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Bridgeport's Mason Williams shoots 2nd-round 60, ties for 4th in pro tournament
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick (WV News) — Bridgeport native Mason Williams shot a course-record 11-under 60 and tied for fourth at the weather-shortened Explore NB Open on the PGA Tour Americas circuit over the weekend. Williams finished at -18 for the tournament, posting a 70 on Friday, the course-record 60...
Worthington man arrested for sexually abusing 5-year-old girl
WORTHINGTON, W.Va (WDTV) - A Worthington man was arrested for sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl. Tyler Swiger, 33, is accused of sexually abusing the girl on multiple occasions, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. The girl told authorities that she liked when Swiger was out of town because...
Donald Eugene Henderson
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — Donald Eugene Henderson, age 91, of Buckhannon, died July 12, 2024, at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg. He was born in Buckhannon on September 4, 1932, a son of the late Francis Flay and Edna Ruth (Barnett) Henderson.
Dante Stills set for second NFL season after earning significant snaps as a rookie
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Another cross-country flight awaits Dante Stills as he makes the trek from his hometown of Fairmont to Phoenix this week. Training camp begins for the Arizona Cardinals on July 25 and the preseason grind will start for Stills and his teammates. As a sixth-round pick in...
Wanda Jean Reed
GRAFTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Wanda Jean Reed, 81, of Morgantown, WV (formerly Grafton), passed away on Friday, July 12, 2024, at the Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born in Elkins on December 2, 1942, a daughter of the late Henry J. Arbogast and Lula Keller Arbogast.
Philippi, West Virginia, prepares for Lurch Fest
PHILIPPI, W.Va. (WV News) — As the countdown begins for Lurch Fest on Aug. 3, this year’s Planning Committee has several activities on the agenda. Kicking off the festival will be a pre-fest session with Christofer Cook, authorized biographer of Ted Cassidy, and Cassidy’s son Sean. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2 in 17N Event Center in the heart of downtown Philippi.
Kerr 8th, Johnson 10th after 2 rounds at Women's Amateur
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — With two rounds down and one to go, a close finish is brewing at the 101st West Virginia Women’s Amateur Championship at Bridgeport Country Club. Susan Glasby of Chesapeake, Oh. shot a second-round 73 on Monday after opening with a 77 on Sunday...
Liberty Principal Message: LHS Students Wanting to Start 2024 Year at RCB to have Transportation Option
The following message is from Liberty High School Principal Robert L. Herrod II. "Attention parents and guardians of students currently attending Liberty High School, or students who will be beginning high school at Liberty in the fall:. "With the planned 2025 merger of Liberty High School and Robert C. Byrd...
West Virginia Women's Amateur: Glansby edges Hawkins in five playoff holes for title
BRIDGEPORT -- Susan Glansby may have saved her best performance for last. Glansby outlasted Savannah Hawkins through five sudden-death playoff holes on Tuesday at Bridgeport Country Club to capture her third straight West Virginia Women's Amateur championship in what she said would be her final tournament in the state before attempting a professional career.
Family Support Center invites pre-K, kindergarten students to back-to-school event
BUCKHANNON — The Mountain CAP Family Support Center, in collaboration with Play to Grow Occupational Therapy, will be offering a back-to-school preparation event at 1 p.m. July 24. The event will take place at the Mountain CAP Family Support Center at 30 East Main Street in Buckhannon. This class...
Building bonds beyond birth: St. Joseph’s Hospital’s Pregnancy Centering Class creates lasting friendships
BUCKHANNON – A group of expectant mothers in Buckhannon found support, education and friendship in an innovative Pregnancy Centering Class at St. Joseph’s Hospital that offered a new approach to prenatal care that goes beyond traditional brief checkups. The Center for Women’s Health at St. Joseph’s Hospital is...
McDaniel to perform at Barbour County Fair
PHILIPPI — Up-and-coming country music star Chase McDaniel will perform during the 2024 Barbour County Fair. McDaniel will take the stage at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Barbour County Fairgrounds. Raised in the small town of Greensburg, Kentucky by his grandparents, Chase McDaniel is one of Nashville’s most tenacious singer-songwriters and...
Donors needed for Aug. 16 blood drive hosted by St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur
BUCKHANNON — Donors are needed for the Blood Drive scheduled for Friday, August 16. It is sponsored by St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Rotary Club of Buckhannon-Upshur and will be held at the Event Center at Brushy Fork in Buckhannon. The blood will be drawn by Vitalant, the...
FIRST ALERT WEATHER: Heat Wave Continues Throughout the Weekend
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Our second heat wave of the summer has arrived here in NCWV as lowland high temperatures have jumped back into the 90s for the weekend. Feels-like temperatures are expected to remain below triple digits for now, but with heat and humidity rising for the start of next week we do expect to see those feels-like temperatures starting to exceed 100 degrees by Monday afternoon. Highs on Monday and Tuesday will be into the mid-90s across the lowlands. Luckily chances for convective showers throughout the evening to overnight hours Monday and Tuesday could give us some much-needed quick showers until we cool down as a result of a passing cold front into the middle of next week with showers and storms Wednesday and Thursday. Michael Moranelli has the details in your First Alert Forecast.
Fairmont woman faces charges after allegedly failing to report abuse
FAIRMONT, W. Va. — A Fairmont woman has been charged after state police said she failed to get help for a juvenile female who she knew was being sexually abused. Chelsea Nice, 34, has been charged with child neglect resulting in injury and is being held in North Central Regional Jail on a $200,012 bond.
Command Sergeant Major United States Army (Ret.) Kenneth Dye
Command Sergeant Major United States Army (Ret.) Kenneth Dye, 89, of William Ave. in Jane Lew, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Kenneth was born in Warrenton, GA, on March 17, 1935, to the late Laura Mae Shelton Dye. He graduated from Parksley High School in 1953 and...
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