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Upshur man charged with strangulation

BUCKHANNON — An Upshur County man faces multiple charges after allegedly strangling a woman and disobeying police commands while under arrest. Christopher Patrick Cole, 44, is charged with one count of strangulation, a felony. He is also charged with one count of domestic battery and one ...

Bulldogs Celebrate

MILL CREEK — A total of 49 students received their diplomas during Tygarts Valley High School's 103rd annual Commencement Ceremony Thursday night at the TVHS Gymnasium.      Principal Steve Wamsley welcomed guests to the ceremony, which featured students, family, friends, elected ...

$100K scholarship created in McKinley's memory

The family of longtime civil engineer and lawmaker David B. McKinley is honoring his wish to establish a $100,000 scholarship to benefit future engineers studying at the West Virginia University Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. The McKinley family’s gift ...

Area Religion Activities

Parish House Announcements, Buckhannon On the parish calendar: Sisters group meets at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Irons Chapel, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, for all ladies who wish to grow in their Christian walk. Pam Walling serves as facilitator. Study Group will be 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in Godwin Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. Pastor Steve Meadows leads a discussion of Max Lucado’s “Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Need.” All are welcome to join the conversation The Clothes Closet, located behind the Parish House at 47 Sedgewick St., welcomes ...

This Week in WV History

CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. May 31, 1841: Roman Catholic Bishop John Joseph Kain was born near Martinsburg. As bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling, he ...