Buena Vista Barn Is the 2020 Heritage Weekend Tile Barn
If you drive along U.S. Route 220 north of Moorefield, you can’t help but notice the Buena Vista Barn, with its gleaming white turrets and double silos. Known locally as the Leatherman barn, it is believed to be the largest wooden barn in West Virginia and is still being usedContinue Reading
Hardy County Records First COVID Death
\Hardy County Health Department Administrator Bill Ours had the grim chore of recording Hardy County’s first COVID-19-related death. A 48-year-old man succumbed to the virus last week. “When you look at social media, people still think this is a hoax,” Ours said. “Hopefully this will be a wake-up call, aContinue Reading
Governor Revises Color Codes for Athletic and Extracurricular Activities
In an effort to more fairly identify those counties having increased community transmission of COVID-19, Governor Jim Justice has revised the color-coding system used to determine levels of activity in the school system as well as athletic and after-school activities. Justice has added a Gold category, which indicates “elevated communityContinue Reading
Moorefield Road Work Begins
Driving through Moorefield won’t get easier any time soon. The West Virginia Department of Highways started the first of four contracts last week involving Main Street. The contract involves upgrading and extending a drain line from Moorefield High School to Spring Avenue. The second contract, currently set to start inContinue Reading
Ambulances Will Transmit Vital Signs to Hospitals
The Hardy County Emergency Ambulance Authority Board of Directors approved the purchase of three wifi modems that will enable information to be transmitted directly to the hospital. The board met on Wednesday, Sept. 16. “I am amazed that we are not doing this already,” said Board member Doug Coffman. TheContinue Reading
‘Crazy Weather’ Causes Chestnut Tree to Bloom Again
“I’ve never seen anything like it in my 65 years,” said Albert Strawderman of Mathias. For the second time this year, Strawderman’s chestnut tree is blooming and producing fruit. “It’s the crazy weather,” he said. According to the American Chestnut Foundation, chestnut trees bloom between mid-June and mid-July. The flowersContinue Reading
Jackets Swarm And Inundate Tucker County
The Yellow Jackets swarmed over the mountain range into Parsons inundating the Mountain Lions in the Den with a 44-0 lead during the second quarter en route to a 44-28 victory on Friday night. Moorefield came out buzzing with energy rebounding from last week’s rivalry loss to the Cougars stormingContinue Reading
Moorefield Sweeps Viking Remnants Out of the Hive
Moorefield Volleyball swept the Vikings remnants out of the Hive after defeating Class AA Petersburg in straight sets to claim the second consecutive win to commence the year this past Tuesday: 25-12, 25-16 and 25-20. “There was a lot of progression from Keyser to today and we like that. ToContinue Reading
Keyser Rules Polish Pines Slopes As Jackets Slalom To Runner-up Finish
The Golden Tornado reminded the competition they have mastered their hometown Polish Pines Golf Course with precision on every corner. Avoiding the towering trees dominating the tremendous slope of the mountain, they took first place by a score of 155 to edge out Moorefield as the runner-up at 170 withContinue Reading
Wildcats Slide Past Cougars in Tiebreaker
Pendleton County Volleyball rose to the occasion leaping over Cougars to defend the Franklin Den denying East Hardy in their season opener on the road by snatching the fifth set tiebreaker by four points for the match victory in a crazy cat fight on Thursday night: PC 25-23, EH 25-18,Continue Reading
Hardy Telecommunications Facilitates Virtual School
The Internet hot spots made available to students in Hardy County Virtual School were the result of a collaboration between the school system and Hardy Telecommunications. Hardy County Schools identified areas where Internet service was needed, based on a student-parent survey. HardyTel determined the best place to install a hotContinue Reading
County Experiences New COVID-19 Spike
“People are not taking this seriously. People are not following the guidelines. People are not wearing masks.” William Ours, administrator of the Hardy County Health Department updated the Hardy County Commission on the status of COVID-19 cases in the county on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The news was not good. “BeginningContinue Reading
Planning Commission’s Work to Regulate Mega Projects Generates Farmer Concerns
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner The meeting of the Hardy County Planning Commission may have been held on the first day of September, but its focus continued to be the same as it was for June, July and August: how best to regulate future mega-projects on agricultural-zoned land. This effort wasContinue Reading
County Commission Requests Dept. of Highways Address Road Projects
An access road from the Robert C. Byrd Industrial Part to Corridor H, a turning lane on Route 55 at the Child Care Center and repairs to sections of Sauerkraut Road were just a few of the items on a list the Hardy County Commission sent to Byrd White, WestContinue Reading
Baker Water Project Nears Completion
“Everyone in Ft. Run, Dover Hollow and Killdeer Lane has access to public water,” said Logan Moyers, executive director of the Hardy County Public Service District. “Not everyone has hooked up yet, but they all have access.” The PSD Board of Directors met on Wednesday, Sept. 2, in person andContinue Reading
Benefit events at Moorefield Town Park Approved
The Moorefield Town Council approved two events — a big ball softball tournament for Maggie Eye and a concert for Joshua Shirk — and waived all fees for both at their regular meeting Sept. 1. Eye, 41, of Fisher, was recently diagnosed with advanced cancer. She has four children, andContinue Reading
East Hardy Cougars Volleyball Now Serving Victories
East Hardy Volleyball has been diligently preparing for the upcoming season meeting all the requirements of the pandemic regulations including masks during play in practice with each challenge accepted and conquered en route to making a return trip to Charleston for the state tournament this year with a simple goalContinue Reading
Yellow Jackets Volleyball Buzzing to Return to State Play
Safety has been a top priority as the Yellow Jackets make sure the protocols for the current pandemic are followed and it may seem the security blanket of having eight seniors graduate with state tournament experience would leave gaps and that isn’t the case as the solid foundation built lastContinue Reading
Annual Rodeo Draws a Herd
A herd of animals and people flocked into the annual Southern Extreme Bull Riders Association Bulls & Barrels Rodeo at the Teets Farm in Lost River on August 30 to enjoy amazing enjoy amazing rides and festivities.{private] The bull riding champion was Brandon Chambers from Gates, N.C. and the barrelContinue Reading
Mallow Releases Compelling New Crime Novel
If you live in a small town, you’ve probably experienced it. You run into someone from your past – maybe from elementary or high school – and a flood of memories come back. Sometimes they are good memories and sometimes they are not so good. That’s what happens to CabelContinue Reading
