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Child killed in ATV accident near Crum
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN CRUM, W.Va. — An 11-year-old child was killed after an ATV he was allegedly riding on with two others crashed near Crum. The accident happened around 4:30 p.m. Monday on Stonecoal Road. Volunteer firefighters said three passengers were on the ATV when it crashed in what emergency crews called “a…
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Suspect in West Virginia trooper murder to undergo mental evaluation
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The court date for the man accused of killing West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard was postponed earlier this week so he could undergo a mental competency evaluation. Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Matewan, was due back in court Tuesday, but the postponement was announced Monday. Kennedy faces a…
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Remembering the boys of summer
BY KYLE LOVERN Growing up in Nolan, it would be a big surprise if you didn’t play baseball and softball. You could have called us the “boys of summer.” We were known for having good softball teams. Those were some of the best times and my greatest memories of growing up in this little hamlet…
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Tug Valley softball, baseball players receive postseason honors
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley High School turned in another successful softball season this spring as reflected in the Class A All-State selections. Freshman shortstop/pitcher Bailee Hall was a First-Team All-State pick, while junior third baseman Amelya Wellman was an Honorable Mention selection. Hall, the younger sister to former All-State…
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Be proud to live in Appalachia
BY KYLE LOVERN I was talking to an old-timer a few years back, interviewing an elderly person for a story. She lived deep in at the top of a mountaintop above what we call a “holler.” As you might imagine, the view of the mountains was just fantastic. As we sat there and gazed over…
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Services held for fallen West Virginia State Trooper from Mingo County
Hundreds of police officers attend the memorial BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN MATEWAN, W.Va. — Services took place for a true hero Wednesday. Many tears fell and the “Thin Blue Line” was fortified in Mingo County as the community said the final goodbye to West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard. Maynard, 37, was killed…
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Glass soda pop bottles meant money back in the day
BY KYLE LOVERN Many kids today have money and a steady allowance. They never have to worry about buying things, and that’s OK. But back in the 1960s, we would turn in reusable pop bottles for money. If you lived near a grocery store in most communities, you could turn in those glass bottles for…
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Logan County lawyer arrested in Mingo County
Charges include impersonation of an officer, DUI BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A well-known Logan County lawyer and former prosecuting attorney was arrested for impersonation of a law enforcement officer and driving under the influence, according to the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department. Mark E. Hobbs, 69, as well as Joanna Deloach, of…
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Government taking away your gas cooking stove?
BY KYLE LOVERN I’m sure many of you grew up in a time when your moms or grandmothers cooked on a gas stove. Many of us heated our homes with gas heaters or furnaces. We had an electric cooking stove in our old home place at Nolan, but we heated our home in the winter…
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Remember those who gave all in the Vietnam War
BY KYLE LOVERN Growing up in the 1960s, I paid attention to current events even though I was young – especially the Vietnam War, which was in full swing from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. I remember watching Walter Cronkite on the news and some reporters in-country bringing home the news of Southeast Asia…
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