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April 11th, 2013
The third annual skatepark fundraiser on Saturday attracted skateboarders from all over. The event was held to raise money to build a skatepark at Stillwell, in hopes of providing a place for area skateboarders to hone their skill and hang out.
April 6th, 2013
Barbara Stanley, of Renick, has practiced and taught yoga for more than a dozen years. She owned a yoga studio in Lewisburg for four years, but struggled a bit and eventually closed the business in October of last year.
April 6th, 2013
Most people are familiar with common fermented drinks like wine and beer, or every day fermented foods like yogurt and cheese, but there are some more obscure fermented foodstuffs out there, and some folks are making them at home right here in Pocahontas County.
April 5th, 2013
If you're out and about this spring and you run into some new young faces feel free to stop and say “hi.” Pocahontas County welcomed a new group of temporary NCCC AmeriCorps volunteers March 13 — sponsored by the Pocahontas County Convention Visitors Bureau — and they've been keeping busy.
April 5th, 2013
Considering the unseasonably cold temperatures recently, it's hard to believe gardening season is right around the corner.
April 5th, 2013
During Tuesday morning's regular county commission meeting, acting commission president David Fleming read a letter the commission received from Senior Trooper J.W.
March 28th, 2013
Barbara Stanley, of Renick, has practiced and taught yoga for more than a dozen years. She owned a yoga studio in Lewisburg for four years, but closed the business in October of last year.
March 28th, 2013
William Dower, now a resident of the Pocahontas Center in Marlinton, was raised just outside of Mt. Hope in the late 1930s in a little town called Turkey Knob. He said it was just a small coal-mining town, but his family had a good life there.
March 28th, 2013
At last Tuesday's regular county commission meeting, commissioner David Fleming made a motion that he will act as pro tem president in the absence of commission president Dolan Irvine, who could not attend due to illness.
March 21st, 2013
According to a survey conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, coyotes in the United States killed an estimated 135,600 sheep and lambs in 2004, worth a total of $10.7 million.
March 21st, 2013
The staff at the One Room University in Marlinton held an open house last week in hopes of attracting potential students and to showcase its facility.
March 20th, 2013
Both lanes of route 219 are closed 1.5 to 2 miles south of Hillsboro due to potential hazards from an overturned tanker and leaking fuel.
March 14th, 2013
Ivan Cales, of Lobelia, said he first got into archery as a kid. Over the next 35 years or so, he spent a lot of time studying and researching primitive and traditional archery.
March 14th, 2013
Snowshoe's inaugural Ballhooter Spring Break bash was a bustling success, according to marketing director Dave Dekema. The event drew thousands to the mountain over the course of the weekend — mostly college kids enjoying some time off.
March 14th, 2013
Marlinton town council members voted unanimously to approve a $10,000 transfer to the Marlinton Volunteer Fire Department.
Town recorder Robin Mutscheller asked fire chief Herby Barlow whether the request would be funding the purchase of a new piece of equipment.