Winchester

Forest waives recreation fees on National Get Outdoors Day

June 7, 2022 GMT

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The Daniel Boone National Forest is waiving fees at recreation sites in honor of National Get Outdoors Day.

Fees won't be collected at forest-operated recreation sites on Saturday, a statement from the U.S.

American Woodmark: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

May 26, 2022 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) _ American Woodmark Corp. (AMWD) on Thursday reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $14.5 million.

The Winchester, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 87 cents per share.

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Trex: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May 9, 2022 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) _ Trex Co. (TREX) on Monday reported first-quarter net income of $71.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Winchester, Virginia-based company said it had net income of 62 cents.

Roadside zoo owner pleads no contest to animal cruelty

March 25, 2022 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The owner of a Virginia roadside zoo and his nephew pleaded no contest Friday to multiple counts of animal cruelty and received suspended sentences, state Attorney General Jason Miyares announced.

Trex: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

February 28, 2022 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) _ Trex Co. (TREX) on Monday reported fourth-quarter profit of $25 million.

On a per-share basis, the Winchester, Virginia-based company said it had profit of 22 cents. Earnings, adjusted for asset impairment costs, were 55 cents per share.

American Woodmark: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

February 24, 2022 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) _ American Woodmark Corp. (AMWD) on Thursday reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of $49.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

On a per-share basis, the Winchester, Virginia-based company said it had a loss of $2.97.

Prescribed burns planned at Daniel Boone National Forest

February 23, 2022 GMT

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — A series of prescribed burns will start this month in Daniel Boone National Forest, forest officials said.

The purpose is to reduce the risk of wildfires and increase wildfire habitat diversity.

4 WVU Mountaineer mascot candidates to compete in finals

February 21, 2022 GMT

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Four finalists have been selected for the chance to become West Virginia University’s next Mountaineer mascot.

The finalists will participate in a cheer-off competition Saturday at the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown during the men’s basketball game against Texas.

How Ohio High School Basketball teams ranked in their weekly games

February 13, 2022 GMT

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How Ohio High School Basketball teams ranked in their weekly games

January 23, 2022 GMT

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January 9, 2022 GMT

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Police: Virginia man wanted for fatal shooting in Maryland

December 31, 2021 GMT

TRAPPE, Md. (AP) — Maryland State Police say they're searching for a northern Virginia man who is accused of fatally shooting a woman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

WTOP reported Friday that police said the woman's body was found on the morning of Christmas Eve in a small town in Talbot County.

Police: 4 shot during domestic dispute at Virginia rest stop

December 27, 2021 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — Four people were shot Sunday during a domestic dispute at a Virginia rest stop, police said.

Virginia State Police said several people tried to intervene when a dispute between a man and a woman turned physical at a rest area off Interstate 81 on Sunday morning, The Washington Post reported.

Newspaper publisher, Kentucky pioneer for women, dies at 92

December 25, 2021 GMT

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Former Winchester Sun publisher Betty Berryman, the first female president of the Kentucky Press Association, died Saturday morning, the newspaper reported.

Berryman, who served as publisher of the newspaper between 1988 and 2006, was 92.

Woman pleads guilty to helping hide body in homeless camp

December 13, 2021 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — A woman has pleaded guilty to helping hide a dead body in a Virginia homeless encampment and will spend up to five years in prison.

Clara Ann Perdue, 38, entered her plea and was sentenced Thursday, The Winchester Star reported.

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Hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker Sam Huff dies at 87

By TOM CANAVANNovember 14, 2021 GMT

Sam Huff, the hard-hitting Hall of Fame linebacker who helped the New York Giants reach six NFL title games from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s and later became a popular player and announcer in Washington, died Saturday.

Daniel Boone National Forest waiving fees on Thursday

November 10, 2021 GMT

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The Daniel Boone National Forest is waiving fees at its recreation sites in honor of Veterans Day.

The fee waiver on Thursday applies to all forest-operated recreation sites, the agency said in a statement.

Visitor use survey begins at Daniel Boone National Forest

October 6, 2021 GMT

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Officials have begun a yearlong effort to survey visitors at the Daniel Boone National Forest.

A team from the University of Tennessee began conducting the National Visitor Use Monitoring survey on Saturday and will continue through Sept.

Waived fees, photo contest offered for Public Lands Day

September 21, 2021 GMT

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — The Daniel Boone National Forest plans to celebrate Public Lands Day by waiving most recreation area fees and hosting a virtual photo contest.

Fees on Saturday will be waived except concession-operated sites and reserve group-use areas, the Forest Service said Monday in a statement.

Nonprofit hopes to resettle refugee families in Winchester

May 1, 2021 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — A resettlement organization is hoping to open an office in Winchester that could eventually bring up to 100 international refugees annually to the city...

Daniel Boone National Forest has new supervisor

March 23, 2021 GMT

WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — A new supervisor for the Daniel Boone National Forest has been named.

Pandemic hammers small businesses vital to economic recovery

By PAUL WISEMANOctober 15, 2020 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — In a normal year, hundreds of book lovers would have descended on Winchester this summer for Shenandoah University’s annual children’s literature conference.

Some would have made their way to Christine Patrick’s bookshop downtown.

Pandemic hammers small businesses vital to economic recovery

By PAUL WISEMANOctober 15, 2020 GMT

WVa to Virginia county: Come join us. Virginia county: Nah

By JOHN RABYJanuary 13, 2020 GMT

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Virginia is for lovers, so West Virginia is reviving a 158-year-old proposal to ask one of its counties on a date...

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Technology helps worshipers tune in, tithe, sing

By Cynthia Cather Burton, The Winchester StarApril 23, 2019 GMT

WINCHESTER, Va. (AP) — No need for hymnals in the church pews? Using a mobile phone to put an offering in the collection plate...

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Umpqua Community College provost looks forward to advancing in her new position

Vera WestbrookApril 18, 2017 GMT

WINCHESTER — Kacy Crabtree, with a lifetime of diverse educational experiences, will fill the newly created position of provost at Umpqua Community College starting in July. She hopes to enrich the Douglas County academic environment with those experiences.

Umpqua Community College selects Kacy Crabtree as new provost starting July 1

Vera WestbrookApril 6, 2017 GMT

WINCHESTER — Umpqua Community College announced today that Kacy Crabtree will fill its newly created position of provost.

Crabtree is currently the associate provost at Lees-McRae College in North Carolina.