West Virginia
Cabell County voters in WV make their voices heard on women's reproductive rights, school levy • West Virginia Watch
As Cabell County voters took to the polls Tuesday morning, they had various issues and races on their minds.
Maggi Anderson, of Barboursville, West Virginia, said reproductive rights were her primary issue.
“The most important issue for me is women’s rights,” Anderson said. “I feel as a woman of any age, this should be one of the most important things in this election today.”
For her, Anderson said, voting was a way to fight for women’s futures while honoring those who came before her.
“Fighting for not only our rights as women right now,” Anderson said. “But like I said, the women that are going to come after us and to honor the women that came before us.”
Gina Milum, the Democratic candidate for House District 27, of Huntington, said reproductive rights were also one of her top issues.
“First and foremost, I have been activated by reproductive rights,” Milum said. “Even though my reproductive years are long in my rearview mirror, I have two daughters and six granddaughters. It’s an important thing to me.”
Debra La Pierre Sospe, of Milton, said her top issues included the economy, cost of living and homelessness.
She also said she wanted to “bring the Lord back in our country, starting with our schools and the home.”
She said her motivation mainly stemmed from a sense of duty.
“I’ve voted since I was 18,” La Pierre Sospe said. “It’s always been my life.”
Anderson said her son was her primary motivation to cast her ballot.
“I feel like voting you have to do it for not only the people who are here right now,” Anderson said. “But for the children and the future of our country.”
She said to her, the presidential race was most important, followed by the local elections.
“First and most importantly, the presidential,” Anderson said. “The local elections are all fairly important to me.”
Milum said she wished the presidential election was closer in West Virginia.
“Of course, everybody’s biting their nails over the presidential race. I wish I felt things were closer in West Virginia,” Milum said.
Milum said she focused more on down ballot races than the presidential election.
“A lot of the down ballot races, especially the state senate, especially the House of Representatives, are very important for me to watch because people don’t realize how much either harm or good that people in those positions can do,” Milum said.
La Pierre Sospe said she looked for “truth, honesty, and love for the Lord and our country” when deciding who to vote for.
As for the Cabell County school levy, Anderson said it was not at the front of her mind.
“I don’t know much about it,” Anderson said. “It’s not one of the issues I have dove into deeply today.”
Milum lives in the portion of Huntington located in Wayne County, and cannot vote for the levy. She said she would have certainly voted yes if she was able to.
“I was 100% vote no in May,” Milum said. “Now I am 100% vote yes in November.”
Milum said she believed the pre-primary movement to strike down the levy was successful in its messaging.
“The message was sent to the past superintendent,” Milum said. “He heard, he left, we now have new board members, we have a new superintendent, the libraries have their money, the parks have their money, and the schools have better leadership.”
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced that it is accepting applications for a controlled waterfowl hunt, scheduled to take place October 3-11 at McClintic Wildlife Management Area near Point Pleasant in Mason County.
Waterfowl hunters who wish to participate must submit their application by 11:59 p.m. August 14 at WVhunt.com. Successful applicants will be notified by mail by the second week of September.
“Controlled hunts like this are an important part of our mission to manage wildlife resources responsibly, while also giving hunters access to high-quality hunting experiences,” said WVDNR Director Brett McMillion.
The event allows hunters to hunt from a shooting station in a controlled waterfowl hunting zone at McClintic WMA during the October split of the waterfowl season. Hunters who are successful in the lottery draw are assigned an area free of charge and are permitted to bring one guest. A shooting station is also available for hunters who have a disability.
Hunters successful in the draw will be randomly assigned a day to hunt. They must report to the McClintic WMA office prior to 6 a.m. that day. Applicants not selected may come to the McClintic office on the morning of each day’s hunt to sign up for an opportunity to hunt shooting stations not filled by selected hunters.
For more information, consult the West Virginia Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations, which will be available online at WVdnr.gov and at WVDNR offices by the end of August.
West Virginia
The Moving Wall returns to West Virginia with stop in St. Albans this week – WV MetroNews
ST. ALBANS, W.Va – Kanawha Valley residents and visitors from around the state get the chance to pay their respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Vietnam War when The Moving Wall arrives in St. Albans this week.
The Moving Wall is a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Washington, DC, and it has been touring the United States for over 40 years to give Americans that may not be able to visit the memorial a chance to recognize those who lost their lives.
“The Moving Wall was put together in 1984 for the purpose of providing a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It’s about 250 feet long, about ten foot at the high point, and then slopesx down along both wings of the wall,” VFW Post 6418 Commander Jerry Mollohan said Tuesday on 580 Live with Dave Allen.
VFW Post 6418 is hosting The Moving Wall in St. Albans with public viewing beginning at noon on Thursday and continuing through Sunday. A ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, at the wall’s location at 1481 MacCorkle Avenue.
“It’s coming to us from a VFW post in North Carolina, and they’ll be in town tomorrow night, and they’ll bring the wall to the St. Albans Shopping Center,” Mollohan said.
West Virginia suffered the highest casualty rate per capita of any state during the Vietnam War and was among the states with the highest rate of volunteers for service. Mollohan said this is a chance for people with ties to those that served to reconnect with their history.
“There’s 388 West Virginians on the wall, and, of course, there’s over 58,000 total names on the wall. There’s just a lot of family and friends that are connected to those servicepeople that are on the wall,” he said.
Mollohan takes pride in VFW Post 6418 bringing The Moving Wall to West Virginia for the first time in recent memory. He wants residents to come out and learn more about the lives lost in service of the United States.
“The sacrifices that the country has made in all wars is high priority for our obligation to recognize the price of freedom,” he said.
VFW Post 6418 has more information about The Moving Wall at vfw6418.org.
A 6-year-old boy died in a motocross crash in West Virginia over the weekend, officials say.
The boy died during practice runs at Mason Motocross in Mason County on Sunday morning, CBS affiliate WOWK reported. The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. at the track in Point Pleasant.
Officials reportedly said a medical helicopter was called to the scene of the crash, but the child was not stable enough to be flown to the hospital, so instead he was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. The boy later died from his injuries at the hospital. He has not been identified as of Monday night.
The Mason Motocross races on Sunday were canceled after the crash, WOWK reported. They were scheduled to start at noon. According to a Facebook post from Mason Motocross, practice runs began around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday.
In a separate Facebook post on Monday, Mason Motocross asked for prayers for the boy’s family.
“Let’s lift them up in prayer during this unimaginable time,” the social media post said. “Our community. Our support. Our prayers.”
No other information about the crash was released on Monday.
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