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Akr. North, Ohio 67, Point Pleasant 10
Cameron 59, Oak Glen 39
Doddridge County 60, South Harrison 23
Akr. North, Ohio 67, Point Pleasant 10
Cameron 59, Oak Glen 39
Doddridge County 60, South Harrison 23
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Ten finalists have been chosen for West Virginia’s 2023 Teacher of the Year, the state Department of Education said.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia hospital plans to join the Mountain Health Network under an agreement that calls for $39 million in investments over the next five years, health officials announced.
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — “America’s Got Talent” winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. is bringing along a friend to his series of West Virginia holiday concerts this month.
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — “America’s Got Talent” winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. is performing a series of holiday concerts around West Virginia next month.
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (AP) — An annual festival that celebrates a local legend about a “Mothman” in West Virginia has been called off for the second straight year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Nazar Abbas, an incoming senior at Point Pleasant High School, has been selected as a senator for American Legion Boys Nation.
MARY SNOWDEN, 88, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died May 2. Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church; burial at Kirkland Memorial Gardens.
LLOYD, Ky. — Max Adkins and Lenny Washington smacked three hits each to help Huntington St. Joe (1-2) to a 13-2 victory over Greenup County (0-2) Tuesday in high school baseball.
DENNIS LESTER BARKER, 63, of Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., died March 13. At his request, there will be no visitation. Burial will be at the convenience of the family.
KAY F. PIERSON, 78, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Jan. 31. There will be a graveside service 1 p.m. Sunday, Mount Zion Cemetery, Leon, W.Va.
JOHNNY D. PEARSON, 75, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Jan. 25 at Holzer Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant.
HUNTINGTON — Spring Valley and Huntington High lock up in the Class AAA football quarterfinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the Wolves Den.
ROY L. HENRY, 85, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died November 7. Arrangements are incomplete at Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va.
SPRING VALLEY — No doubt, Huntington High’s football team studied every facet of the Spring Valley vs. Point Pleasant game from last week.
POINT PLEASANT—Point Pleasant (17-2) won the Class AA, Region IV, Section 1 tournament over the Red Devils (9-12-1) Wednesday night.
WANDA L. HILL, 79, of New Haven, W.Va., died Oct. 10. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va.; burial in Letart (W.Va.)
HEATHER ANN RULEN WOOD, 43, of Letart, W.Va., died Sept. 29 at home. At her request, funeral services and burial will be private and limited to immediate family members.
HUNTINGTON — A former Mason County Sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday after admitting to illegally possessing a firearm he had taken as evidence during an investigation and later sold to a man who had also been conducting illegal activity.
PEDRO, Ohio — Victor Aguilera scored four goals and assisted on another to lead Rock Hill to a 5-2 victory over Chesapeake Saturday in boys high school soccer.
RED JACKET, W.Va. — Back in week one of the 2017 high school football season, one of the best games of the year was played.
NANCY MEEKS MARTIN, 77, of Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va., died June 3 in Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Point Pleasant, W.Va.
GLORIA A. CARPENTER, 92, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died March 9. At her request, there will be no visitation. There will be a graveside memorial service 1 p.m.
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - Shanty Boat Night, a fundraiser for the Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center, is set for 6:30 p.m.
You don’t want to spot a good team like Wayne an early lead.
BETTY J. JARVIS, 83, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died April 30 in Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Point Pleasant. Funeral service will be 1 p.m.
MARGIE G. WHITE, 89, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died April 5 at Arbors of Gallipolis, Ohio. There will be a funeral service 1 p.m.
HARVEY DAVID BLAIN, 80, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died April 4 in Pleasant Valley Hospital. There will be a graveside service and burial 11 a.m.
MARJORIE HOLLIDAY, 83, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Jan. 22. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va.; burial will follow in Concord Cemetery, Henderson, W.Va.
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Justin Brumfield ran for 211 yards and four touchdowns on 19 carries Saturday to lead Point Pleasant (9-2) to a 63-14 triumph over Philip Barbour in a Class AA high school football playoff first-round game.