Middle schoolers bring Shakespearean magic to life via ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

Charleston captured the 2025-26 MEC Commissioner’s Cup for overall athletic excellence, earning its ninth straight title behind a 0.978 all-sports rating and a haul of championships. West Virginia Wesleyan finished eighth in the final standings with a 0.462 rating.

Week one of the Summer Basketball League rolled on at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, with the Ball Hogs (Varsity) and Sam’s Pizza posting big wins in the Buccaneer Division.

Sam’s Pizza surged into a first-place tie with First Community Bank at 94 points in the Bob Cupp Memorial Golf League after a 27½-12½ rout of Lynx WV. First Community Bank tied Lisa Cain Edward Jones, while Evan Coffman won Low Actual (35) and Jerry Cochran took Low Net (30).

West Virginia’s GHSP and NHTSA are urging drivers to avoid drug-impaired driving this Fourth of July, warning that “if you feel different, you drive different.” Even marijuana and over-the-counter meds can slow reactions and impair judgment.

West Virginia State Parks will host a Ringing of the Bell Ceremony at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park on Friday, July 3 at 3 p.m., honoring sacrifices for American liberty.

As America nears its 250th birthday, WVU historian William Hal Gorby traces a shared story of progress: education as a force that helps communities adapt and prosper.