DIY Team: Five easy steps for a more joyful holiday gathering
By By Tonya Raines WV DIY Team Most of us get a little anxious about hosting. We worry if our home is clean enough and aesthetically appealing, or if the menu is pleasing to everyone. Take a deep...
View ArticleSeasonal Sips: Paterno's at the Park creates refreshing cocktails for winter
By Bill Lynch Dawn NolanDawn Nolan This week's "Seasonal Sips" takes us to Paterno's at the Park, inside of Applachian Power Park. Bartender Jo Finlayson says the bar at Paterno's changes with the...
View ArticleGarden Guru: Extension Service calendars offer knowledge, recipes for new year
Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, and my work preparing my year-end review reports, something very special happens in my office. At some point in December, case upon case is delivered...
View ArticleWest Virginia gifts: J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works
By Bill Lynch The holiday shopping season is underway, and while there are many worthy retailers out there vying for your hard-earned dollar, sometimes what you want is something that says, "West...
View ArticleStonewall Resort's new "Appalachian Homestead" featured on national show
Fox Cabin, a locally historic log cabin located in Roanoke, West Virginia and dating back to the mid-1800s, will be the star of an episode of the nationally televised show "Barnwood Builders" today at...
View ArticleWV Design Team: 'Tis the season to be jolly
By Pat Bibbee WV Design Team It may be the season for holly and jolly, but with all of the "to do" lists at this time of the year, festive emotions can often be lost in the rush to get to the finish...
View ArticleLive Life Fully: Do you know your IQ -- and DQ?
We all grew up knowing about IQ. Then, several years ago, we started hearing a lot about EQ - Emotional Intelligence - with some researchers even claiming it's as important in predicting an...
View ArticleSmell the Coffee: Christmas traditions
I don't recall the exact year it started, but my daughter was maybe 3 or 4 years old when, on Christmas Eve, I realized I hadn't bought enough stuff to adequately fill her Christmas stocking.I rushed...
View ArticleSunday's Child: Boy wants a family who wants him
Tim is a handsome young man who is looking for a forever family to call his own. He has a good sense of humor, is active, enjoys being outside, riding his bike and playing video games. He has a good...
View ArticleClass AAA all-state football: Park puts 5 on first team; Capital's Pratt...
By By Jake Flatley The Intelligencer WHEELING - Wheeling Park had a special football season that ended with the team winning the school's first football state championship in its 40-year history.The...
View ArticleVirginia Holstein
Virginia Marie Holstein, 52, of Alum Creek, known to all who loved her as "Nunny" went home to be with the Lord Fri. Dec. 11, 2015.Nunny was a Christian and attended Olcott Community Church.She was...
View ArticleCecil Hinkle Jr.
Cecil M. Hinkle Jr., 80, of Union, died Sat. Dec. 12, 2015. Funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Tues. Dec. 15, at the Groves Funeral Home Chapel in Union. Friends may call 6 to 8 p.m. Mon. Dec. 14, at...
View ArticleGordon Harper
Gordon G. Harper, 81, of Poca, passed away Dec. 10, 2015.He was born July 15, 1934, to the late Farmer and Minnie Bell Slater Harper.He was also preceded by a sister, Marie; brothers, Cecil and...
View ArticleSharon Hardway
Sharon Bula Hardway, 77, of Cowen, died Wed. Dec. 9, 2015. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Mon. Dec. 14, at the Emmanuel Assembly of God Church, Upper Glade. A memorial dinner will follow the...
View ArticlePaul Giles
Paul Calvin Giles, 64, of Cowen, died Thurs. Dec. 10, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Tues. Dec. 15, at Morris Funeral Home, Cowen. Friends may call from noon until time of service Tues. at the funeral...
View ArticleRussell Collins
Russell Ray Collins, 92, of Lindside, died Fri. Dec.11, 2015. Graveside Rites will be held 11 a.m. Tues. Dec. 15, 2015, at the Green Hill Cemetery in Union. Groves Funeral Home in Union, WV is serving...
View ArticleStanley Cogar
Stanley Dewayne Cogar, 55, of Webster Springs, died Fri. Dec. 11, 2015. In keeping with Stanley's wishes, he chose to be cremated with a graveside memorial service at a later date. Arrangements by...
View ArticleAnthony Black
Anthony Black, of Plano, Texas, passed away November 22, 2015, after a brief illness. Born June 27, 1952, in Binghamton, N.Y., he was the first son of Marvin H. and Claire M. (Walsh) Black.Anthony was...
View ArticleMelinda Adkins
Melinda Adkins, 47, of Fairdale, died December 10, 2015, at Raleigh General Hospital, Beckley. She was an Administration and Records Clerk with the Charleston Area Job Corps and was a member of Gospel...
View ArticleFunerals for: December 13, 2015
Burns, M. Emogene 2:30 p.m., Bollinger Funeral Home, Charleston.Culver, Sharon 2 p.m., Dodd and Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs.Jenkins, JoAnn 2 p.m., Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church,...
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