Kanawha recycling processing operations move back to Slack Street
Plus: Great Race rolls into Charleston, new fire ladder truck received in Nitro and more Kanawha Valley news and events
June 26, 2025 | Weather: 🌦️ 93° F / 🌒 72° F
Good Thursday, neighbor!
It’s June 26. Today, visitors with the 2025 Great Race will pull into Charleston, bringing classic cars — and plenty of celebration! — to the capital city. Rally participants began their journey in St. Paul, Minn. on Saturday. They’ll end in Lake Murray, S.C. on Sunday, June 29. Additionally, this week’s Live on the Levee will be held at six o’clock this evening. There are more details in today’s event calendar below.
And we’re off.
The county’s recycling processing operations have returned to Slack Street, and a local fire department has acquired a new ladder truck. Here’s the 411 from communities around the Kanawha Valley, including Charleston, Nitro and Clendenin.
Today
1-4 p.m. — 414 Art Club, 414 Fourth Ave., Montgomery.
2 p.m. — Tie Dye Party, Cross Lanes Branch Library, 5449 Big Tyler Road, Cross Lanes.
4 p.m. — Kanawha County Commission Meeting, 409 Virginia St. East, Charleston.
5 p.m. — Family Paint Along, Clendenin Branch Library, 107 Koontz Ave., Suite 100, Clendenin.
5 p.m. — KCR Floral Studio Opening Celebration, KCR Floral Studio, 906 Quarrier St., Charleston.
5:30 p.m. — 2025 Great Race, Haddad Riverfront Park, 700 Kanawha Blvd., Charleston.
6 p.m. — Adult Painting Class, South Charleston Public Library, 312 Fourth Avenue, South Charleston.
6 p.m. — Headstone Cleaning Work Party, Spring Hill Cemetery, 1555 Farnsworth Dr., Charleston.
6 p.m. — Here for Good Block Party, Covenant House, 600 Shrewsbury St., Charleston.
6 p.m. — Live on the Levee Veterans Night, Haddad Riverfront Park, 700 Kanawha Blvd., Charleston.
6 p.m. — Live Music With Chad Jones, Lola’s, 1038 Bridge Road, Charleston.
6 p.m. — Phone Photography Workshop, Dunbar Branch Library, 301 12th St., Dunbar.
7 p.m. — King Trivia Pub Quiz, Huddle & Hatchets, 122 Capitol St., Charleston.
7 p.m. — Live Music With Shane Meade, Fife Street Brewing, 180 Summers St., Charleston.
7 p.m. — Live Music With The Charleston Rogues & Friends, Wandering Wind Meadery, 422 Washington St. West, Charleston.
7 p.m. — Open Mic, Coal River Coffee Company, 64 Olde Main Plaza, St. Albans.
Upcoming
Saturday, June 28 — 7 p.m.: Pride Comedy Night, Wandering Wind Meadery, 422 Washington St. West, Charleston.
Saturday, June 28 — 10 p.m.: Hip-Hop Bash, The Empty Glass, 410 Elizabeth St., Charleston.
Sunday, June 29 — 2 p.m.: Bluey & Bingo At The Ballpark, GoMart Ballpark, 601 Morris St., Charleston.
Today, we remember the following neighbors who have recently passed:
Barbara Sue Cyrus, 82, of South Charleston, died June 24, 2025.
Opal Elaine Jenkins Hanshaw, 55, of Alum Creek, died June 23, 2025.
Thomas Gilmore “Tom” Jones, 87, of Charleston, died June 21, 2025.
Dr. Howard Frederick Kuhn, 86, of Charleston, died March 12, 2025.
Jonathan Howard Kuhn, 53, of Charleston, died Nov. 16, 2024.
Geraldine Lorraine “Jerry” (Braden) Marsh, 94, of Charleston, died June 21, 2025.
Randolph Clark Rader, 69, of Dunbar, died June 21, 2025.
Judith Lee Smith, 80, of Charleston, died June 22, 2025.
Vincent West, of Hurricane, formerly of Nitro, died June 23, 2025.
Paul Curtis Wood, 75, of St. Albans, died June 22, 2025.
Sheddrick LaMaine “Shed” Woods, 52, formerly of Charleston, died June 16, 2025.
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