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Area hits peak for fall foliage viewing
The color quilt of fall is spreading across the state, and here in the Ohio River Valley, we're just now starting to get those deep brushes of orange, yellows and red in our hardwood hills.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The small game hunting seasons in West Virginia began Oct. 10 with the opening of squirrel season.
Veterans Day Parade and Ceremony 
WVSO presents "The Wonder of Love" 
FOOTBALL: Marshall University vs. Southern Miss 
Daughtry 
Gary Allan with special guests Jack Ingram and Eli Young Band 
FOOTBALL: Marshall University vs. SMU 
Festival of Trees and Trains 
Imagination Movers 
FOOTBALL: UTEP vs. Marshall University 
The Rat Pack Is Back Released 11-Nov-09. Runs 240 min.
NCM Fathom presents an encore presentation of Verdi's Aida in select theatres nationwide. The encore presentation (captured live on October 24, 2009) will be shown for one day only on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 6:30 PM in all time zones. Set in ancient Egypt, Aida is both a heartbreaking love story and an epic drama full of spectacular crowd scenes. A cast of powerful voices and a grand production bring the story to life on the Met stage and on the HD screen. Among the score's highlights is the celebrated Triumphal March.
Released 7-Nov-09. Runs 205 min.
NCM Fathom brings the ultimate stage spectacle - The Met: Live in HD - to movie theatre screens nationwide. The broadcast of Puccini's opera Turandot will be presented live for only one day on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT in select movie theatres. Director Franco Zeffirelli's breathtaking production of Puccini's last opera is a favorite of the Met repertoire.
Health and Fitness Expo
The Herald-Dispatch is hosting a Health and Fitness Expo from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Best of Tri-State Winners
A special section previewing The 2009 Best of Tri-State winners and sponsors.
Thunder on the Mountain
A special section previewing the Marshall University Thundering Herd's trip to Morgantown to take on the West Virginia University Mountaineers.
Check out this special section previewing the work the Create West Virginia does previewing the Create West Virginia Conference, Oct. 17-20.
College Football Preview
Check in with all your favorite college football teams to see what's on the horizon for the 2009 season.
High School Football Preview
Check out previews of all of the Tri-State's high school football squads for 2009.
100 Years of History
A look back at 100 years of Tri-State history through The Herald-Dispatch. Ten of the biggest stories of the last 100 years in our area, as voted on by readers, plus hundreds of photos.
MU Back to School
Whether you are an incoming freshman or a veteran at Marshall, there are a few things you should know about the upcoming weeks. Check here for more.
Purchase a photo reprint
Our professional photographers are always out and about in the Tri-State. If you know of an image you would like to purchase, click here to fill out the form.
Camden Park memories
Check out photo galleries, videos and memories of Camden Park, West Virginia's only amusement park. The park celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2003.
Yard Sale Finder
Looking for a local yard sale in the next seven days? Check out this map to show you where the deals are, based on Herald-Dispatch classifieds. The map is updated daily.
Downtown Walking Tour
Download our mp3 file for your iPod, print our PDF map and and take a walking tour of downtown Huntington.
Bride Guide 2009
Need advice on planning your upcoming nuptials? Check out the Bride Guide, which includes a rich list of possible wedding reception sites, sorted by seating limits.
Tri-State Visitors' Guide
Check out great shopping, dining, lodging and other entertainment opportunities in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
Tri-State's Most Wanted
The Herald-Dispatch's “Tri-State’s Most Wanted” list has featured several fugitives since June 2006, many of whom have been captured.
Send us your youth sports photos
Send a photo of your favorite Little Leaguer or cheerleader for our youth sports photo galleries.
Send us your pet photos
If they're furry, feathered or slimy, send us photos of your pets to display in our online galleries.
Birthdays and Babies
Want to announce a birth or wish a friend happy birthday? Click here to view galleries and fill out the form.
More Outdoors
CHARLESTON — The gun seasons for deer open soon in West Virginia, and to meet the needs of young or new hunters, the Law Enforcement Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will be sponsoring a Hunter Education Course “blitz” across the state during the weekend of November 14 and 15.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Applications for grants that support research, conservation or education projects are being accepted by the Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources WVDNR through its Wildlife Diversity Unit.
Ohio native author's latest work details horrific survival story
HUNTINGTON -- Halloween may be just barely in the rear-view mirror, but the horror is just about to begin as an outdoors adventure goes wrong, starvation has set in and the unthinkable begins.
Places to go: Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
A visit to this quaint, historic community, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers, is like stepping into the past. Stroll the picturesque streets, visit exhibits and museums, or hike the trails and battlefields. There's a wide variety of experiences for visitors of all ages to come and discover at Harpers Ferry.
Gallery: Animals celebrate Halloween
Animals were given pumpkins at the Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. With the Halloween season upon us, several of the animals, including lions, tigers, polar bears, brown bears, and the gorillas, were given pumpkins to enjoy and play with as part of the zoowide behavioral enrichment program.
LOGAN, W.Va. — Museum in the Park at Chief Logan State Park will sponsor a Frontier Days Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7 - 8.
This summer Winterplace has been busy installing 34 fully automated snowmaking guns on Plunge, Nose Dive, Snow Bowl, Drop Off and Look At Me.
LOGAN, Ohio — From the air, the water, horse-drawn carriage and even by rail, ATV, bicycle or horseback, the dazzling display of color that lures tens of thousands of autumn leaf peepers to Ohio’s Hocking Hills can be experienced in truly novel ways this season.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources predicts a slightly higher harvest of wild turkeys during the 2009 fall hunting season compared to the fall 2008 harvest of 1,206.
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — On Thursday Nov. 19, the 'Pinta' and the 'Nina', replicas of Columbus' ships will open in Gallipolis.
The Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will sponsor a Beyond BOW (Becoming an Outdoors-Woman) Deer Hunt.
CHARLESTON — Youth hunters between the ages of 8 and 14 will have the opportunity to harvest an antlerless deer during three days in 2009.
Places to go: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Though a short distance from the urban environments of Cleveland and Akron, Cuyahoga Valley National Park seems worlds away. The winding Cuyahoga -- the "crooked river" as named by American Indians -- gives way to deep forests, rolling hills and open farmlands. The park is a refuge for flora and fauna, gives a sense of times past and provides recreation and solitude for Ohio's residents and visitors. Cuyahoga Valley National Park, which consists of 33,000 acres, is Ohio's only national park.
West Virginia State Parks announces full slate of Halloween events.
IRONTON — The community is invited to bring their blankets and friends to the 10th Annual Reading of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The event is free and open to the public.
RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Area folks looking for a fun Halloween activity may feel like they’ve just stepped onto the sets of “Children of the Corn,” “Jurassic Park” and “The Blair Witch Project” all rolled together when they visit the MAiZE site in Rio Grande. The attraction is open daily through Oct. 31.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia deer hunters gain more than a freezer filled with an ample amount of venison (deer meat) after each hunting season. Those concerned with healthier choices in their diet have gained a supply of low-fat meat compared to beef.
Your friendly, local state park and even the Boy Scout Camp have made these chilly, foggy October nights even more frightening with a whole range of hauntings.
Readers catch beauty of area wildlife
Have a squirrel that eats out of your bird feeder or deer that always wander into your yard? No matter what the animal, The Herald-Dispatch would like to see your photos of wildlife in the area. E-mail your photos to news@herald-dispatch.com with "Wildlife" in the subject line. Be sure to identify where and when the photo was taken. Also, be sure to check out more wildlife photos in our galleries at www.herald-dispatch.com.
