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        • Community Foundation announces spring grants Jun. 18, 2013
          RIPLEY - Our Community's Foundation - The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and its Regional Affiliate Foundations - and the Jackson County Community Foundation announced grant awards for spring 2013. The Foundation awarded a total of $169,014 through the Spring Community Action Grants program to organizations within the...
        • Ruben will be Fourth of July Parade Marshal Jun. 18, 2013
          RIPLEY - Ripley historian, journalist and Viking sports announcer Mike Ruben is the 2013 Ripley Fourth of July Grand Parade Marshal.Ruben was the producer and playwright of "Ripley: The Man and the Town That Honors His Name" during the community's 175th anniversary celebration in 2007. The play tells the story of how the...
        • Main Street Ripley invites you to West Virginia's 150th birthday party Jun. 18, 2013
          RIPLEY - It doesn't take long when speaking to Main Street Ripley Director Paula Casto to figure out that she is passionate about the city of Ripley. She seemingly has more energy than three toddlers after a sugar rush."Ripley has all of the good things that small towns are made of and many advantages of larger cities. It...
          MAIN STREET RIPLEY - Main Street Ripley will host a birthday celebration for the state of West Virginia beginning at 11 a.m. on June 22. Crafters will be on hand and Johnny Staats and the Delivery Boys will perform on the lawn of the Jackson County Courthouse. Cake and ice cream will be provided for attendees.
        • Pittenger, Jordan notch Class AAA mentions Jun. 18, 2013
          RIPLEY - Ripley High School senior Tyler Pittenger garnered a Special Honorable Mention recognition as a Class AAA All State Baseball player and frosh Christopher Jordan plated Honorable Mention status as the West Virginia Sports Writers Association released the team info late last week.Pittenger finished with a team...
          TYLER PITTENGER
.....Special HM All State
        • Devil duo earn Class AAA All-State recognition Jun. 18, 2013
          RIPLEY - Early last week the West Virginia Sports Writers Association released the Class AA All State squad and two Ravenswood High sluggers garnered recognition.Junior Devon Crews was named to the second team. Crews hit (.487) with four homeruns while driving in 38 RBIs and scoring 31 runs. Sophomore Thomas...
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..Sp. Hon. Mention All Stat
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          An 18-month-old boy who was told he was going to meet Iron Man cried after meeting Robert Downey Jr., the man behind the mask. Jaxson Denno was "confused because I kept telling him it was Iron Man and he knew it wasn't. Well, not Iron...
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        • Morning Jolt: Rare two-faced kitten born Jun. 13, 2013
          A rare two-faced kitten was born this week in Oregon, news reports said. The kitten, named Deucy, meows “loudly from both mouths” and appears to be in good health. The mother of Deucy rejected the kitten, but her owner has been feeding...
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        • It’s a new era for Viking football Jun. 13, 2013
          RIPLEY - The Ripley high School Viking football team has now had a little time to get to know their new head coach, David Tennant.Ripley’s 22nd head coach comes to the Vikings via two seasons at Eastern High (OH) and a short stint as an assistant at Ripley prior to that position.The Vikings are coming off...
          DEUCE ON THE LOOSE - Ripley High junior-to-be Jake Martin (2) eludes a Hurricane pass rusher en-route to a seven-yard gain. Martin returns as the team’s leader in total offense with over 1200 combined yards in 2012. The number two has been significant for Martin as he won his second Class AAA State Wrestling Title this spring.
        • Triple D's Hot Dogs are a local hit Jun. 13, 2013
          RIPLEY - There's nothing quite like a good hot dog. Or, a good burger. Or, a good bratwurst.Especially when they are coming right off the grill.Some of the best are dished out by street vendors in metropolitan areas.Dan Davila has brought the flare of the big city sidewalks to quaint little Ripley on the...
          THE DOG MAN - Dan Davila has brought the flare of the big city sidewalks to Ripley on the parking lot of Advance Auto Parts.
        • MOV Hall of Fame recognizes 12 in the Class of '13 Jun. 13, 2013
          VIENNA – Among the Mid Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame's Class of '13, three were women. All three are linked to Jackson County and were honored Saturday night at the Grand Pointe Conference and Reception Center during the induction banquet.One-time Ripley High Lady Viking softball and basketball great Ashli White...
          JN photo by Mark Martin
HALL OF FAME NIGHT - The Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame inducted its 16th class on Saturday in Vienna. Pictured are Jackson County honoree Ashli (White) Childers, Mike Spiker (who accepted on behalf of his daughter and Jackson County honoree Alison (Spiker) Morris and Ritchie County honoree Missy Spangler, who now lives in Jackson County.
        • West Virginia downs Ohio in BACF Jun. 13, 2013
          MARIETTA – For Brad Titus and Quaseem Fields, it was a tune-up for the next level.For Dillon Gandee and Ryan Whytsell, it signaled the end. Those were the story lines for Jackson County’s four partipants in the 20th Annual Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis Ohio-West Virginia All-Star Football Classic played Friday...
          BURYING THE HATCHET? - Not hardly, but Jackson County gridders have put their rivalry aside long enough to compete together in the 20th Annual Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis West Virginia-Ohio All-Star Classic last Friday in Marietta. (L to R) Brad Titus (Ravenswood), Ryan Whytsel (Ravenswood), Dillon Gandee (Ravenswood) and Quaseem Fields (Ripley).
        • Bowen's no-hitter sparks First Federal Wildcats to title Jun. 13, 2013
          RAVENSWOOD - Good players show up in big games. Kendall Bowen did just that for her First Federal Wildcat team as they beat Lloyds Electronics in the 2013 (9-12) Ravenswood Little League Softball Championship on May 31.Bowen wasn't alone in her actions. She had help from her teammates. Mykayla Smith led off the bottom of the...
          2013 (9-12) First Federal are Ravenswood Little League Softball Champions - (L-R front row) - Kylee Rife, Kendall Bowen, Sallie Starcher (scorebook keeper), Logan Eades, Alexis Decareaux, Destiny Thomas, Rylin Tabor, Julie Thompson, Jenna Hafer, Lexi Casto, Mykayla Smith (back row) Blake Thompson, Aaron Eades (coach), Steve Tabor (coach), Jeff Bowen (manager). Not pictured (Jocelyn Simmons)
        • Jackson Circuit Court update Jun. 13, 2013
          RIPLEY - Recent action on cases pending in Jackson Circuit Court includes:• Edward Fields entered guilty pleas to grand larceny and two counts of petit larceny; sentencing is set for July 26.• Lewis Stephens entered a guilty plea to delivery of a Schedule 3 controlled substance-hydrocodone; sentencing is set for...
        • Hess gets positive evaluation From Jackson School Board Jun. 13, 2013
          RIPLEY – Jackson County Superintendent of Schools Blaine Hess has received a favorable evaluation from members of the Jackson County Board of Education. Hess is completing his seventh year as superintendent.The board completed its evaluation of Hess at its June 6, 2013 meeting. Following an evaluation...
          POSITIVE EVALUATION - Jackson County Superintendent of Schools Blaine Hess (above) has received a favorable evaluation from members of the Jackson County Board of Education. Hess is also the 2013 WV Superintendent of the Year
        • Mountain State Art & Craft Fair Gearing up for 50th Year Jun. 13, 2013
          RIPLEY - West Virginia’s oldest heritage fair, the Mountain State Art and Craft Fair (MSACF), will take place Thursday July 4 – Saturday July 6, at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley, WV. Celebrating its 50th year, the MSACF began in 1963 as part of West Virginia’s Centennial celebration. That year the fair...
        • Joshua Ronald Casto 36 of Kenna, WV Jun. 12, 2013
          Joshua Ronald Casto 36 of Kenna, WV passed away June 8, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital following a long illness.
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        • James Frank (Bo) Porter III, 62, of Palm Bay, Florida Jun. 12, 2013
          James Frank (Bo) Porter III, 62, of Palm Bay, Florida, passed away on June 7, 2013, at his residence.
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        • McCoy notches nine K's, Vikes roll Jun. 11, 2013
          RIPLEY – The Ripley High School baseball team was victorious in an 8-2 romp over Marietta High at Ray Swisher Field at Viking Park on Friday night. The scrimmage game brought the Vikes record to (1-1).Sophomore-to-be lefty Logan McCoy was particularly stingy on this night as he has been in his young Viking pitching...
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        • Hicks will be playing for two in N-S Classic Jun. 11, 2013
          INSTITUTE – When Daryl Hicks suits up for the South Cardinals on Saturday night in the annual WCHS-TV/FOX 11 North-South All-Star Football Classic, he will be playing for not only himself, but more importantly his older brother, David.A year ago, David Hicks had been chosen for the annual contest that brings together...
        • Woman charged with animal cruelty in death of puppy Jun. 11, 2013
          RAVENSWOOD - On June 6, Ravenswood Police Patrolman J.E. Cogar was dispatched to Joe Short Drive in Ravenswood on a cruelty to animal complaint . The caller stated that she was concerned about a puppy in the possession of Marlyn 'Marty' Carte. She heard neighbors say that Carte was abusing the dog. In a statement to Cogar,...
        • Reggie Jackson buys classic car from Ripley’s Rod Parsons Jun. 11, 2013
          RIPLEY - When Rod Parsons of R&R Auto Sales posted his rare 1969 Z-28 Camaro Rally Sport with a JL8 Package (only 206 manufactured) on Ebay, he was hoping to get a buyer. He got that and much more."I got a call and the guy started talking about the car," said Parsons. "He identified himself...
        • Lady Viking sluggers overcame adversity in 2013 season Jun. 11, 2013
          RIPLEY - The season began with a positive energy and an infectious enthusiasm earlier this spring for the Ripley High Softball team. The squad was coming off of a 17 win season a year ago and while the team lost four seniors from last season, there was an abundance of talent in the middle school pipeline to help ease that burden for...
          GOING TO THE REGIONAL FINAL - Ripley High
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