Thomas Mechling
Thomas Mechling, 63, of Sutton, died Thurs. July 30, 2015. Viewing will be held 1 to 2 p.m. Sun. Aug. 2, at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton, there will be no service.
View ArticleMrs. Bonnie Jones
Mrs. Bonnie Michelle Jones, 65, of Harts, died on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Harts. She was born on May 8, 1950, at Huntington, the daughter of the late Dr. William and Julia Darling Lewis.Mrs. Jones...
View ArticleRobert "Bob" Grim
Robert "Bob" Noel Grim, 80, of Poca, received his eternal reward on July 29, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer.Bob was born on August 17, 1934 in Grantsville, W.Va. He proudly served his...
View ArticleKyle Garretson
Kyle Gordon Garretson, 82, of Branchland, died July 31, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Sun. Aug. 2, at McGhee Handley Funeral Home, West Hamlin. Friends may call two hours prior to the service at the...
View ArticleAnthony "Tony" Erwin
Anthony "Tony" Erwin, 45, of Nitro, passed away July 23, 2015. He was born December 3, 1969, in South Charleston.Tony loved the outdoors and nature. His hobbies were hunting, fishing, reading and...
View ArticleSharon Doss
Sharon Lynn (Caudill) Doss, 72, of Henderson, died Fri. July 31, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Mon. August 3, at Concord Baptist Church, in Henderson. Visitation will also be held at the church on Mon....
View ArticleTressie Coffey
Tressie Kathryn Starcher Coffey, 88, of Clendenin, went home to be with the Lord Friday July 30, 2015, at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, after a short illness.She was the daughter of the late...
View ArticleOtis Clark
Otis James Clark, 72, died July 29, 2015. Service will be noon Sun. Aug. 2, at the Simons-Coleman Funeral Home, Richwood. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Sat. Aug. 1, at the funeral home. All...
View ArticleVelma Blankenship
Velma Blankenship, 72, of Frankford, died Thurs. July 30, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Sun. Aug. 2, at Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the funeral...
View ArticleFunerals for: August 01, 2015
Bays, Olive M. — 2 p.m., Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Mount Lookout.Boley, Euvenia — 11 a.m., Hinkle Chapel Church, Craigsville.Caudill, Larry G. — 11 a.m., WilsonChannell, Earl J. — 1 p.m.,...
View ArticleScott Shalaway: Conservation fund up for renewal after 50 years
Quiz time - have you ever heard of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)? Do you know what it does? If not, read on.For 50 years LWCF has provided billions in capital investments for recreation...
View ArticleCrime Report: Aug. 2, 2015
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between July 23 and 29:East District:Laidley Street 200 block, robbery, July 23, 3:25 p.m.Quarrier Street 1400 block,...
View ArticleCentury Aluminum closes its doors for good
By Paul J. Nyden RAVENSWOOD - Jason Miller has six months left on the job he got 20 years ago. Five others, two hourly employees and three supervisors, will continue to work with him at the Century...
View ArticleEditorial: Saving elephants an American cause
Few Americans realize that Africa has two distinct species of elephants - large savannah pachyderms with triangular ears and curved tusks, and small forest ones with round ears and straight tusks. One...
View ArticleAs final EPA power-plant rule nears, some call for WV to embrace clean energy
By Ken Ward Jr. Sometime this month - perhaps as soon as Monday - the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will announce its final rule to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the nation's electrical...
View ArticleOn file: Aug. 2, 2015
MarriagesThe following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between July 24 and 31:Curtis Gordon Sigmon Jr., 28, and Jaime Marie Scarbro, 24, both of Gallagher. Brian Scott Lucas,...
View ArticleNew England grad students get Land Trust crash course in West Virginia...
By Rick Steelhammer A pair of graduate students with New England roots recently completed an internship in the canyons and forests of south-central West Virginia that let them know "wild and...
View ArticleAuthor finds window to social history in life of her 'black sheep' aunt
"Born in 1901, she came of age amid tragedy and enormous wealth, and spent much of her twenties and thirties ripping through the Jazz Age like a character in an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel."- From...
View ArticleEssays on Faith: Bon voyage!
By the Rev. Dr. Richard C. Lamb It is midday. Small, white cumulus clouds move slowly across the sky. Interesting! It reminded me of monarch butterflies which travel all the way to Mexico for the...
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