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West Virginia Teacher Strike: Students Minds on Lack of Food and Money, not Education

CLENDENIN, WEST VIRGINIA (The Clendenin Leader)

With the West Virginia teacher walkout/strike well into its second week, I was on assignment to do a story about volunteers comprised of various organizations, who had coordinated an effort to provide hot meals for children in need, due to the continued shutdown of the schools. As I wrapped up the interview, I decided to speak with some of the children that were hanging around the facility, just to get their take on the situation. After all, their lives have been disrupted by this situation maybe more than any, and I had not seen any media coverage concerning the student’s thoughts and opinions of the situation. (more…)

March 5, 2018 in Editorial, Education News, Educators, Local News, NEWS, Politics, Students

Man sought in Roane County stabbing turns himself in

By: Alexander Thomas | Posted: Mar. 4, 2018 | Source: WCHS News Network

SPENCER, W.Va. — A man accused of stabbing a person in Roane County last week turned himself in Saturday.

According to West Virginia State Police, Joseph Daniels approached a trooper in Wayne County during a traffic stop.

Daniels allegedly stabbed a man Thursday. The victim suffered injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

March 4, 2018 in Crime, Local News, NEWS

West Virginia statewide boys basketball sectional schedule

By: Rick Ryan, Prep Sports Reporter | Posted: Mar. 2, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail

Sectional schedules

All games at 7 p.m. unless noted

(Numbers indicate seeds)

Class AAA

Region 1 Section 1

Wednesday: John Marshall 53, No. 3 Brooke 30

Friday: No. 1 Wheeling Park 42, No. 2 John Marshall 38, OT; Wheeling Park wins sectional

Region 1 Section 2

Wednesday: University 104, No. 4 Preston 57; Morgantown 83, No. 3 Buckhannon-Upshur 58

Friday: No. 1 University 58, No. 2 Morgantown 55; University wins sectional

Region 2 Section 1

Wednesday: Martinsburg 84, No. 4 Spring Mills 32; Musselman 68, No. 3 Hedgesville 63

Friday: No. 1 Martinsburg 68, No. 2 Musselman 65, OT; Martinsburg wins sectional

Region 2 Section 2

Wednesday: Jefferson 53, No. 3 Hampshire 34

Friday: No. 1 Washington 61, No. 2 Jefferson 49; Washington wins sectional

Region 3 Section 1

Wednesday: Capital 66, No. 4 St. Albans 52; George Washington 71, No. 3 South Charleston 45

Friday: No. 2 George Washington 69, No. 1 Capital 63, OT; George Washington wins sectional

Region 3 Section 2

Wednesday: Woodrow Wilson 75, No. 4 Greenbrier East 40; Princeton 53, No. 3 Riverside 40

Friday: No. 1 Woodrow Wilson 79, No. 2 Princeton 45; Woodrow Wilson wins sectional

Region 4 Section 1

Wednesday: Parkersburg 84, No. 3 Ripley 43

Friday: No. 1 Parkersburg South 52, No. 2 Parkersburg 50; Parkersburg South wins sectional

Region 4 Section 2

At Cabell Midland

Wednesday: Hurricane 62, No. 3 Spring Valley 50; Huntington 63, No. 4 Cabell Midland 41

Friday: No. 1 Huntington 63, No. 2 Hurricane 57; Huntington wins sectional

Class AA

Region 1 Section 1

Monday: Frankfort 68, No. 6 Petersburg 50; Keyser 60, No. 5 Grafton 49

Wednesday: Berkeley Springs 51, No. 3 Frankfort 40; Philip Barbour 71, No. 4 Keyser 52

Friday: No. 1 Philip Barbour 59, No. 2 Berkeley Springs 54; Philip Barbour wins sectional

Region 1 Section 2

Saturday: Weir 61, No. 4 Oak Glen 56

Tuesday: Fairmont Senior 116, No. 5 Weir 49; North Marion 80, No. 3 East Fairmont 69

Friday: No. 1 Fairmont Senior 97, No. 2 North Marion 54; Fairmont Senior wins sectional

Region 2 Section 1

All games at Davis & Elkins

Wednesday: Liberty Harrison 54, No. 4 Lincoln 46

Friday: Bridgeport 65, No. 5 Liberty Harrison 53; Robert C. Byrd 58, No. 3 Elkins 44

Saturday: No. 1 Bridgeport 53, No. 2 Robert C. Byrd 44; Bridgeport wins sectional

Region 2 Section 2

Saturday: Lewis County 58, No. 6 Herbert Hoover 51; Clay County 61, No. 5 Roane County 48

Tuesday: Nicholas County 77, No. 3 Lewis County 66; Braxton County 78, No. 4 Clay County 53

Friday: No. 1 Braxton County 66, No. 2 Nicholas County 54; Braxton County wins sectional

Region 3 Section 1

Friday: Independence 53, No. 5 Liberty Raleigh 46

At Beckley-Raleigh Co. Convention Ctr.

Tuesday: Westside 58, No. 3 Wyoming East 51; Oak Hill 75, No. 4 Independence 59

Thursday: No. 2 Westside 64, No. 1 Oak Hill 63; Westside wins sectional

Region 3 Section 2

Friday: River View 55, No. 5 PikeView 54

Tuesday: Shady Spring 87, No. 3 James Monroe 31; Bluefield 75, No. 4 River View 32

At Brushfork Armory

Saturday: No. 1 Bluefield 65, No. 2 Shady Spring 57, OT; Bluefield wins sectional

Region 4 Section 1

Monday: Sissonville 78, No. 6 Point Pleasant 33; Wayne 76, No. 5 Poca 46

Wednesday: Nitro 75, No. 4 Wayne 50; Winfield 77, No. 3 Sissonville 71

Friday: No. 2 Winfield 71, No. 1 Nitro 64; Winfield wins sectional

Region 4 Section 2

Saturday: Lincoln County 72, No. 4 Scott 65; Logan 87, No. 6 Man 41

Tuesday: Chapmanville 87, No. 5 Lincoln County 48

Wednesday: Logan 42, No. 2 Mingo Central 35

Friday: No. 1 Chapmanville 57, No. 3 Logan 40; Chapmanville wins sectional

Class A

Region 1 Section 1

Saturday: Valley Wetzel 61, No. 5 Hundred 46

At John Marshall Field House

Tuesday: Cameron 52, No. 3 Madonna 40; Wheeling Central 92, No. 4 Valley Wetzel 52

Friday: No. 1 Wheeling Central 71, No. 2 Cameron 44; Wheeling Central wins sectional

Region 1 Section 2

Saturday: Ritchie County 75, No. 5 Paden City 57

Tuesday: Tyler Consolidated 56, No. 4 Ritchie County 48; St. Marys 57, No. 3 Magnolia 47

Friday: No. 1 Tyler Consolidated 56, No. 2 St. Marys 51; Tyler Consolidated wins sectional

Region 2 Section 1

Saturday: Tygarts Valley 67, No. 4 Clay-Battelle 63; South Harrison 42, No. 6 Doddridge County 40; Trinity 96, No. 7 Gilmer County 45

Tuesday: Notre Dame 95, No. 5 Tygarts Valley 51; Trinity 62, No. 3 South Harrison 41

Friday: No. 1 Notre Dame 61, No. 2 Trinity 58; Notre Dame wins sectional

Region 2 Section 2

Tuesday: Paw Paw 88, No. 7 Harman 57; Moorefield 60, No. 3 East Hardy; Pendleton County 74, No. 5 Union 51

Thursday: Tucker County 54, No. 4 Pendleton County 52; Paw Paw 72, No. 6 Moorefield 61

Saturday: No. 1 Tucker County 61, No. 2 Paw Paw 52; Tucker County wins sectional

Region 3 Section 1

Monday: Pocahontas County 83, No. 7 Richwood 41; Charleston Catholic 73, No. 6 Fayetteville 53; Webster County 74, No. 5 Midland Trail 57

Tuesday: Webster County 67, No. 1 Valley Fayette 56; Pocahontas County 84, No. 3 Charleston Catholic 81

Thursday: No. 4 Webster County 67, No. 2 Pocahontas County 61; Webster County wins sectional

Region 3 Section 2

Monday: Greenbrier West 82, No. 6 Montcalm 40; Summers County 56, No. 5 Meadow Bridge 54

Wednesday: Mount View 60, No. 4 Summers County 52; Greater Beckley Christian 64, No. 3 Greenbrier West

Friday: No. 2 Greater Beckley Christian 56, No. 1 Mount View 49; Greater Beckley Christian wins sectional

Region 4 Section 1

Saturday: Williamstown 79, No. 6 Wahama 45; Calhoun County 35, No. 4 Wirt County 31

Tuesday: Ravenswood 103, No. 5 Calhoun County 53; Parkersburg Catholic 56, No. 3 Williamstown 52

Friday: No. 1 Ravenswood 52, No. 2 Parkersburgh Catholic 47, OT; Ravenswood wins sectional

Region 4 Section 2

Saturday: Van 80, No. 7 Hannan 47; St. Joseph 53, No. 6 Tolsia 36; Sherman 57, No. 5 Buffalo 40

Tuesday: Tug Valley 74, No. 4 Sherman 35; Van 64, No. 3 St. Joseph 56

Friday: No. 1 Tug Valley 96, No. 2 Van 39; Tug Valley wins sectional

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Regional co-finals

Winners advance to state tournament

Note: All games at 7 p.m.

Class AAA

Tuesday’s games

Region 1

John Marshall at University; Morgantown at Wheeling Park

Region 2

Jefferson at Martinsburg; Musselman at Washington

Region 3

Capital at Woodrow Wilson; Princeton at George Washington

Region 4

Parkersburg at Huntington; Hurricane at Parkersburg South

Class AA

Thursday’s games

Region 1

North Marion at Philip Barbour; Berkeley Springs at Fairmont Senior

Region 2

Robert C. Byrd at Braxton County; Nicholas County at Bridgeport

Region 3

Shady Spring at Westside; Oak Hill at Bluefield

Region 4

Logan at Winfield; Nitro at Chapmanville

Class A

Wednesday’s games

Region 1

St. Marys at Wheeling Central; Cameron at Tyler Consolidated

Region 2

Paw Paw at Notre Dame; Trinity at Tucker County

Region 3

Pocahontas County at Greater Beckley Christian; Mount View at Webster County

Region 4

Parkersburg Catholic at Tug Valley; Van at Ravenswood

March 2, 2018 in Herbert Hoover High School Athletics, Local News, NEWS, Sports News

Man wanted for stabbing in Roane County

By: Matt Samples | Posted: Mar. 2, 2018 | Source: WV News

SPENCER — Man suspected in a Roane County stabbing is on the run.

Roane County Sheriff’s Department is looking for Joseph Daniels.

According to deputies, a person was stabbed at about 2:10 a.m. on Friday, and received injuries not considered to be life threatening.

Deputies say Joseph Daniels is considered armed and dangerous.

Daniels is described as a white man, 5’7″ tall and weighs about 200 pounds. Daniels has multiple tattoos and a large beard.

Daniels is believed to be in a tan or golden colored 2004 Jeep Liberty Sport, West Virginia license 1PE 117.

Daniels is believed to be running to Branchland in Lincoln County, which is on the border of Cabell County.

Deputies say if you see Joseph Daniels, do not approach him. Call 911 or call the Roane County Sheriff’s Department at 304-927-3410.

March 2, 2018 in Crime, Local News, NEWS

Elk River Boxing Club holds grand opening for new Elkview location

Megan Emmett of St. Albans spars with Brad Mullins at the Elk River Boxing Club’s new location in Elkview. The club moved recently from downtown Clendenin, to provide more convenience for its members. Photo by Ben Calwell, Metro

By: Clint Thomas, Metro Staff | Posted: Mar. 2, 2018 | Source: WV Gazette-Mail

Elk River Boxing Club owner Rob Fletcher and his staff introduced current and potential members and guests to the club’s new location in Elkview on Thursday.

Previously located in downtown Clendenin, the Elk River Boxing Club is now open at 5522 Elk River North in Elkview, behind the former worksite of Wally’s Rope.

“We wanted some place that was a little more convenient for our members,” Fletcher said of the move from the Clendenin locale it has occupied for the past two years. “We’ll be seven miles south of the last location. We have members coming from Elkview, Big Chimney, Charleston, Hurricane and St. Albans — that seven miles means a lot. Some people had to drive for 45 minutes or an hour to get to the old location.

“It’s a nice facility,” he said, “and a little more centered to our members’ location.”

The new Elkview gym and fitness center “has more use-able space. The last building was bigger, but I couldn’t use the facility the way I wanted to. It was in a 120-year-old building and I had some problems with that,” Fletcher explained.

The new location will still provide the classes and training the Clendenin one did, he said. These include children’s boxing classes for ages 5 to 8 and regular boxing, kickboxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and mixed martial arts classes.

Fletcher said his gym has a core membership of about a dozen people, who come from Kanawha, Putnam, Roane and Clay counties to hone their fighting and self-defense skills, as exercise for some and competitive training for others.

“We have all ages — from 10 up to their 60s — taking classes. We have a retired Marine from Clendenin who comes for physical fitness. He can do more pushups than any teenager you’ve ever seen,” Fletcher said.

Thursday’s grand opening celebration offered demonstrations of some of the disciplines members undertake, along with refreshments for newcomers and longtime members. Sign-up opportunities were available during the evening, as well.

For more information about the Elk River Boxing Club, contact Rob Fletcher at 681-313-6001.

Metro reporter Clint Thomas can be reached at cthomas@cnpapers.com or by calling 304-348-1232.

March 2, 2018 in Business News, Local News, NEWS, Sports News

Clendenin Health Center Teams with Other Organizations to Provide Hot Meals for Children

CLENDENIN, WEST VIRGINIA (The Clendenin Leader)

School Nurses from Clendenin/Bridge Elementary, Pinch Elementary, Elkview Middle and Herbert Hoover High School.
Susan Jack | The Clendenin Leader

It is widely known that many children are deprived of a hot meal when school is not in session.

Due to the continuation of the teacher walk-out, prompting more school cancellations in the area, the Clendenin Health Center (Cabin Creek) decided to provide hot meals at lunchtime on Thursday for any students or families in need.

Volunteers with the Clendenin Health Center teamed with Elk River Backpack Blessings, the Clendenin United Methodist Church, Principal Vanessa Brown, and school nurses from Clendenin/Bridge Elementary, Pinch Elementary, Elkview Middle, and Herbert Hoover High School, to help insure that children had an opportunity for a hot meal on this day.

Despite a wide-spread power outage in the area, they stuck with the plan as the Clendenin Volunteer Fire Department graciously volunteered their facility where they had generators on hand.

Due to the disruption caused by the power outage, turnout was lower than expected, so volunteers quickly shifted to Plan B.

They jumped in and set out to deliver the meals personally, going door to door, to those they knew might be in need, and Elk River Backpack Blessings assisted in delivering hot meals along with their normal backpack deliveries today as well.

Susan Jack of The Clendenin Leader spoke with Mary Grandon, Physician’s Assistant at the Clendenin Health Center about this teaming effort and how important community service is to the staff at the Clendenin Health Center.

March 1, 2018 in Education News, Educators, Local News, NEWS, Students

WV Wildlife: Weekend Trout Stockings

Rainbow trout like these will be stocked on weekends soon. Photo courtesy WCHS-WVAH.

By: Brad Rice | Posted: Mar. 1, 2018 | Source: WCHSTV (View article and full gallery)

Charleston W.Va. — If you’ve never been able to experience this before, your chance–a really good chance–is coming up soon thanks to our West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.

Starting this Friday, and going through May 19th, 27 different streams and lakes across our state parks will be stocked with a nice variety of trout–and you’ll be able to know when and where ahead of time!

(Stephen McDaniel, Director West Virginia Division of Natural Resources) “These are different because the dates and locations are being published in advance. we’ve never done that here at the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and we’re hoping that will entice some of the beginner anglers to come out and give trout fishing a try”.

And trust me, it’s easy to get ‘hooked’. These Friday and Saturday stockings will also help those that are too busy during the week–to possibly bring their families out to make a weekend out of it. The hope is also to get even more people out to our beautiful state parks.

(Stephen McDaniel, Director West Virginia Division of Natural Resources) “We’re trying to promote tourism with these, and we have several lakes and streams that are located in the general area of state parks, so we thought that would be a good place to start, because it’s on the weekends. We’re hoping that people will come out and maybe rent a camping site, or a cabin, or a lodge–and make it a family deal”.

These stockings won’t impact other stockings across the state, either. all waters will receive the same amount of trout that they typically do.

(Stephen McDaniel, Director West Virginia Division of Natural Resources) “I have received dozens of emails, text messages since we announced this at our last commission meeting. Everyone is so pleased and so happy that, you know, it all comes back down to working men and women, students and kids–it’s just something we’re trying to do for them”.

For a complete list of these upcoming weekend stockings, you can find them over at the WVDNR website–www.wvdnr.gov

(Stephen McDaniel, Director West Virginia Division of Natural Resources) “I think this gives us an opportunity to draw some of those people to our state parks to maybe try trout fishing. If they catch a couple fish, they’re more likely to come back and try again the next time we do the stockings”.

March 1, 2018 in Local News, NEWS, Outdoors & Recreation

PROMISE application and FAFSA filing deadline for students March 1

According to the College Foundation of West Virginia’s (CFWV) tweet, today is the deadline to file the FAFSA and complete the PROMISE scholarship application to be considered for PROMISE.

To learn more about the West Virginia PROMISE scholarship and eligibility requirements visit CFWV’s website.

The PROMISE Scholarship is a merit-based financial aid program for West Virginia residents. Students who achieve certain academic requirements are eligible to receive funds to help pay for college. Eligible high school graduates will receive annual awards up to $4,750 to cover the cost of tuition and mandatory fees at public or independent institutions in West Virginia. Awards are contingent upon annual funding of the program by the West Virginia State Legislature.

March 1, 2018 in Academic Achievements, Education News, Educators, Local News, NEWS, Students

WV SBDC Offers Online Workshop for Small Business Fundamentals Workshop

By: Catherine Zacchi | Posted: Mar. 1, 2018 | Source: WVSBDC

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Busy would-be entrepreneurs have a flexible option to learn the fundamentals of starting a business. An online version of the business fundamentals workshop is available from the West Virginia Small Business Development Center (WV SBDC).

To register, visit www.wvsbdc.com and click on the Training Calendar. (more…)

March 1, 2018 in Business News, Local News, NEWS