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Man 9-11 softball team tops Logan for district title
The Man 9-11-year-old All-Star softball team defeated Logan 8-7 for the West Virginia District 2 Championship at the Man Little League field on June 26. Danika Blankenship pitched for Man and gave up just three hits while striking out 10 batters. Dakota Dent was the pitcher for Logan, and she had seven punchouts while surrendering three hits as well.
Logan girls basketball seeing growth this summer
The Logan High School girls basketball team is in the midst of summer practice, and assistant coach Mike Tothe has seen a significant amount of growth from his squad. Head coach Kevin Gertz suffered an ischemic stroke in June and spent time at West Virginia University United Hospital Center as well as Logan Regional Medical Center.
Woman strikes man with truck, leaving him severely injured
CHAPMANVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Woman arrested after striking man with truck, breaking his leg, in a domestic incident in Chapmanville, WV. On Saturday, June 29, 2024, Senior Trooper R.L. Morgan responded to a domestic incident on Jimmy Drive in Chapmanville, WV. Mr. Brandon Conley, 57 years old, was found with a broken right leg and […]
A man is in the hospital and another person is in jail following a domestic situation
CHAPMANVILLE W.Va. (WVDN) – A domestic call in Chapmanville ended with one man hospitalized and another person in jail. The West Virginia State Police released the following statement: “On Saturday, June 29, 2024, Senior Trooper R.L. Morgan was dispatched to a Domestic situation on Jimmy Drive in the community of Chapmanville, WV. “Senior Trooper Morgan […] The post A man is in the hospital and another person is in jail following a domestic situation appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Man drowns while fishing in Big Coal River
BOONE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A tragic incident took place on Saturday after State Police say a man drowned while fishing in the Big Coal River. On June 29, 2024, Senior Trooper M.R. Miller, Trooper M.S. Hall, and Trooper R.K. Bowers were dispatched to Peytona Costa Road in the Peytona area of Boone County, WV, […]
Matewan man turns himself in after murder in Huntington
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A young Mingo County man is in jail following a shooting that left one person dead Friday night in Huntington. Deonte Joplin, 25, of Matewan, turned himself in to the West Virginia State Police Williamson detachment Saturday afternoon. Huntington Police detectives had obtained an arrest warrant...
Sobriety check point set for Thursday in Logan.
LOGAN The West Virginia State Police conducting a sobriety checkpoint Thursday evening in Logan. The checkpoint will take place between eight o’clock Thursday night and two o’clock Friday morning on Route 73 in Logan. According to a press release from the Logan Detachment of state police, an alternate...
The Basketball Tournament: Herd That eager to return after semifinal run last summer
After falling in the semifinals of The Basketball Tournament last summer, Jon Elmore said all Herd That has thought about is getting over the hump and winning the $1 million prize given to the TBT champion. “We’re even more motivated, more fired up after last year. It was a heck...
Troopers say man’s drowning death accidental
PEYTONA, W.Va. — A Boone County man drowned while fishing Saturday in the Big Coal River. State police troopers said Timmy Hager, 64, of Peytona, drowned after falling into the river while fishing near Peytona Costa Road. No foul play is suspected, according to troopers.
Hal Absher ’71
A desire to play collegiate basketball brought Hal Absher ’71 to Hampden-Sydney. “I was a pretty decent high school player, and a few schools were recruiting me,” Absher says. “Hampden-Sydney offered me some financial aid and invited me to visit campus during my senior year in high school. I got to go to a fraternity party. Needless to say, I liked it!”
County Commission raises jail bill questions
WILLIAMSON — At the Mingo County Commission meeting, the subject of the county’s jail bill was raised by County Commission President Nathan Brown. Brown discussed that for two months, the total bill for April and May was over $282,000. Brown raised the question that on July 1 when the fiscal year turns over should the county expect the allowable inmate days to roll over and the bills to start lowering based on the rates per day to house an inmate.
Dwight Williamson: Holden was a model coal camp in its heyday
Being raised in a coal camp sure has a special meaning to many of us. Maybe, though, just being brought up in a coal county community in general is special, or at least it used to be. You could never get away with it nowadays, I don’t believe, but I...
Man dies after reported accidential drowning
BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -A West Virginia man died after he accidentally drowned on Saturday, according to WVSP. Troopers said first responders responded to a reported drowning in the 2400 block of Peytona Costa Road in the Peytona area of Boone County on Saturday. Investigators identified the victim as Timmy...
Lenore man charged with sex crimes
LENORE — A Lenore man was arrested and charged with two counts of sexual abuse in the first degree and two counts of battery. Esau Jeremiah Canterbury, 36 of Lenore, was arrested and charged relating to incidents spanning back to June 2023. The first of three criminal complaints states...
Dawn Reed: GOD IS NOT SURPRISED
It’s what Sara Robinson said at Radiant (Pastor’s Wives Retreat) when speaker Christine Hoover’s plane had been delayed time and time again. We prayed and rearranged the schedule. A substitute was mic’d, ready to step to the stage. But, a few moments before her exact time to speak, Christine pulled into the parking lot and walked right to the podium.
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