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🌱 What a former Ravenswood track coach’s guilty plea really means now
Ravenswood, West Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Ravenswood! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What a former Ravenswood track coach’s guilty plea really means now
- Ravenswood’s Hayden Heath named to prestigious North-South all-star football roster
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cool, temps: high: 63, low: 42.
- Friday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former track coach makes conditional guilty plea to misdemeanor charge (wvnews.com) — A former Ravenswood Middle School assistant track coach has entered a conditional guilty plea to a misdemeanor attempted invasion of privacy charge, tied to an incident reported by Ravenswood school staff. A Jackson County judge imposed a suspended six‑month jail term, two years of unsupervised probation, and lifetime sex‑offender registration, while the defendant pursues an appeal to West Virginia’s highest court. 
• 2026 North-South All-Star Football Classic rosters announced (wchstv.com) — A Ravenswood High School lineman, Hayden Heath, has been selected for the 2026 North-South All-Star Football Classic, giving local fans someone to cheer for in this statewide showcase. The June 20 game in South Charleston will feature top seniors from across West Virginia and be broadcast live on TV and online.
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Chip Carving →
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Wood County Young Author Awards - Jefferson Elementary School Audit
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Barlow Summer Music Series: Plan B
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🗞 Nearby News
Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant softball dominates Nitro in high-scoring regional opener (wvnews.com)
- Point Pleasant man pleads guilty to first-degree arson in Mason County (wvnews.com)
- Aliens? Nephilim? Boebert Weighs in on UAPs (coloradotimesrecorder.com)
Parkersburg
- West Virginia University at Parkersburg celebrates largest graduating class (newsandsentinel.com)
- FOP honors officers during Police Week (newsandsentinel.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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