After two years of shuffling through the pandemic and limited media opportunities, a sense of normalcy returned the past couple of weeks in collecting pictures and interviewing area football coaches for The Inter-Mountain Football Preview and Fall Sports insert, which will be included in ...

As I write this, both squirrel season and archery season are in full swing. I have been unsuccessful at both, but it is still very early in the season. Although it has started to cool down a little during the nighttime, it still has been fairly warm during the day. It usually does not feel ...

As we head into the second half of December, deer season is starting to wind down. Some die hard archery hunters may still be chasing that trophy buck that eluded them during the firearm season or may just be wanting to top off their freezer for winter. There is also some end of the year ...

It’s been a rough year, but as we move into the month of November and toward Thanksgiving, I’m sure everyone can find something to be thankful for. I, myself, am thankful that my family and friends have been pretty much COVID-free and I hope they stay that way. I have had just a few ...

Hello to one and all. First off, let me introduce myself. My name is Don Thomason, I’m currently president of the Tygart Valley Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation and a board member at the Mountaineer Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America. It was through the IWLA that ...

The leave of absence I had to take from this “Outdoor Column” was longer than expected due to complications that occurred after surgery on Nov. 6, 2019. I had to have two additional surgeries in December and ended up being in a recovery rehabilitation center for nearly three months. This ...