🌱 Deputies investigate deadly overnight incident involving ambulance near Elkview EMS base

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• Deputies investigate deadly overnight incident involving ambulance near Elkview EMS base

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Very warm; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 43. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 61 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Man dies after reported incident with ambulance in Kanawha County (wvnstv.com) — Emergency officials say a man died after reportedly jumping in front of a Kanawha County ambulance near the EMS detachment in Elkview early Thursday morning. Deputies found him critically injured along U.S. Route 119, and he later died at a local hospital. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is still investigating what led up to the incident.
   

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📸 Around Elkview

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elkview

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★ Featured events ★

Monday April 20

• John Adams Middle vs. Elkview Middle
  John Adams Middle School, 2002 Presidential Dr, Charleston
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday April 20

• Elkview Middle School vs Dunbar Middle
  Elkview Middle School , 5090 Elk River Rd N , Elkview
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Logan JV Baseball @ Herbert Hoover
  Herbert Hoover High School , 775 Husky Wy , Elkview
  4:30 pm
• Logan Varsity Baseball @ Herbert Hoover
  Herbert Hoover High School , 775 Husky Wy , Elkview
  7:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Jump into Storytime
  Elk Valley Branch Library , 313 The , Crossings Mall Rd , Elkview
  10:30 am
• Wayne Varsity Softball @ Herbert Hoover
  Herbert Hoover High School , 775 Husky Wy , Elkview
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Winfield Varsity Softball @ Herbert Hoover
  Herbert Hoover High School , 775 Husky Wy , Elkview
  5:30 pm
• Elkview Middle School vs Sissonville Middle School
  Herbert Hoover High School , 775 Husky Wy , Elkview
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Purcellville Music and Arts Festival
  250 S. Nursery Ave. , Purcellville
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• WV Enduro Series
  Kanawha State Forest , 7500 Dr , Charleston
  10:00 am
• Different Not Less Autism Inclusion 5K
  Haddad River Front Park , 601-699 Kanawha Blvd E , Charleston
  1:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Books and Booze Spring Adult Book Fair
  Beni Kedem Temple , 100 Quarrier St , Charleston
  2:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• 2026 West Virginia Coffee Festival - Session I
  Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center , 200 Civic Center Dr , Charleston
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Elkview. Apply here.
• Kroger posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in Elkview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elkview here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Charleston

• South Charleston Fire Department sells trucks using online platform (wowktv.com)
• Playtime along the Kanawha River as near record-high temps hit Charleston (wvpress.org)
• WV native Stephen Thomas returns home with DaBaby, Waka Flocka, & Ying Yang Twins at Woody Fest (therealwv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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