AA notebook: Big 10, Cardinal Conference dominate remaining field
By Derek Taylor PARKERSBURG - The Class AA football playoffs have swiftly turned into what looks largely like the Big 10-Cardinal Conference Challenge.The basketball event, which heads into its fourth...
View ArticleLocal elementary student is finalist in national cooking competition
By Dawn Nolan Six year old Piper King's lighter take on a classic sandwich could win her family and Edgewood Elementary School thousands of dollars. The first grader has been selected as one of the...
View ArticleArea roundup: UC earns nine All-MEC football first-team spots
By From staff reports The University of Charleston football team's historic 2015 season led to a massive representation on this year's All-Mountain East Conference first team.The Golden Eagles, who...
View ArticleMarshall football notebook: Herd rests up, begins prep for WKU
By Chuck McGill HUNTINGTON - Finally, Marshall rested.The Thundering Herd is off this week after 11 consecutive games without a breather. Marshall (9-2, 6-1) plays at Conference USA East-leading...
View ArticleMitch Vingle: Sparring with Huggins over Charleston jab
By Mitch Vingle The nice thing about WVU basketball coach Bob Huggins is he can take criticism.He'll grumble about it in the short term. (Oh, how he can grumble about it in the short term.) But in the...
View ArticleKnapper, Harler lead Gazette-Mail preseason boys basketball team
By Rick Ryan Though located at opposite ends of the state, Chase Harler of Wheeling Central and Brandon Knapper of South Charleston are bound by several ties.Both senior guards pack a variety of...
View ArticleMarshall's D'Antoni talks WVU hoops, Huggins and a little trash talk
By Chuck McGill HUNTINGTON - Marshall second-year men's basketball coach Dan D'Antoni likes shots: 2s, 3-pointers and, apparently, the verbal variety.D'Antoni rankled WVU coach Bob Huggins last season...
View ArticleCouncil to take a closer look at allowing mixed-use buildings in Nitro
By Caitlin Cook Rich Hively with the Nitro Development Authority asked Nitro City Council on Tuesday night to consider adopting an ordinance that will allow people to live and work from the same...
View ArticleDonald Ray Gibson
Donald Ray Gibson, 51, of Charleston, passed away Nov. 14, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston. There will be no services. Arrangements by Bartlett Burdette Cox Funeral Home, Charleston....
View ArticlePatricia Poliskey Evans
Patricia Poliskey Evans, 74, of Parkersburg, passed away Nov. 7, 2015 at Marietta Memorial Hospital, Marietta, Ohio, after a long battle with cancer. A stem cell transplant at Ohio State University...
View ArticleHenry Kenneth Dane
Henry Kenneth "Kenny" Dane, 77, of Sun City, Ariz., died Nov. 15, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at Honaker Funeral Home, Logan, with visitation one hour prior.
View ArticleDuane D. Clatworthy
Duane Delano "Clat" Clatworthy, 82, of Leon, died Nov. 14, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at American Legion Post No. 23, Point Pleasant. Arrangements by Wilcoxen Funeral Home, Point...
View ArticleCrystal Chandler
Crystal Chandler, 94, of Big Fork, passed away Sunday, Oct. 15, 2015 at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston.She was preceded in death by her husband, Bliss Chandler; infant daughter, Jill Ann; son,...
View ArticleKeith D. Casto
Keith D. Casto, 59, of Buffalo, died Nov. 12, 2015. Service will be 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo, with visitation two hours prior. A full obituary will be published in...
View ArticleRobin Dale Brown
Robin Dale Brown, 50, of Wallback, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. Wilson-Shamblin-Smith Funeral Home, Clay, is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleDonald Edwards Brown
Donald Edwards Brown, 83, of Daniels, died Nov. 15, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at Beckley First Baptist Church, Beckley. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, at Rose...
View ArticleBetty Sue Bell
Betty Sue Bell, 60, of Alum Creek, died Nov. 15, 2015 at home after an unexpected illness. Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleFunerals for: November 17, 2015
Floyd, Tracy M. 8 p.m., O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery.Hamric, Betty Janeb 1 p.m., Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans.Kay, LaDonna 11 a.m., Stevens and Grass Funeral Home, Malden.Knight,...
View ArticleE.J. Dionne: Fear as a trump card
WASHINGTON - Politics is not only about competing views on issues. It is also, and often most importantly, about which problems come to the forefront in the public conversation and in the minds of...
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