The West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is soliciting bids for the completion of scholarly essays for inclusion in a special publication.

This publication is being produced in conjunction with the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History’s (WVDACH) efforts to commemorate the nation’s semiquincentennial, the 250th anniversary of the United States. The publication will cover topics related to western Virginia’s (West Virginia) history prior to 1815.

The full request is available by contacting Claire Tryon, either by emailing claire.e.tryon@wv.gov or calling (304) 558-0240.

These essays are intended for a public audience; therefore, they should expand an individual’s knowledge of the subject while being an engaging narrative, written in accessible language. The finished publication will consist of an introduction from WV SHPO, a maximum of ten essays, and a list of important historic resources in both print and digital formats.

All Expressions of Interest must be received no later than 4 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2024. Submissions will be accepted that are delivered via the mail or received via email.

In just a matter of a couple of weeks, several outlets went from projecting West Virginia to make a bowl game, to not, to now making a lower-tier bowl.

This week’s road contest at Oklahoma State is a big one for WVU as a win would not only get them halfway to bowl eligibility but 2-0 in Big 12 Conference play. Considering WVU is in year six under head coach Neal Brown, positioning for the conference title should be where the focus lies, not whether or not they’ll reach six wins to make a bowl.

And until the Mountaineers stack several wins together, the bowl projections for the Old Gold and Blue aren’t going to be all that appealing. The good news is, their bowl stock could increase drastically over the next three weeks with Iowa State and Kansas State, two ranked opponents, waiting for them.

Here are the updated projections entering Week 6.

Action Network: Independence Bowl vs. Oregon State

Athlon Sports: Birmingham Bowl vs. Georgia Tech

Bleacher Report: First Responder Bowl vs. UTSA

CBS Sports: Armed Forces Bowl vs. Tulane

College Football News: First Responders Bowl vs. SMU

ESPN (Kyle Bonagura): Independence Bowl vs. Oregon State
ESPN (Mark Schlabach): First Responder Bowl vs. Georgia Tech

USA Today: First Responder vs. Rutgers

West Virginia On SI: First Responder Bowl vs. NC State

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