News in Walker, West Virginia

Debra Nikolaus
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:06:11 -0800

Debra Lynn Nikolaus of Houston, TX. passed away on February 2, 2012. Born May 26, 1951. Debra was preceded in death by her grandfather William Henson, grandmother Margaret Henson and ...

Eagles top Raiders, 'Stangs: Rhea boys win two while girls top WV
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:37:35 -0800

Fans mob the Rhea County High School Golden Eagles as they claimed a tough 59-56 victory over Cleveland Friday night. The Eagles also beat Walker Valley in a Saturday fete.

Final list of candidates running for office
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:40:15 -0800

PARKERSBURG - The filing period for county and municipal offices for the 2012 election opened Jan. 9 and ran through Jan. 28. Candidates filing include: Wood County: ? For conservation distict supervisor, Bob Buchanan, 2091 Oak Grove Road, Walker.

RCHS frosh cruise over WV
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:19:36 -0800

Rhea County High School freshman Nick Enna drives for two points in a game earlier this season. The Eagles topped Walker Valley on Monday. The Rhea County High School Freshman boys rolled over Walker Valley in Basketball action Monday night.

Mining companies awarded for safety at symposium
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:12:36 -0800

CHARLESTON -- The Fola Coal Co.'s Surface Mine No. 1 in Clay County received the Barton B. Lay Milestones of Safety Award, one of the top safety awards presented at the 39th Annual West Virginia Mining Symposium last week.

H.S. Wrestling round-up
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:32:32 -0800

106: Bryan Damon (J) tech. pin. Trevor Morales, 4:31 113: Matt Tripodi (J) pin. Anthony Brown, 1:20

Wrestling: Sunnyside takes 3A district title
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:41:41 -0800

RICHLAND, Wash. — Led by three-time winner Nathan Gonzalez and four other champions, Sunnyside easily repeated its team title at Saturday’s CBBN 3A district wrestling tournament at Hanford High School. The Grizzlies rolled up 353.5 points to win by nearly 100 points over runner-up Pasco. Gonzalez won the 126-pound bracket, besting teammate Christian Ruiz 5-0 [...]

Saturday’s wrestling scoreboard
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:47:00 -0800

Here are the varsity boys wrestling results from Saturday as reported to the Daily Herald.

Chattanoogan.com - Chattanooga's source for breaking local news
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:33:37 -0800

CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- The Region 3 Duals wrestling tournament produced pretty predictable results at Bradley's Jim Smiddy Arena Thursday night. Second-ranked Soddy Daisy and third-ranked Cleveland both advanced to next weekend's State Duals tournament in Franklin.

Top gubernatorial races to watch
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:11:00 -0800

GOPers have the edge in six of eight contests in POLITICO’s first gubernatorial rankings of the year.