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September 15th, 2011
Due to a recent animal abuse complaint filed by an Ohio investigator, Pocahontas County animal shelter manager Sandy Mallow has retained legal counsel and doesn't want to talk about specific allegations.
September 15th, 2011
Astrid Fait, on the left, Kestra Pritchard and George Pritchard (behind quilt) display the 76th annual Baxter Church Harvest Day quilt.
September 9th, 2011
The Pocahontas County Warriors were firing on all cylinders Friday night with a 40-8 shellacking of their Potomac Valley Conference rivals, the Pendleton County Wildcats.
September 8th, 2011
The Crusaders of Parkersburg Catholic stormed onto Warrior Field with lightning and thunder, but the Warriors of Pocahontas County repelled the football invasion, 27-18.
September 8th, 2011
A new sewage system design for the Snowshoe area should be unveiled this month.
September 8th, 2011
Two things are sure to catch up with you: death and taxes. Taxes caught up with the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority (SWA) board at its regular meeting on August 31.
September 8th, 2011
A breakdown in cooperation among various groups was largely responsible for the relocation of the county animal shelter in Marlinton to an out-of-the-way facility in the north end. According to a complaint filed on September 2, the animals were the biggest losers.
September 8th, 2011
Chief Deputy Major David Walton thought he was attending a promotion ceremony for two fellow officers on Thursday morning, but he was the guest of honor at a surprise luncheon to mark the chief's 10,000 days of service to the department.
September 8th, 2011
The Pocahontas County Sheriff's Department held a promotion ceremony on September 1 at the Snowshoe Career Center. Deputy Christopher Cole, of Beaver Creek, and Deputy Damon Brock, of Dunmore, were promoted to corporal at the event.
September 8th, 2011
Circuit Court Judge James Row speaks during a town hall meeting to discuss prescription drug abuse prevention on September 1 at the Pocahontas County Opera House.
September 8th, 2011
There's gas in these hills, but not as much as previously thought, according to a recent government report.
In August, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) estimated there is 84 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas in the Marcellus shale strata underlying the northeastern U.S.
September 3rd, 2011
The Crusaders of Parkersburg Catholic stormed onto Warrior Field with lightning and thunder, but the Warriors of Pocahontas County repelled the football invasion, 27-18.
September 1st, 2011
The Marlinton Rotary Club sponsored a benefit golf tournament at Pocahontas Country Club on August 21 that raised $2,300 for the Beulah Moore and Marlinton Rotary college scholarships. Ten teams waited out rainy weather and enjoyed an excellent afternoon of golf.
September 1st, 2011
Last season, the Pocahontas football Warriors ruined the season opener for the Tucker County Mountain Lions with a lopsided 24-8 victory in Parsons. Friday night, the Mountain Lions returned the favor with a 28-6 drubbing of the Warriors at the opener at Warrior Field.
August 31st, 2011
Sea turtles are having a rough go of it. Humans hunt them for food and for their shells, catch them in fishing nets and raid their nests for eggs.