CHAPMANVILLE A year after putting together the best regular season in program history, the Chapmanville Tigers will begin the 2026 football season with something they did not have a year ago: a target on their backs. Chapmanville finished the 2025 regular season unbeaten, setting a school record with 12 victories and advancing to the Class AAA semifinals. The Tigers’ season ultimately ended with a 36-13 semifinal loss to Nitro, leaving a talented program with plent

Despite challenges facing Nighbert Memorial United Methodist Church, volunteers and community partners continue working to keep its food pantry serving Logan County residents. The pantry, which has operated for nearly two decades, distributes thousands of pounds of food through weekly outreach and its third-Monday drive-thru distribution.

Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College says a new grant through the state Higher Education Policy Commission will help fuel an initiative at the college focusing on putting more support behind first-generation college students and giving them the resources they need to succeed in their education Southern announces HEPC grant focused on first-generation students Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College says it’s exp

The Southern West Virginia Fallen Heroes Mine Rescue Contest got underway Monday in Logan County. Mine rescue teams gather at the Chief Logan Recreational Center during the annual Southern West Virginia Fallen Heroes Mine Rescue Contest. Annual mine rescue contest starts Monday in Logan Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN The annual competition brings mine rescue teams from across the country to the Chief Logan Recreational Center. Teams put their mine rescue skills to the test d

A new WIC clinic in Logan will hold its public grand opening this week. The new Women, Infants and Children (WIC) clinic is located at 103 George Kostas Drive in Logan. Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN The Women, Infants and Children clinic is located at 103 George Kostas Drive. The facility opens on Wednesday and will be operated by the West Virginia Department of Health’s Office of Nutrition Services, part of the Bureau for Public Health. The area’s longtime WIC office was

West Virginia Health Right's Mobile Teaching Kitchen visited Logan on Friday, providing a free healthy cooking demonstration, nutrition education, and budget-friendly meal ideas for residents of the Marjorie Oakley Home for Women and New Beginnings Home for Men. Healthy cooking program supports recovery residents in Logan Addyson Porter | WVOW News MUDFORK West Virginia Health Right’s Mobile Teaching Kitchen visited the Word of Life Church parking lot on Friday, July 31, to

Student financial aid doesn't have to be a headache for students in southern West Virginia. Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College's Logan campus will host a FAFSA workshop on August 6 ahead of the 2026-27 academic year. The college's Williamson campus will have a similar event the day before. Southern to host FAFSA workshop at Logan, Williamson campuses Robert Fields | WVOW Radio LOGAN Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College will host a FAFSA w

In Logan, around 17% of adults and 20% of children are facing food insecurity today, according to Feeding America. A local church’s food pantry has worked to ease this burden in Logan County for nearly two decades. Nighbert Memorial United Methodist Church operates an expansive food pantry out of its church kitchen, and dozens of volunteers have stepped in to help. Beginning in 2012, Donald McCloud has worked alongside various others to maintain this vital communi

Charleston Central Little League All Stars a 3-2 win over the Logan Little League Saturday afternoon in the West Virginia Little League 10-12-Year-Old Baseball State Tournament at Barboursville Park.

The Logan Little League Softball All-Stars were eliminated from the Southeast Region Tournament Saturday morning after a 4-2 loss to Warner Robbins Little League at Little League Southeast Park. Logan opened with a 11-0 four inning loss to South Carolina state champion, Taylors Little League, Friday morning.

West Virginia shoppers will soon have a chance to save on back-to-school purchases during the state's annual sales tax holiday. The tax-free weekend begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 31st, and continues through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 3rd.

The West Virginia Department of Human Services says applications will be accepted through August 15, or until available funding is exhausted. Families can apply online or request a paper application through their local Department of Human Services office.

Logan clinches a spot in the Little League Southeast Regional Tournament where they’ll play South Carolina state champion Northwood Little League on July 17 at 10 a.m. at Little League Southeast Park in Warner Robins, Georgia. Abraham supplied Logan with all the offense it would need with a first inning squeeze bunt to score Lillie Podunavac.

Organizers say the campaign is designed to recognize the students, educators, school employees, families and communities that make public schools a cornerstone of West Virginia. They say public schools are more than places of learning—they serve as community hubs that foster opportunity, support and local pride.

Logan Little League rallied for a 2-1 walk-off victory over Man Little League in the West Virginia Little League Softball State Tournament semifinals Tuesday at Chief Logan Recreational Center. The win advances Logan to the state championship game against Moorefield. Logan Little League wins inextras, advances to Softball state championship game Bill Lusk | WVOW Sports LOGAN Ryah Boyd ripped a single to left field, scoring Maecee Pruitt from third to give the Logan Little

If you're a food vendor, craft maker or just small business owner looking for a great opportunity to connect with the community, here's an event you'll want to keep in mind. The Town of Man is accepting vendor applications for the Annual Street Fair, taking place the last weekend of the month.

Teams from across West Virginia gather at the Chief Logan Recreational Center as Logan Little League hosts the 2026 West Virginia Little League Softball State Tournament in partnership with the West Virginia District 2 Little League and Softball. The 11-team tournament, representing seven districts and divided into the Herd and Mountaineer brackets, begins Friday on two fields at the complex. At 6:00 p.m., District 2 champion and host Logan Little League will take on Distric

Former Marshall University football coach Bob Pruett presented special signs to Tackett's siblings. Pictured from left to right: Earsie Tackett, Bob Pruett, Mary Ann May-Tackett and Michael Tackett Shana Nelson & Aaron Stone | WVOW News DINGESS Community members, elected officials and the family of Donald Tackett Jr. gathered Saturday in Dingess for the official dedication of the Donald Tackett Jr. Memorial Road, honoring one of the 75 victims of the 1970 Marshall Universit

After more than 80 years, a Logan County war hero is finally coming home. U.S. Army Corporal Kenneth Matson of Man has been identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and will be laid to rest with full military honors. Matson served with the famed Merrill’s Marauders, an elite World War II jungle warfare unit that carried out dangerous long-range missions behind Japanese lines in Burma. He was killed in action on June 28, 1944, during the Burma Campaign. Public visit

Tuesday's dedication ceremony was hosted by the Hatfield-McCoy Convention and Visitors Bureau. Shana Nelson & A.M. Stone | WVOW News LOGAN The success of West Virginia's elk restoration project was on full display Tuesday during the dedication of the new "Larry Bob Wilson" elk statue at the Country Roads Byway Visitor Center, and according to former Natural Resources Commissioner Ken Wilson, the project is still growing. The state's elk population began with 24 animals reint