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Man charged following fatal shooting in Huntington
HUNTINGTON — A man has been charged in a fatal shooting that occurred Friday night in Huntington. Deonte Malik Joplin, 25, of Matewan, West Virginia, was jailed at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Western Regional Jail and Correctional Facility. Bond was not set.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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.
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...
Troopers say woman used truck as a weapon to seriously injure man
CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — A Logan County woman is in jail after allegedly using a pickup truck to seriously injure a man. State police charged Billie Jean Conley, 57, with malicious wounding after a trooper responded to a domestic situation early Saturday morning on Jimmy Drive in Chapmanville. The trooper...
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...
Mark Hatcher to make 2nd run as Logan boys' head coach
LOGAN A new Logan High School boys’ head basketball coach begins his tenure Tuesday, July second. The new coach is an old name. Mark Hatcher is officially slated to return to the helm of the Wildcat program next season, following the meeting of the Logan County Board of Education Monday evening. It will make his second stint as head coach and his first in a decade.
Mingo Central competes in Concord camp
ATHENS — The Mingo Central Lady Miners made their annual trip to Concord University on Friday to compete in the Mountain Lions Team Camp. Coach Kim Davis Smith’s squad was playing at nearly full strength and went 2-1 on the day, with the lone loss being a nail biter. One of their wins came over Class AAA power East Fairmont, who entered the state tournament back in March as an unbeaten No. 1 seed. The Miners are working towards making a trip to the Class AA State Tournament for the first time since the 2020-2021 season.
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