the Lake Sherwood Campground on the Monongahela National…

Staff from the Family Refuge Center in Lewisburg, WV will participate in the upcoming 2021 Virtual Sexual Violence Awareness Day at the Legislature on March 4th. The team will meet with representatives from Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, and Pocahontas Counties to bring awareness to the prevalence of sexual violence in West Virginia. The public is invited…

Another round of Paycheck Protection Program loans will be available beginning January 15th, 2021

If taking in the winter beauty of Dolly Sods is your idea of a perfect Christmas outing, you may want to do it soon, because the Monongahela National Forest officials are preparing to implement the annual winter road closures in the Dolly Sods area. Gates on Forest Roads 19 and 75 leading to Dolly Sods…

They’re easily recognized by their black and orange markings and delicate yet purposeful flight. But the Monarch Butterfly is also under threat.  After a thorough assessment of the monarch butterfly’s status, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has found that adding the monarch butterfly to the list of threatened and endangered species is warranted but…