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Governor Justice and DOT workers celebrate "Roads to Prosperity"

Governor Justice surrounded by highway workers celebrating the seventh anniversary of the "Roads to Prosperity" CHARLESTON The West...

Oct 8, 2024

Logan County School official and law enforcement discuss Oct. 8th Active Threat Drill on "What's Your Opinion?"

(From left) Josh Brumfield, Deputy Superintendent of Logan County Schools; School Resource Officer and Logan County Deputy, Derrick...

Oct 5, 2024

Southern & Marshall sign new affiliation agreement

(Pictured from left to right are Southern President Dr. Pamela Alderman and Marshall University President Brad Smith.) Officials fromS...

Oct 3, 2024

Wife of the late Bob Denver set for book signing at the Tamarack Sunday

BECKLEY The wife of the late Bob Denver, who played Gilligan in the sixties television show “Gilligan’s Island,” is set to host a book...

Oct 3, 2024

Southern named 2024 "Great College to Work For"

LOGAN Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College recognized as a 2024 "Great College to Work For" The recognition placed...

Sep 30, 2024

Town of Chapmanville hosting new carnival after previous company backed out of annual Apple Butter Festival

The Town of Chapmanville has hired a new carnival company after Myers Amusement backed out of the town's annual Apple Butter Festival....

Sep 27, 2024

Recovery Walk to kick-off Chapmanville Apple Butter Festival Thursday

CHAPMANVILLE The annual Save a Life Recovery Walk takes place Thursday evening in Chapmanville. This will be the eleventh year for the...

Sep 25, 2024

Woman arrested for allegedly stealing a car and driving on Hatfield-McCoy Trail

LOGAN A woman with warrants out of Wyoming County was captured in Logan County after a cruise about in a stolen vehicle. Police were...

Sep 23, 2024

"Suspicious Note" prompts evacuation at Mingo Central

Updated 3:26pm Thursday, September 19, 2024 DELBARTON An evacuation and early dismissal this morning at Mingo Central High School was...

Sep 19, 2024

Buffalo Creek PSD issues water conservation alert

AMHERSTDALE The Buffalo Creek Public Service District issued an alert regarding water consumption as drought conditions persist across...

Sep 17, 2024

Chapmanville Regional High dismissed early over online "swatting" post

CHAPMANVILLE Heavy police response at Chapmanville Regional High School Friday following misinformation reported of an active threat....

Sep 13, 2024

Magistrate Williamson plans to retire from Logan County Magistrate Dec. 31st following JIC complaint

A M Stone | WVOW News LOGAN A Logan County Magistrate has announced his intention to retire at the end of the year. In this week’s...

Sep 12, 2024

Michigan man & West Virginia woman arrested in Logan on drug charges

A M Stone | WVOW News LOGAN A Michigan man and a Charleston woman arrested in Logan County during the execution of a drug search...

Sep 11, 2024

Fire knocked-out Monday on Elm Street in Logan

LOGAN No injuries as a result of a structure fire in the City of Logan Monday morning. Fire crews with the City of Logan Fire...

Sep 10, 2024

Social media threat in Kentucky sets off precautionary lockdown in Mingo County Schools

MINGO COUNTY Mingo County Schools on a precautionary lockdown due to a social media threat. The lockdown was issued once communication...

Sep 9, 2024

Danville man sentenced in federal gun crime

CHARLESTON A Boone County man sentenced in Charleston federal court Thursday for a felony gun crime According to the US Attorney’s...

Sep 6, 2024

Man sentenced to prison for shooting his mother in Logan nursing home

LOGAN An Ohio man who shot his mother in a Logan County nursing home received his sentence for attempted murder and wanton...

Sep 5, 2024

A Buffalo Creek woman's journey at Southern

Press Release LOGAN In 1980, Opal Preston found herself as a 26-year-old divorced, single mom, struggling to make ends meet with just a...