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BOE approves designations for two athletic venues, additionally okays other items
The Mingo County Board of Education approved a number of items during that body’s May 23 meeting that included honoring two longtime educators in the Mingo County Schools system. Among those items gaining approval was the naming of the Tug Valley High School baseball field after the late Don...
Summer hoops under way for state champion Panthers
NAUGATUCK – As the summer hoops season began this week for the Class A state champion Tug Valley High School boys' basketball team with the State Champions Basketball Camp, June 4-6, the Panthers will have a question mark going in. That question – a question which leads into the...
Tug Valley State Champ Camp
The Class A state champion Tug Valley High School basketball team hosted a three-day youth basketball camp, the Tug Valley State Champ Camp, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the TVHS gym at Naugatuck. The camp, which attracted 50 area boys and girls, was conducted by Panthers' Head Coach Garland “Rabbit” Thompson and his staff. Tug Valley players also served as camp instructors.
Lady Miners looking to build depth this summer
NEWTOWN – Addie Smith certainly had a big season last year and it was well documented. Mingo Central's All-State guard put up big numbers, breaking a school record for career three-point goals with 252 and averaging 23.4 points, 5.2 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game. Smith was...
TIMELINE: Kyneddi Miller investigation
BOONE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A mother and grandparents are facing charges in the death of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller. The case has been raising numerous questions since Kyneddi was found dead April 17 in an emaciated “to a skeletal state” on her bathroom floor. The day Kyneddi was found dead, her mother Julie Miller was […]
Day Report softball tournament supports those in recovery
DANVILLE, WV (WOWK) – The Recovery and Law Enforcement community in Southern West Virginia came together Friday for a day of softball with an important meaning. Lick Creek Park in Danville hosted the 11th annual Southwestern Regional Day Report Center Softball Tournament. The eight teams playing in the tournament are made up of law enforcement […]
Man assaults brother with bicycle, spit and tried to run deputies off the road
LOGAN COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man is facing charges after malciously assaulting his brother and deputies. On Thursday, June 6, 2024, Deputy C.L. Carter, along with several other officers from the Logan County Sheriff’s Department, was at the Logan County Communications Center when an emergency call reported a fight in progress. The caller mentioned […]
What you need to know about West Virginia’s child welfare crisis
In a rare move last week, top aides to Gov. Jim Justice faced the press to respond to growing concerns over the death of a 14-year-old Boone County girl. But while the press conference to talk about Kyneddi Miller’s death was unusual for the governor’s office, the tragic event is only the latest in a […] What you need to know about West Virginia’s child welfare crisis appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
Saturday afternoon Route 309 and Bergey Road crash still under investigation, police say
Hatfield Police said an investigation is still underway of the cause of the accident and subsequent vehicle rescue on Route 309 Saturday afternoon that closed Bergey Road for more than four hours. Police confirmed two vehicles were involved in the crash, which sent four people to Grand View Hospital by...
Dunlow Volunteer Fire Department back open after recent closure
DUNLOW, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Wayne County volunteer fire department is now back open and operational after having to close last week due to workers’ compensation issues. Dunlow Volunteer Fire Department is now servicing calls in their area once again after their recent closure. Closure for the department was due to the failure by the […]
Woman arrested after throwing furniture at vehicles as they drove by
LOGAN COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On the morning of Thursday, May 30, 2024, Deputy C.L. Carter from the Logan County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to respond to a report of a woman on Huff Creek Highway throwing furniture at passing vehicles. Upon arrival, Deputy Carter spoke with a witness who observed the woman, identified as […]
‘No feudin’, just runnin’ for 25 years: 25th Hatfield McCoy Marathon scheduled for this weekend
When on Saturday, June 8, runners hear that now familiar crack of a vintage feuding rifle that will again signal the official start of the 25th annual Hatfield McCoy Marathon across the river in South Williamson, Kentucky, at least two of them will again be present to hear that shot reverberate throughout the valley.
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