🌱 How Marshall’s home run record season is unfolding in Huntington

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In today's newsletter:

• How Marshall’s home run record season is unfolding in Huntington
• Could Huntington forgive your late city fees this spring?
• Why Huntington’s WWI monument is moving across 3rd Avenue

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

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A couple of thundershowers, with a high of 76 and low of 53 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 83, low: 54.
• Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 84 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Herd softball breaks single-season home run record (therealwv.com) — Marshall softball’s record-setting home run season is unfolding right here in Huntington, where the Herd just broke its single-season mark with 80 homers despite dropping a 4-2 finale to South Alabama. The team has still won all six Sun Belt series this year and now heads to EKU for its final midweek matchup as it chases a conference title.
   

• Huntington's annual amnesty period for delinquent fees underway (wowktv.com) — Huntington residents who are behind on city fire protection or refuse fees can now have their late penalties forgiven during the city’s annual amnesty period, which runs 60 days from April 15. Homeowners must live in the property, pay all principal by June 30, 2026, and apply through the city to qualify, offering some budget relief while encouraging people to catch up.
   

• Huntington war monument begins relocation journey (wowktv.com) — A well-known World War I monument honoring American Car and Foundry workers from Huntington is being carefully removed from 3rd Avenue and stored until its new home is ready this summer. The Huntington Municipal Development Authority plans to reinstall it on redeveloped ACF property near Marshall’s Advanced Manufacturing Center, with added lighting and displays to preserve the site’s industrial and military history.
   

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📸 Around Huntington

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Huntington

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 25

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

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• 10-13 Year Old Book Club (YS)
  Cabell County Public Library (Main) , 455 9th Street Plaza , Huntington
  4:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Brown Bag Workshops, Part 2 (Main)
  Cabell County Public Library (Main) , 455 9th Street Plaza , Huntington
  12:00 pm
• Poetry Reading at Your Library (Main)
  Cabell County Public Library (Main) , 455 9th Street Plaza , Huntington
  12:00 pm
• Storybook Cooking (YS)
  Cabell County Public Library (Main) , 455 9th Street Plaza , Huntington
  3:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Rocky Horror Picture Show
  Foundry Theater , 800 5th Ave , Huntington
  8:00 pm

Monday April 27

• Drip Drop and Discover (YS)
  Cabell County Public Library (Main) , 455 9th Street Plaza , Huntington
  5:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Game Day (YS)
  Cabell County Public Library (Main) , 455 9th Street Plaza , Huntington
• Meditate and Create (Main)
  Cabell County Public Library (Main) , 455 9th Street Plaza , Huntington
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 25

• Loopyfest 2026
  The Loud , 741 6th Ave , Huntington
  5:00 pm

Thursday April 30

• Spring Writer’s Brainstorm Meetup
  Cox Landing Branch Library , 6363 Cox Lane , Lesage
  3:30 pm

Tuesday May 5

• 27th Annual School of Medicine Golf Classic
  Guyan Golf & Country Club , 1 Bill Campbell Way , Huntington
  12:00 pm

Friday May 8

• All Your Friends
  The Loud , 741 6th Ave , Huntington
  8:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Centers posted a job opening for PT Swim Instructor in Huntington. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Huntington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Huntington here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Barboursville

• Huntington Mall to host Senior Health & Lifestyle Fair (wowktv.com)
• W.Va. State Police increase speed patrols along I-64 in Cabell County (wchstv.com)
• Quartet of Speakers, Coach Auction Highlight 2026 QB Club Reverse Raffle (herdzone.com)

Milton

• Marshall Softball Plays Final Scheduled Midweek at EKU (herdzone.com)

Hurricane

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Mission West Virginia Invites Media to Inaugural 'Power of One Luncheon' (wvpress.org)
• Mayor asks for state's help to improve road conditions (wsaz.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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