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Miners' DE Strother receiving interest/offers from several colleges
NEWTOWN – Mingo Central's LeQues Strother is looking to have a big senior season this fall with the Miners' football team. Strother, a defensive end, has reportedly received interest from several colleges, including: Kentucky, West Virginia, Marshall, Penn, Morehead State, Eastern Kentucky, West Liberty and others. A two-way player,...
Wolfpack closes out summer practice session
Defending Mingo County champion Williamson had a strong turnout for their summer practice session, with 20 players steadily showing up for workouts. Head coach Ron Joplin and assistant coach Jacob Staton used flex days to get in some extra work during the month of July.
Chapmanville 9-11's finish in top six at state baseball tourney
Manager Derrick Lambert is very proud of his Chapmanville 9-11 year-old All-Star baseball team despite being knocked out of the West Virginia Little League state tournament after a strong run. Chapmanville's tourney run started with a 12-8 win over Sophia and a 15-5 victory over Martinsburg, but two straight losses...
State Police say body of Morgantown man found in Summersville Lake
SUMMERSVILLE LAKE, W.Va. — The body of a 44-year old Morgantown man missing near Summersville Lake has been recovered. State police said the body Scott David Saylor was recovered from the lake around 8:20 a.m. Friday in the Battle Run Beach area. Saylor was last seen in the area...
‘I don’t care if the rates increase’: Alum Creek residents voice concerns over water quality
ALUM CREEK, WV (WOWK) — Neighbors in the Alum Creek area in Lincoln County have been dealing with water issues for nearly 17 years and the county Public Service District (PSD) says most of the problems stem from outdated infrastructure. “We’re applying for other grants and stuff to try and get these lines replaced through […]
BHS hosting football and soccer camps in early August
GOODY, Ky. — Belfry High School will be hosting a pair of youth sports camps during the first week of August. Coach Philip Haywood and the Pirate football team will host their annual Under the Lights Football Camp on Friday, Aug. 2 while the Belfry boys soccer squad will be hosting a two-day soccer camp on Aug. 5 and Aug. 6.
Phyllis G. Sanborn
Phyllis G. Sanborn, age 88, of Belleview, Florida, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at home surrounded by her family and friends, under the care of Hospice. Phyllis was born on August 25, 1935, to Jesse and Freda Kinzer in Van, West Virginia. Phyllis graduated from Van High...
Coach Rawls not happy about Mingo Central soccer's sectional
NEWTOWN – When the WVSSAC's new realignment was released recently there were some unhappy coaches atop Miner Mountain at Mingo Central High School. One of those was Mingo Central boys' soccer Coach Brad Rawls. Echoing the new regional format for basketball which put Mingo Central as an outlier with...
Little League Baseball State Tournament: Central Greenbrier and Princeton open with wins
Opening day at the W.Va. State Little League Tournament was a good one for District 4 representatives Central Greenbrier and Princeton. Central Greenbrier took the lead in the first inning and rolled past Tygarts Valley, 14-5 in Chapmanville, while Princeton won a tight battle with the tournament host Madison. Michael...
Little League Baseball All-Stars: Hurricane tops Chapmanville in 10-12 state opener
CHAPMANVILLE — Hurricane knocked off host Chapmanville 8-1 in the 10-12-year-old Little League Baseball All-Stars state tournament at Tracy Vickers Field on Friday afternoon. Hurricane put it all together on Friday’s big stage.
A look at the lies
Biden, in a July 5 speech before his supporters in Madison, Wisc., told innumerable lies. * Biden stated he had inherited a 9% inflation rate. Actually he inherited a 1.4% inflation rate. * Biden stated Trump intentionally goaded his supporters to the Capitol on Jan. 6 to riot. Biden neglected...
Logan 8-10 softball falls to St. Albans in state tourney
The Logan 8-10 year-old All-Star softball team traveled to Nitro for the West Virginia state tournament and were eliminated 3-1 in nine innings by St. Albans, but manager Lou Green was happy with his team's growth. Logan fell 5-1 to St. Albans on the opening day of the state tourney...
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