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Today Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 11am. High near 71. West wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible Read More…
A sharp turn located just south of Walnut Road on Route 16, Orma, WV has been the site of 5 motorcycle accidents within 5 years. The Upper West Fork Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene of the fifth motorcycle accident around 2:30 p.m. that resulted in the driver being transported to Minnie Hamilton and Read More…
Joshua Butcher escaped injury from a serious Sunday night accident that destroyed his Chevy truck and ended with his arrest. In the 4000 block of South Calhoun Highway, Butcher lost control and rolled his truck into the guardrails. Cpl. D.C. Moore of the West Virginia State Police was the investigating officer who, after performing field Read More…
Bonnie Sands Nick Dickey will be attending the West Virginia University Visual Arts Summer Academies on June 11-16th. Under the supervision of faculty, he will participate in studio art workshops Monday through Thursday. Supervised by student counselors and faculty in WVU’s Art Education program, he will get to reside in the Evansdale Residential Complex near the Creative Read More…
A collaboration between Cabot Station Recycling Center, WVDEP-REAP and community volunteers on Saturday, June 10th, 2023 netted 300 tires from the Little Kanawha River . Thirty volunteers trekked three miles along the banks and through the water to collect tires that had been discarded into River. A big shout out! to all those who helped Read More…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has stocked 28 waters around the state with catfish, the agency announced on Friday. Between May 31 and June 2, the following waters were stocked: All anglers 15 years and older are required to have a West Virginia fishing license and a valid form of Read More…
February 18, 1948 – June 7, 2023 Mary L. Brown, 75, of Mt. Zion, WV, passed away June 6, 2023. Born in Calhoun County, WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert Carl and Harriett Slider Sturms. She attended the Red School on Rowles Run, Mt. Zion, WV. In addition to her parents, she Read More…
EVA ANN PARKS SNYDER, 86, of Beatrice, West Virginia, formerly of Spencer, West Virginia, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at Ohio Valley Healthcare in Parkersburg, West Virginia. She was born November 4, 1936 at Dutchman in Ritchie County, a daughter of the late W. T. and Carrie Merrill Parks. She worked as a Read More…