Posted: May 30, 2018 | Source: Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home
Marcella Jean Sizemore, 62, of Spencer, gained her angel wings Saturday, May 26, 2018, at the Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg after a very brief illness. (more…)
Posted: May 30, 2018 | Source: Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home
Marcella Jean Sizemore, 62, of Spencer, gained her angel wings Saturday, May 26, 2018, at the Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg after a very brief illness. (more…)
Posted: May 30, 2018 | Source: Hafer Funeral Home
Eugeneia Ann Morris, of Big Chimney, went to Heaven Tuesday, May 29, 2018. (more…)
Posted: May 30, 2018 | Source: Matics Funeral Home
Richard (Dick) Howard Hubbard, 90, of Walton, passed away in the early hours of May 26, 2018, at Hubbard Hospice House, with his beloved wife at his side. He was born March 6, 1928 to Howard and Mamie White Hubbard. (more…)
Books ready for check out at the Clendenin Branch Library. Jordyn Johnson/WVMetroNews.com
By: Jordyn Johnson | Posted: May 30, 2018 at 3:32 p.m. | Source: WV MetroNews
CLENDENIN, W.Va.– Tuesday night Tammy Parker, branch manager at the Clendenin Branch Library, had trouble sleeping, because she was so excited for the next day– a day she has been looking forward to for two years.
Wednesday was the ribbon-cutting of the new Clendenin Branch Library since the 2016 flooding ruined the former branch. It has taken two years for the community to get its library back but due to hard work and perseverance books can be read once more.
“We have been here working to get all the furniture in, the books on the shelves and in the mean time, when I was out in the community, people were stopping me and asking me, ‘When is the
The teen section of the newly opened Clendenin Branch Library, Jordyn Johnson/WVMetroNews.com
library opening?’ and I would say, ‘Oh in a few days or a few weeks’ or whatever, and so everyone was asking, and I was so excited,” Parker said.
The new branch is located in the former Clendenin Middle School. While the branch is still getting settled, those in the area now have a place for reading and computer access.
“There’s still a few things that we still haven’t completed,” Parker said. “We’re still waiting for a couple pieces of furniture and to get the last pieces of our computers ready to go, and it was a lot of work but worth it.”
Midge Forwood is the president of the Clendenin Branch Library Advisory Board and has worked in the branch since its first opening in Clendenin.
“We’ve waited two years, and now we’re here, and I’m happy,” she said at the opening.
Many residents and book-lovers alike have been anxiously awaiting the branch’s reopening.
“I think that, you know, it’s a happy day for a lot of us and especially the Library Advisory Board,” Forwood said. “We work hard to keep it here, you know. We work hard to buy the things that we need for the library, and so we’re just real happy.”
Clendenin’s library is very important to the community, because without it, not many residents would have access to computers and so many books.
“The one thing that we need for our young people is our library– we really do,” Forwood said. “They use our computers. Not every family in this area has a computer, so after school, and even in the summertime, the library is always full of kids.”
Now that summer break is here for Clendenin’s school-children, the branch has lots of activities planned for all ages.
“We have programs planned for the whole summer. We have some big programs,” Parker said. “We’ve got ‘Dino Ed’ coming with his animatronic dinosaurs, and we’ve got just all kinds of programs throughout the summer.”
While the library location changed, its supporters work to make it feel like home.
“We’re going to do a few new things, but we wanted it to be as much like it was as possible to keep the kids familiar with what kind of things we have in the library,” Parker said.
The opening drew lots of members from the community, and now that the branch is open again, it will draw people from all around.
“Once people know that we’re here, know where we are, it’ll be good,” Forwood said.
The new Clendenin Library Branch is located at 107 Koontz Avenue.
Story by Jordyn Johnson
By: Alyssa Meisner |Posted: May 30, 2018 at 10:15 a.m. | Source: WOWKTV
CLENDENIN, WV (WOWK) – – West Virginia lawmakers continue to investigate the program created to help flood victims rebuild their homes. RISE WV is under fire for suspicious contracts and temporarily suspending it’s program. (more…)
By: Briana Warner, Communications Director | Posted: May 30, 2018 | Source: KCBOE
Charleston, West Virginia – Kanawha County Schools announces their sponsorship of the federally-funded Summer Food Service Program. Breakfast and lunch are open to all children, ages 18 years and under, who would like to participate. (more…)
Herbert Hoover pitcher Delani Buckner is one of three Huskies named to the Class AA All-State first team. Craig Hudson, Gazette-Mail
By: Ryan Pritt, Prep Sports Writer | Posted: May 30, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail
Chapmanville and Herbert Hoover took two different routes to the Class AA softball championship game.
Kenzie McCann is named captain of the Class AA softball all-state team. Eddie Ferrari, WVMetroNews.com
By: MetroNews Staff | Posted: May 30, 2018 | Source: WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 2018 Class AA West Virginia high school softball all-state teams, as selected by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
FIRST TEAM
P – Delani Buckner, Herbert Hoover, So.
P – Kenzie McCann, Chapmanville, Sr. (captain)
P – Holly Brehm, Wyoming East, Jr.
P – Taylor Bonnett, Poca, Sr.
IF – Jenna Thomas, Sissonville, Jr.
IF – Emily Riggs, Bridgeport, Jr.
IF – Brooke Clark, Shady Spring, Sr.
IF – Kirsten Belcher, Herbert Hoover, Sr.
IF – Ashleigh Sexton, Independence, Jr.
OF – Rachel Pennington, Lincoln County, Sr.
OF – Grace Hefner, Braxton County, Sr.
OF – Megan Seafler, Herbert Hoover, Jr.
C – Amber Frame, Braxton County, Sr.
C – Bella Posey, Lewis County, Jr.
UTIL – Olivia Mace, Roane County, Sr.
UTIL – Carly Cooper, Petersburg, So.
UTIL – Alivia Rosnick, Weir, Jr.
UTIL – Madison Anderson, Keyser, Sr.
SECOND TEAM
P – Bella Savilla, Nitro, Fr.
P – Aubrey Smith, Keyser, Jr.
P – Madison Corbin, East Fairmont, So.
P – Logan Shanholtz, Liberty-Harrison, Sr.
IF – Jenna Burgess, Petersburg, Fr.
IF – Haleigh Ferris, Lincoln, Sr.
IF – Peyton Wiseman, Shady Spring, Sr.
IF – Rebekah Woody, Herbert Hoover, Jr.
IF – Kerry Vanmeter, Petersburg, Sr.
OF – Tiara Snyder, Robert C. Byrd, Jr.
OF – Kara Browning, Chapmanville, Sr.
OF – Paige Humble, Bridgeport, Fr.
C – Hannah Walker, Oak Glen, Jr.
C – Rileigh Parsons, Wayne, Sr.
UTIL – Presley McGee, Herbert Hoover, So. (captain)
UTIL – Leah Cochran, Point Pleasant, Sr.
UTIL – Lydia Sweat, Nitro, So.
UTIL – Isabella Aperfine, Weir, Fr.
SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION
Jada Freeman, Chapmanville
Chelsea Napier, Logan
Whitney Sansom, Wayne
Randa Watts, Lincoln County
Grace Belcher, Scott
Emilie Walker, Man
Sydney Houck, Winfield
Elyssa Medley, Winfield
Tori Gibeaut, Poca
Mallori Chapman, Herbert Hoover
Cortney Fizer, Herbert Hoover
Sophia Mikula, Weir
Hannah Patterson, Oak Glen
Lexi Boothe, Wyoming East
Kari Walker, Wyoming East
Bradlea Hayhurst, Shady Spring
Savannah Holbrook, Oak Hill
Nicole Kester, Independence
Savannah Bragg, Independence
Katie Hoffman, Berkeley Springs
Ashlyn Spears, Roane County
Payton Merica, Bridgeport
Grace Rock, Liberty Harrison
Gracey Lamm, Lincoln
Madi Andrick, Lincoln
Alexis Hudson, Lewis County
Emma Kennedy, Philip Barbour
Haley Smith, Elkins
Anna Runyan, Fairmont Senior
Ashton Malnick, North Marion
Cara Minor, North Marion
Kelsie Byus, Point Pleasant
HONORABLE MENTION
Natalie Fouts, Lincoln County
Charlee Mullins, Chapmanville
Baylee Pullen, Lincoln County
Kerigan Moore, Nitro
Mercedes Bush, Poca
KK Short, Winfield
Jessica Canterbury, Herbert Hoover
Allison Phillips, Weir
Samantha Kaczmarek, Weir
Alexa Andrews, Oak Glen
Autumn Miller, Wyoming East
Kaylen Parks, Independence
Katie Griffith, Wyoming East
Hannah Trump, Liberty Raleigh
Maddy Maynard, Liberty Raleigh
Kyndl Johnson, Wyoming East
Kiersten Roberts, River View
Alexis Nicholas, Nicholas County
Katie Richardson, PikeView
Allison Mace, Roane County
Kyla Smith, Clay County
Kassidy Heavner, Braxton County
Kate Stanley, Bridgeport
Allie McAllister, Liberty Harrison
Daisy Gibbons, Liberty Harrison
Hannah Ferris, Lincoln
Ashley Hawkins, Robert C. Byrd
Paije Bragg, Lewis County
Payton Campbell, Lewis County
Lauren Wilmoth, Elkins
Shay Swiger, East Fairmont
Saylor Atha, East Fairmont
Anna Runyon, Fairmont Senior
Tanner King, Point Pleasant
Peyton Jordan, Point Pleasant
Elk River Get-A-Way rentals. Photo by Betty Gandee.
By: Betty Gandee | Posted: May 29, 2018 | Source: Clay County Free Press
You can spend all day on the mighty Elk River. Whether it be kayaking, tubing, fishing, or on a paddle boat, there is something for everyone to enjoy. (more…)
By: MetroNews Staff | Posted: May 29, 2018 at 7:46 p.m. | Source: WV MetroNews
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission adopted an order last week granting U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., the opportunity to participate in an effort to make sure broadband coverage maps of West Virginia are accurate.
Manchin submitted a waiver on May 15 to participate in the Mobility Fund Phase II challenge process in order to make sure data collection records accurately showed coverage available to West Virginians.
Mobility Fund Phase II was created to provide up to $4.53 billion worth of support to build 4G LTE service for rural areas that lack coverage. Eastern counties and parts of western and southern West Virginia are considered eligible areas.
Manchin said in the request, while he is not a government entity or service provider entitled to the challenge process, internet access is an interest of his public service due to legislative work and outreach on the matter.
The FCC approved the request on May 25, saying Manchin’s request was in good cause.
Manchin said in a statement Tuesday the waiver allows him to engage in the challenge process and work to increase internet coverage as needed.
“As a lifelong West Virginian and proud public servant who tries to visit every county in the state at least once each year, I have driven nearly every mile of road in our state and experienced first-hand the loss of broadband coverage along the way,” he said.
A map of eligible is available at the FCC’s website. If anyone has questions about the challenge process or the map, Manchin said they should reach out to his office at 202-224-3954 or email broadband@manchin.senate.gov.