Jumping off the right paw is just what the Lady Cougars needed to start the season as East Hardy prowled down the hardwood for a 40-19 victory over Harman last Tuesday in the Baker Den. “It is always good to get a win. We are halfway to our win total[Read More…]
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Basketball Preview: East Hardy High School Boys
It was a battle of the cats last season in the playoffs with the Mountain Lions knocking out East Hardy Boys Basketball in the section semifinals, but this season the Cougars are ready to pounce back with a ferocious attack with a sense of renewal and sharpened skills or nails[Read More…]
Basketball Preview: East Hardy High School Girls
The Lady Cougars had a barely audible roar last season with only two victories as the rebuilding continues, but the energy and passion is growing stronger for the East Hardy Girls Basketball 2019-20 campaign. East Hardy head coach Bridget Billmeyer enters her 11th season at the helm with a lot[Read More…]
Basketball Preview: Moorefield High School Boys
An eraser is defined as an object, a piece of soft rubber or plastic, used to rub out something written. The Yellow Jackets Boys Basket ball team took a giant eraser to wipe away the memory of last season and now have a clean slate to redesign into an intricate[Read More…]
Basketball Preview: Moorefield High School Girls
Is there a reason to be feeling blue during the winter season? Not if one is a Lady Yellow Jackets fan as Moorefield Girls Basketball returns all players from last year’s Class A Region II championship game and are ready to throw snowballs into the season with three holiday tournaments[Read More…]
Division of Highways Prepares for Bad Weather
While Hardy County has seen only a light flurry of snow so far this year, the Division of Highways has been preparing for the worst of winter weather for some time. “We start in October,” said Hardy County Assistant Supervisor Dorman Parker. “We mount the snow plows and cinder spreaders[Read More…]
Council Approves Vehicle Trade, Special Event Request
By Hannah Heishman Moorefield Examiner The Moorefield Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 19 began with a special event request from Jonathan Wiley, of Ted Shuttlesworth Evangelistic Association. He requested to use the Town Park from June 28 until July 3, with a few days to set up prior and[Read More…]
Bulldogs End Cougars Season in Playoff Quarterfinals
“Slippery When Wet” signs were displayed all around Cline Stansberry Stadium in West Union last Saturday with pouring rain and chilly temperatures wreaking havoc of ten combined turnovers as No. 1 Doddridge County took advantage of the blunders for a 21-6 victory over the No. 8 Cougars in the Class[Read More…]
Moorefield Community Christmas Tree Lighting Scheduled
The Annual Moorefield Community Christmas Tree Lighting is set for [private]Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Moorefield parking lot across from the Hardy County Library. The celebration is hosted by the Moorefield Lions Club and the Hardy County Historical Society, and is sponsored by local businesses who give generously to help[Read More…]
Burned-Out Mathias Restaurant To Be Torn Down
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner County Commissioner Jay Fansler delivered some great news to Hardy County’s Planning Commissioners at the Planning Commission’s monthly meeting on November 5—it was good news for both the County and residents of Mathias. The old, burned-out restaurant that sits prominently on the corner of State Route[Read More…]
Grant County Residents Sentenced for Drug Distribution
Melanie Lyn Outen, Ted Alexander Voss, and Michael Dean Smith, all of Petersburg, West Virginia, were sentenced today for their roles in a fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Outen, age 47, was sentenced to 125 months incarceration. She pled guilty to one count of[Read More…]
East Hardy Strips Patriots Postseason Hopes in 12-7 Close Call
Midland Trail’s Cody Harrell emblazoned the path 61 yards to the end zone with under two minutes remaining juking several Cougars defenders, but East Hardy’s Christian Dove pounced back up dashing to make a touchdown saving strip fumble tackle with teammate Dawson Price recovering the ball in the end zone[Read More…]
Rebels With A Cause Oust Moorefield In State Volleyball Quarterfinals
No. 5 Ritchie County slayed the No. 4 Lady Yellow Jackets in four sets at the Class A state volleyball quarterfinals held at the Charleston Civic Center last Friday morning: 25-17, 25-12, 20-25, 25-20. The Lady Rebels advanced to the state semifinals and lost to eventual state champion Wirt County.[Read More…]
Wildcats Extract Vengeance Against Moorefield in 26-7 Football Playoff Victory
The last time Moorefield and Pendleton County met in the playoffs, it was Pendleton’s inaugural year as a school. The Yellow Jackets were in the thick of their late-90s dynasty years and handily defeated the Wildcats in the 1998 semifinals 39-6 in late November 1998. This year was different as[Read More…]
Parkersburg Catholic Denies Lady Cougars Passage in State Volleyball Quarterfinals
The No. 2 Lady Crusaders sought the holy grail continuing the journey for the Class A state volleyball crown denying the No. 7 Lady Cougars passage in the quarterfinals in straight sets last Friday in Charleston: 25-17, 29-27, 25-17. Parkersburg Catholic’s quest was cut short in the semifinals by Paden[Read More…]
Forest Service to Conduct Controlled Burn
The Forest Service will onduct controlled burn in the Waites Run area of Hardy County, WV Today. This 22 acre controlled burn will take place in Waites Run located in Hardy County, West Virginia. The project boundary is adjacent to County Road 5/1 (Waites Run Road, and Capon Trail #1029.[Read More…]
Eastern To Present 2019 WV Ag Innovation Showcase
Giving middle and high school students the opportunity to explore agriculture innovations, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Robert C. Byrd Institute, WV Department of Education and WV Department of Agriculture will present the 2019 WV Ag Innovation Showcase on Thursday, Nov. 21. “Agriculture is an important industry in[Read More…]
For Hardy County, National GIS Day Is Really Something To Celebrate
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner Wednesday, Nov. 13, is National GIS Day, and for Hardy County that’s really something to celebrate. Hardy County is, after all, a state leader in the realm of GIS. What, you ask, is GIS and why is Hardy County at or near the head of the[Read More…]
Vehicles and Cats Dominate Moorefield Council Discussions
The Moorefield Police Department responded to 200 calls for service in October, made 24 felony and 73 misdemeanor arrests, and 137 combined traffic citations and warnings. They also charged two suspects and recovered all stolen items from two burglaries. “The guys did a real good job on those,” said Police[Read More…]
National Weather Service Debunks Woolly Bear Predictions
Even though it is widely believed that the woolly bear caterpillar can predict the upcoming winter’s severity, the truth is that this caterpillar can’t predict what Old Man Winter has in store for us in the upcoming winter. The woolly bear caterpillar’s coloring is based on how long the caterpillar[Read More…]