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Wayne County 4-H Overnight Camp offers STEM, crafts, outdoors fun and more
DUNLOW, W.Va. -- The WVU Wayne County Extension Service said it saw its biggest turnout since before the COVID-19 pandemic at its 4-H Overnight Camp last month. The camp, for ages 9 to 18, was held June 17-21 at Cabwaylingo State Park in Dunlow, where Wayne County 4-H has had access to a bathhouse, dining hall, two barracks, a pavilion, huge yard area, a council circle and many hiking trails for several years.
Former Lovely man fatally shot in Lenore
LENORE, W.Va. — A former Lovely, Kentucky, man was fatally shot early Friday morning at a residence in Lenore, West Virginia, authorities said. The victim, Charles Speer, 42, of Kermit, West Virginia, was pronounced dead after the shooting, according to the West Virginia State Police (WVSP). The alleged shooter...
2024 John Cooke Founders Day Festival announced
OCEANA, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One of the most exciting annual events in the Wyoming County area, the Town of Oceana‘s John Cooke Founders Day Festival will kick off this weekend. Set to begin at 2:00pm on Friday, July 12, 2024, the event will feature three days of family-friendly activities and performances. The festival will run […]
FIRST-PERSON: Better together forever and in every way
In August of 1971, sitting side by side on a brown couch in Jerry Bottom of Huddy, Ky., my sister, Teri, and I gave our hearts to Jesus. We were baptized together, went to Sunday School together and Training Union on Sunday nights. (Extra points if you know what that is.) We were in youth group together and youth choir. During VBS, we drank Kool-Aid and ate cheap cookies together. (It was the ‘70s - before good cookies and snacks.)
Loganwood grand opening held Tuesday
LOGAN — After years in the making, the new Loganwood Apartments complex was scheduled for its grand opening celebration late Tuesday morning. The 33-unit apartment complex, located on the corner of Hudgins and Hinchman streets in Logan near the U.S. Post Office and McCoy Station, has been in the planning stages since late 2019. The apartments are the result of tax credits awarded by the West Virginia Housing Development Fund and by equity provided by Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing.
Town of Man hosting photo contest with one-day free trail pass
MAN — From now until July 26, the Town of Man is giving citizens a free one-day Hatfield-McCoy trail pass as part of a photo contest. Man Mayor John Fekete, who also serves as the deputy executive director of the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System, explained that the contest is a way to encourage residents to visit the new Almost Heaven swing on Trail 21 of the Rockhouse Trail system. The swing, which is located high on the mountain and overlooks South Man, is one of two swings located in Logan County.
House fire at Omar Saturday a total loss, according to firefighters
OMAR No serious injuries following a structure fire in the Omar area over the weekend. Main Island Creek Volunteer Fire Department responded to a two-story structure fire Saturday night around 10:30pm in the 8000 block of Jerry West Highway at Upper Omar. Sixteen firefighters and two engines responded to the...
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