WVU Extension Lewis County

08/21/2026

Registration for the 2nd Annual Lewis Upshur 4-H Teen Leader Weekend is officially OPEN!

If you’re a 4-H member in 6th–12th grade, you won’t want to miss this weekend! Come hang out with other 4-H teens, make new friends, challenge yourself, grow your leadership skills, and have a whole lot of fun along the way.

📅 October 2–4, 2026
📍 Upshur County Youth Camp
💵 $25 — includes lodging, meals & programming

Whether you’re already a teen leader or just looking for a chance to get more involved in 4-H, there’s a place for you here!

Grab your friends, sign up, and get ready for a weekend you’ll be talking about long after it’s over! 🍀

https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/53714

08/20/2026

SAVE THE DATE!! Calling all Lewis County 4-Hers, volunteers, and families to join us on September 22 at 9:50 a.m. for Donuts and a Proclamation. The 2026 Lewis County 4-H proclamation reading at the Lewis Co. Commission meeting will be on September 22 starting at 10 a.m. at the Courthouse. Wear your favorite 4-H shirt and come ready to kick off the new 4-H year! 🍀

08/18/2026

More news from the State Fair of West Virginia! Lewis County 4-Her Lilly Stubbs' woodworking project received a Best in Show! We are so proud of Lilly! Her woodworking project was selected as a Best of Show at Jamboree a few weeks ago! Congratulations, Lilly!

If you are interested in getting involved with projects like this, enrollment in the new 4-H year is right around the corner! Contact the Extension Office, club leader, or Megan if you have more questions! 🍀

Best of Show Exhibits! 🏅

Celebrating the 10 Days of the State Fair, we're highlighting the 10 Best of Show 4-H Exhibits! 🎉

Lily Stubs of Lewis County was awarded the Best of Show Ribbon for her “Woodworking Year 1” project. She created a beautiful flower box inspired by the theme “Where the Rhododendrons Grow,” featuring hand-carved illustrations of the 4-H clover and West Virginia’s state flower, the rhododendron.🌸🌿🪾

HOW HOW, Lilly, great job!

08/17/2026

Please help us in congratulating, Lewis County 4-Her, Adaleigh Curry on being selected as a 2026 State Fair Scholarship recipient! Way to go, Addie! 🍀

08/13/2026

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Antero Resources is all set up for backpack distribution outside of 284 Market Plaza (Old Kroger) in Weston!! Today, August 13th, only!

Stop by and say “hey!”
We are grateful for their partnership. 💚 💛

08/02/2026

Looking for volunteers! Sign up using the link in the post below!

08/01/2026

Congratulations to all of our award winners! 🍀

07/31/2026

Thank you to our community for supporting Lewis County 4-Hers and FFA members! We are overwhelmed by the support! Thank you for coming out to our buyers dinner and market sale! It was a successful year and we are so proud of our 4-Hers and their families. 🍀

Thank you doesn’t begin to cover it! Thank you to our amazing community and for our buyers that came out to support Lewis County youth. It was a great night and we are overwhelmed with kindness! Congratulations to all of our winners! Kenzie Hawkins was named the Overall Master Showman of the 2026 Jamboree at the Mill!

07/29/2026

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Stop by the Jamboree and support the Hacker’s Creek Pioneers and Jackson’s Mill Generals concession stand! The special tonight is a Giovanni sandwich! Grab one before the goat and sheep show! 🍀

07/29/2026

The market sale is tomorrow night, please join us as we close out this year of exhibits and projects. Support Lewis County youth and their hard work! 🍀

Join us tomorrow night (Thursday, July 30)for the market sale! The buyers dinner will start at 6p.m. followed by the awards ceremony at 6:45 and the sale at 7p.m. at the Multipurpose Building at Jackson’s Mill. Please support our Lewis County youth and the hard work they’ve put in all year long. Share it with your friends, bring a neighbor. All are welcome!🍀