Elijah Abshire
Elijah John Abshire, infant son of John and Brandi Cruickshank Abshire, of Chelyan, passed away Jan. 14, 2016, at CAMC Memorial Hospital. Along with his parents, he is survived by a sister, Raelee...
View ArticleFunerals for: January 16, 2016
Akers, Sharon — 2 p.m., Leonard Johnson Funeral Home, Marmet.Boggs, E. Geraldine — 1 p.m., GreeneBowen, Marian J. — Noon, Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.Casto, Pearl — 2 p.m., Handley Funeral Home,...
View ArticleAdam Taylor: Our home canning tradition could conserve food, increase sales
By By Adam Taylor As winter continues, many West Virginia pantries are packed with the fruits of labor from the fall harvest. Green beans, tomatoes, potatoes, pickles, sauerkraut and many other...
View ArticleCharles McElwee: Isolating our enemies and undercutting their appeal to Muslims
By By Charles McElwee The lead article in the Review section of the Saturday/Sunday (Dec. 12-13) issue of the Wall Street Journal is titled "How to Beat Islamic State." Maajid Nawaz, the author,...
View ArticleCrimes Report: Jan. 17, 2016
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Dept. between Jan. 7 and 13:East District:Lee Street East 400 block, shoplifting, Jan. 7, 11 a.m.Lee Street East 400 block, shoplifting,...
View ArticleThings to do today: Jan. 17, 2016
Music"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Featuring Blitzen Trapper, Ruby Amanfu, Wild Child, and The Birds of Chicago. WVU Creative Arts Center, Monongahela Boulevard (U.S. Route 19), Morgantown. Call...
View Article18th annual West Virginia Auto Show coming to the Civic Center
By Andrew Brown As the West Virginia Auto Show gets set to open this Friday at the Charleston Civic Center, local car dealers are hoping the event and the new lines of 2016 vehicles will boost sales...
View ArticleOn file: marriages, divorces, property transfers and bankruptcies
MarriagesThe following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Jan. 8-15:Charleston Ernest Reece III, 43, and Angela Dawn Hamrick, 34, both of Charleston.Harry Adrian Mullins,...
View ArticleEditorial: Birthplace of rivers
The historic 2014 pollution mess that ruined the public water supply for 300,000 West Virginians showed the crucial importance of protecting Appalachia's clean streams.Therefore, we hope Congress or...
View ArticleRick Steelhammer: Saluting a time when big cheeses at the White House were...
By Rick Steelhammer I feel obligated to make a havarti attempt to whey in on last Wednesday's "Big Block of Cheese Day" at the White House, during which Obama staffers were grilled via Twitter on...
View ArticleWV Internet providers targeted over slow speeds
By Eric Eyre State lawmakers are targeting telecommunications companies in West Virginia that advertise "high-speed" Internet service but don't deliver anything of the sort to customers.Members of the...
View ArticleHarold Clay
Harold D. "Buck" Clay, 93, of Camden on Gauley, died Thursday January 14, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Monday January 18, at West Virginia Memorial Gardens Chapel, Calvin. Visitation will be from...
View ArticleJames Butler
James Samuel Butler, 77, passed away on January 15, 2016, at CAMC Memorial Division, Charleston.He was born in Charleston was a graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School. As a teenager, he worked...
View ArticleJames "Sonny" Bonnett
James V. "Sonny" Bonnett, 82, of Nitro, passed away at the home of his daughter in St. Albans on Friday January 15, 2016.Sonny was retired from Monsanto in Nitro and after his retirement he was an...
View ArticleMarjorie Bolyard
Marjorie Ann Morris Bolyard's courageous battle with cancer ended on January 15, 2016. She was 67. And she would want you to know that she didn't feel 67, and that how old (or young) you feel is what...
View ArticleAnn Blye
Elizabeth Ann Blye, 73, of St. Albans, went home to be with the Lord on Friday January 15, 2016, at Hubbard Hospice House West, South Charleston.Ann was born December 24, 1942, at Westernport, Md., to...
View ArticleMelvin Atkinson
Melvin "Jack" Atkinson, 81, of South Charleston, went to be with the Lord on January 12, 2016.He was preceded in death by his son, Phillip Eugene Atkinson; and nine of his siblings.Jack is survived by...
View ArticleCalvin "Butterball" Anderson
From Charleston, West Virginia to college at West Virginia State College; a stint in the United States Army; graduate work at the University of Pittsburgh; marriage to Laura for 63 years; and life and...
View ArticleTeresa L. Alderson
Teresa Lynn "Tracie" Alderson, 54, loving mother and grandmother of Chelyan, went home to be with her Lord on Jan. 13, 2016. She was born Feb. 20, 1961 in Charleston, and she was the daughter of the...
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