BUCKHANNON — An Upshur County man faces charges after allegedly strangling and striking his partner, while also facing outstanding charges in Gilmer County for a similar incident.
Christopher Austin Eberly, 27, is charged with one count of strangulation, a felony. He is also charged with one count of domestic battery and one count of domestic assault, both misdemeanors. Eberly is currently being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $25,000 cash-only bond.
According to the criminal
MORGANTOWN – It was probably easier for West Virginia University’s baseball coaches to find left-handed pitcher Maxx Yehl himself than to find the city in southwestern New York in which he lived.
While Yehl himself in real life is super-sized like a Circle K Polar Pop Jug of soda that comes in a 100-ounce cup, Portville, N.Y, sits on the New York side of the border separating it from Pennsylvania, a dot on the map no bigger than Yehl’s fastball appears to a hitter as it spins toward the plate.
PHILIPPI – The Tygarts Valley Conservation District Office will host a hay techniques, testing, and discussion class on Tuesday at the organization’s main office.
The session, which will begin at 6 p.m., will be presented by Gene Hovatter from Higher Knowledge Farms in Moatsville and will cover clear and simple steps that can make hay work easier and more efficient.
The instructional class will be useful for beginners as well as those who have been making hay for years. Topics that will be
Memorial Day 2026 is on Monday, May 25. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated after the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Today, we continue to celebrate Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or memorials, holding family gatherings, and participating in parades to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.
One important Cemetery in our area is Maplewood Cemetery, a historic 57-acre nonsectarian burial ground now listed on the National
ELKINS — Dyer Barger and Trent Stone knocked in four runs apiece as fourth-seed Elkins erupted for 12 unanswered runs to cruise past fifth-seed Keyser, 16-4, in a Class AAA, Region II elimination contest Wednesday night at EHS field.
The Tigers now need two wins at top-seed Bridgeport to advance to the state tournament.
The contest was tied at 4-4 on Wednesday before Elkins plated eight runs in the third and four more in the fourth to end the game after the top of the fifth due to the 10-run
MILL CREEK — Second-seed Tygarts Valley erupted for eight runs in the first inning to stave off elimination in the Class A, Region II tournament on Wednesday night with a 12-1 win over sixth-seed Pocahontas County.
The Bulldogs (15-15) will now host third-seed Pendleton County at 6 p.m. today in a rematch of Tuesday’s game won by the Wildcats, 10-8, in extra innings. Tygarts Valley needs two victories over the Wildcats to advance to the state tournament.
Adam Woods had a bases-clearing triple to
MARTINSBURG — Berkeley County business leaders, state officials and economic development experts gathered Tuesday for a Lunch and Learn hosted by the Martinsburg-Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce to discuss the future of data centers in West Virginia, especially the proposed $4 billion Bedington Data Center campus.
Representatives from Washington, D.C.-based Penzance joined state and regional leaders to outline plans for the massive development and address concerns ranging from infrastructure
Robert “Bob” Lloyd Barkley, 68, a resident of Elkins passed from this life Monday, May 18, 2026, at Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center in Elkins.
Bob was born Sunday, March 2, 1958, a son of the late Robert Oscar Barkley and Geraldine May Johnson Barkley.
On April 25, 1981, in Moundsville, he was married to the former Mary Ann Bonar, who survives.
They had celebrated forty-five years of marriage.
Also left to cherish Bob’s memory are three children, Kathy Peaslee and husband, Charles, of
A Wood County grand jury indicted Preston D. Pierce on Friday in connection with the disappearance and death of Gretchen Fleming, whose case has remained under investigation since she was reported missing in December 2022. Law enforcement officials held a briefing Friday evening.
Pierce, 58, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, felony murder, concealment of a deceased human body and kidnapping, Parkersburg officials said during a Friday news conference. He was arrested Friday
ELKINS — A Randolph County man faced a felony charge after allegedly failing to update his sex offender registry in time.
David Lee Plaugher, 63, is charged with one count of failure to register as a sex offender, a felony. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond.
According to the criminal complaint filed by Trooper Thomas J. Sclimenti with the West Virginia State Police, on May 4, Sclimenti performed an annual sex offender registration for
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