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BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) — A Boone County man was arrested on Wednesday after police found evidence of a bomb being made in his home. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that Ronald D. Burgess, 44, is charged with Child Neglect Creating a Substantial Risk of Injury and Illegal Possession of […]
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man is in custody following an investigation into racist messages that were spray painted on the flood wall in Williamson, W.Va., officials said. Daniel Arlen Kozee, 36, has been charged with two counts of destruction of property in connection with an incident earlier this...
NAUGATUCK, W.Va. – It was a special night on Friday, Oct. 30 at Tug Valley High School’s Bob Brewer Stadium as the Class A No. 2-ranked Panthers bombed Man 46-12 during Military Night and also the annual TVHS Hall of Fame Game. Tug Valley won its eighth straight...
LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) — Community members gathered Thursday evening to voice their concerns over the proposed closure of Hugh Dingess Elementary School in Logan County. The school is one of three in the county facing possible closure, along with Justice Elementary School and South Man Elementary School. If the closure of Hugh Dingess Elementary […]
NEWTOWN, W.Va. – The Mingo Central High School football team had a strong start and a strong finish with a late-game rally but it wasn’t enough as the Miners lost 23-15 to Class AAA Chapmanville on Friday, Oct. 30 in the Miners’ annual Senior Night game at Mingo’s Buck Harless Stadium atop Miner Mountain.
WYOMING COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Wyoming County school bus was involved in an accident Friday morning, November 6, 2026, according to the Wyoming County Board of Education. School officials reported that Bus 211, driven by Serena and associated with Westside High School, was involved in an accident. According to the school system, the bus […]
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Police and city officials need your help finding the person or persons responsible for vandalizing the floodwall in Williamson. The city is offering a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of who’s responsible. City officials said the floodwall was spray-painted along First Avenue....
Adam Toler Memorial Funeral Home Inc. → Angelia Armstrong Brown. 3.93 acres on the waters of Clear Fork of the Guyandotte River, Oceana. Don Adkins and Teresa Adkins → Anthony J. Foltz and Lanie M. Craig. 1.57 acres south of County Route 5, on Marsh Fork of Cabin...
When the 2027 West Virginia Legislature convenes in February, the first newly elected delegate representing the 34th Delegate District — a district that encompasses two-thirds of Mingo County and part of McDowell County — will be assuming that office since Mark Dean in 2016. Dean, who in total...
CHARLESTON – With legislative interim meetings expected to take up the topic of reforming West Virginia’s complicated and dated school aid formula next week and during next year’s regular session, lawmakers have invoked an automatic stay of a recent lawsuit with state education officials also seeking a delay.
WELCH, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Gov. Patrick Morrisey has announced a $3.2 million water filtration initiative aimed at providing cleaner, more dependable drinking water to approximately 5,000 households in McDowell and Mingo counties. The initiative will focus on households that rely on private wells, springs or cisterns rather than municipal water systems. State officials estimate the […]
NAUGATUCK, W.Va. – It’s a huge Week 11 showdown this week on Friday, Nov. 6 as the Tug Valley High School football team is scheduled to host Class AA No. 10-ranked James Monroe Mavericks at Tug’s Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck in the regular season finale. The...
PARKERSBURG The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission. released its final weekly football ratings Tuesday afternoon entering the final week of the. The final set of ratings, which will determine the 16 team WVSSAC playoff field, will be. released Saturday evening with dates and times for all first-round games announced.
The 2026 All-Southern Soccer Team is out and several Mingo County athletes were named to the list. The list was compiled by local soccer referee Greg Dillon and comprises the southern West Virginia counties of Mingo, Logan, Boone and Lincoln counties. Mingo Central High School goalie Jackson Jewell was named...
