The last full moon of the year earned its name from the long, cold nights and the deepening of winter’s stillness in the Northern Hemisphere. This will be the supermoon that illuminates the crystalline frost that shimmers in the serene silences of the landscape and of the mind. Even in the frost, love glows blue and gives enough light to see by.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’re on a roll with a clear head, taking deliberate steps. You’ll handle one thing at a time and finish strong. What makes
MOATSVILLE — A Barbour County man faces two felony charges — and perhaps more to follow — after officers allegedly found traps, guns and explosives at his residence during the execution of an arrest warrant.
Brian Michael Koval, 49, is charged with one count of attempted malicious assault on a police officer and one count of attempting to commit a felony punishable by imprisonment for a term less than life, both felonies. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $20,000
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Teresa F. Moore Blankenship, 62, a resident of Elkins, passed away Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, at Davis Medical Center in Elkins. She had been in her usual health and death was unexpected.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. until noon, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at the Tomblyn Funeral Home in Elkins.
A funeral service will be held at noon Wednesday, from the funeral home chapel, with Pastor Dave Collins officiating.
Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery.
The Tomblyn Funeral Home of Elkins is in
ELKINS — The all-Big 10 Conference football teams were officially announced on Monday.
The teams are broken down into Blue Division (Bridgeport, Buckhannon-Upshur, East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, Preston and Robert C. Byrd) and Gold Division (Elkins, Grafton, Lewis County, Lincoln, North Marion and Philip Barbour).
The conference was once again well-represented in the postseason as Elkins, Bridgeport, Fairmont Senior, Robert C. Byrd and North Marion earned berths in Class AAA, B-U in Class AAAA
Since President Richard Nixon declared a “War on Drugs” in 1971, federal, state and local governments have spent an estimated $1 trillion fighting it — and losing. Donald Trump now seems fully engaged in that futile conflict, adding his own twisted brand of violence.
It’s not enough to bomb boats “suspected” of ferrying drugs to the United States. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military, after the initial strike, to “kill” survivors clinging to life rafts on the waters below.
Reusing cards as placemats
Dear Heloise: I have a hint for reusing Christmas cards. When my children were young, we would take the Christmas cards that we had received, and they would cut out circles using a wide-mouthed canning ring. Then we would put them on clear contact paper and cut them to the size of a placemat (overlapping them so that there was no space showing). Then we put on another layer of contact paper.
We could enjoy the beautiful cards every time we used them. We did the same
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MOATSVILLE – A Barbour County man faces two felony charges – and perhaps more to follow – after officers allegedly found traps, guns and explosives at his residence during the execution of an arrest warrant.
Brian Michael Koval, 49, is charged with one count of attempted malicious assault on a police officer and one count of attempting to commit a felony punishable by imprisonment for a term less than life, both felonies. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $20,000
HODGESVILLE — An Upshur County man who was arrested in May after allegedly making threats against Hodgesville Elementary School students was arrested again on Monday after allegedly failing to comply with the terms of his home confinement.
The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office announced that Andrew Devon Hitt, 25, was charged with obstructing an officer, a misdemeanor and received a home confinement violation, in a statement released on Monday. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley
Making the perfect cup of java
Dear Heloise: When the coffee can is close to empty, I turn the can upside down over a large bowl and hit the bottom and sides of the can. I can rotate it while hitting the sides until it looks clear of most of the grounds. Then I use a soft brush inside the can to collect whatever grounds are still remaining.
If the can is to be reused, it can then be wiped clean. I also make coffee in an electric 12-cup percolator that was purchased online. My husband and I have
(AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday said he’s invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, saying he spoke to her parents and they were “devastated.”
U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died after the Wednesday shooting in Washington, D.C., while her seriously injured colleague, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, remained in critical condition. The president said he’s discussed a White House visit for the parents of both members of the West
