Obituary-Lisa Margaret Light

Posted: April 29, 2018 | Source: Matics Funeral Home

Lisa Margaret Light, 63, of Clendenin died April 27, 2018 after a long illness.

She is survived by: daughter, Cyndi Light of Clendenin, WV; sons, Danny Hinkle of Blue Creek, WV, Chris Light of Charleston, WV and Joey Light of Elkview; 17 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Monday April 30, 2018 at Matics Funeral Home Clendenin.

Funeral will follow at the funeral home at 11:00 AM with Pastor Mike Todorovich officiating.

Burial will be in the Light-Westfall Cemetery Bomont, WV.

Online condolences may be expressed at maticsfuneralhome.com.

Obituary-Kessel Lee Donahue

Posted: April 28, 2018 | Source: Matics Funeral Home

Kessel Lee Donahue, 65, of Clendenin went home to be with the Lord Wednesday April 25, 2018 at home after a short illness.

She was the daughter of the late Henry Benjamin Hodge and Violet Lucille Woods Hodge. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Thomas O’Dell Hodge and sister, Kista Kay Smith.
Kessel was the manager of Hot Spot in Clendenin. (more…)

Softball Splits a Pair of Close Games Against Jacksonville State

Robyn Leighton pictured above.

By: Ted McCoart, Morehead State Athletic Media Relations | Posted: April 28, 2018 | Source: Morehead State

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OXFORD, Ala. – After dropping a 1-0 decision in the day’s first game, seniors Kylie Holton and Robyn Leighton stamped game two with solo home runs to propel the Morehead State softball team to a 3-0 victory in Saturday afternoon’s finale with Jacksonville State at Choccolocco Park.

The split gives Morehead State a 24-16 record overall and a 5-9 mark in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Gamecocks now sport a 27-20 record and are 14-4 in the OVC.

JACKSONVILLE STATE 1, MOREHEAD STATE 0

Senior Chelsea McManaway pitched a complete-game gem, striking out 10 batters and allowing only two hits, but an RBI double by Ryann Luna in the fourth frame proved to be all the Gamecocks needed to defeat the left-handed ace.

The Eagles challenged in the top of the seventh with a leadoff single by freshman Paige Scruggs and a walk later by Leighton before a fielder’s choice, a strikeout, and a groundout ended the comeback attempt. Morehead State posted four hits in the contest as Ellen BarrettHannah Murphy, and Cassie Griffin all had singles to go along with Scruggs’ seventh-inning hit.

The Gamecocks’ right-handed pitcher Faith Sims went the distance in the pitcher’s circle for the home squad and was awarded the victory, improving her to 17-7. The loss dropped McManaway to 15-7 on the season while her strikeout total was upped to 214, which tops the OVC.

MOREHEAD STATE 3, JACKSONVILLE STATE 0

After being shutout in the game-one pitcher’s duel, Morehead State responded quickly by scoring single runs in the first two innings of game two. Junior Allison Rager‘s RBI single in the first inning and solo home runs by Holton and Leighton in the second and fourth innings proved to be all the Eagles needed.

Rager, who improved to 8-8 in the pitcher’s circle with the complete game shutout, plated Taylor Wheeler in the first inning with a single to give the Eagles a 1-0 advantage. Wheeler, a senior from Catlettsburg, Ky., led off the game with a walk and advanced to second on a single by junior outfielder Aubrey Bennett before scoring the game’s opening run.

In the second frame, Holton wasted no time adding a run to the board for Morehead State, sending a 2-0 pitch into the parking lot over the left-field fence. Leighton followed suit in the sixth with a solo blast of her own over the left-field fence and gave the Eagles their final run.

The right-handed Rager gave up six hits but also struck out six batters while giving up only one walk in her seven innings pitched. The Gamecocks used three pitchers but ultimately Alexis Jimmerson was hung with the loss, dropping her to 7-5, after giving up two runs in one inning of work. Nicole Rodriguez relieved Jimmerson and threw five innings giving up a run before Sims returned to finish the game for JSU.

The Eagles outhit the Gamecocks in game two 8-6 with hits by Bennett, Rager, Leighton, Holton, and Murphy. Holton and Leighton both went 2-for-3 from the plate with singles and home runs. Leighton now has five homers on the season while Holton has blasted three out of the park.

NEXT UP

The Eagles travel to Cookeville, Tenn., for an OVC doubleheader with Tennessee Tech Sunday afternoon. The games will get underway at 1 p.m. ET with both being streamed live on the OVC Digital Network.

More than 1,800 participate in early voting in Kanawha County during first week

Kanawha County officials say more than 1,800 turned out to cast ballots in the first week of early voting in Kanawha County at the six offered locations, with the bulk of those at the Voter’s Registration Office. (WCHS/WVAH)

By: Jeff Morris | Posted: April 27, 2018 | Source: WVAH

More than 1,800 turned out to cast ballots in the first week of early voting in Kanawha County at the six offered locations, with the bulk of those at the Voter’s Registration Office.

Early voting in West Virginia kicked off Wednesday and runs through May 5.

A news release from the Kanawha County Commission provided a breakdown of early voting numbers in the county as of 4:30 p.m.:

* Belle Town Hall, 114

* Cross Lanes Sheriff’s Detachment, 210

* Elkview Sheriff’s Detachment, 160

* Marmet Town Hall, 53

* Sissonville Library, 108

* Voter’s Registration Office, 1,172

Commissioners said they hoped the convenience of the multiple locations throughout the county would increase voters’ presence.

“I believe the citizens that live outside the city limits of Charleston will appreciate being able to vote in their community and not have to drive to Charleston to early vote,” Commission President Kent Carper said.

Carper said he believes the high turnout for Charleston is due to a great interest in the city of Charleston election.

All six voting locations will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 28, and Saturday, May 5.

Students have big plans for summer break

By: Ali Barrett, News Editor | Posted: April 25, 2018 | Source: The Daily Athenaeum

Starting May 4, Mountaineers will be headed off in all directions to pursue their summer vacations, jobs and internships and other fun plans. We talked to several students about their plans for the summer. Here is what they said:

llse Turner

llse Turner

Ilse Turner, a junior international studies and political science student from Virginia Beach, Va., said, “I got a really amazing opportunity; I got accepted to study at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan this summer,” Turner said.

Turner will be spending a month in Japan to study the Japanese language, culture and political science.

“When I’m not in Japan, I run a summer camp for adults and children with physical and intellectual disabilities,” Turner said. The camp is called Camp Horizon and is in Norfolk, Va.

Aurora Beth Harper

Aurora Beth Harper

Aurora Beth Harper, a senior criminology student from Ivanhoe, Va. said she planned to go back to her hometown to work at a historical mansion, called Fort Chiswell Mansion.

“I’m [also] going to the beach three or four times,” Harper said.

She also plans to go to New York for a week.

Ally Supple

Ally Supple

Ally Supple, a freshman journalism student from Barberton, Ohio, said, “I’m going back home for the summer and working at a local restaurant that I worked at before I came to college,” Supple said.

Supple said she had two big plans: Going to a Logic concert and traveling to Myrtle Beach with her boyfriend’s family.

Supple said she’d never gone to Myrtle Beach before, so she was “really excited.”

Jocee Chapman

Jocee Chapman

Jocee Chapman, a junior geology student from Elkview, W.Va., said, “I might be going to the beach with my boyfriend and probably camping a few times with my family,” said Chapman.

“My family usually goes to this place in Burnsville, like you take a camper there and everything, but we recently sold our camper,” Chapman said.

Because of this, Chapman said her family is considering a stay in a Greenbrier cabin.

Chapman said she also plans to work at Wendy’s this summer.

Byron Querrey

Byron Querrey

Bryon Querrey, a senior marketing student from Ripley, W.Va., said had to take a class over the summer, but was also hoping to get a job.

“I had an internship over the spring, and they offered me a job at the beginning of summer,” Querrey said.

He work involved marketing campaigns and video work for Morgantown businesses.

“I think it’s cool making something that people will enjoy,” Querrey said.

Querrey said he may be going on vacation, but his main goal was making money.

MarkWest Agrees to Pay Millions in Federal Settlement Over ‘Pig’ Emissions

A pig (pipeline inspection gauge) used in a 6″ refined petroleum pipeline in West Texas. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

By: Brittany Patterson | Posted: April 26, 2018 | Source: WV Public Broadcasting

A natural gas energy processor has agreed to pay a $610,000 civil penalty and install millions of dollars worth of equipment to reduce harmful emissions at hundreds of facilities across western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. (more…)