Oceana NewsLocal news for Oceana, WV continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Hillbilly Savants: Search results for Oceana,WV- January 25, 2008 Wednesday, February 21, 2007 My home town and Chief Cornstalk... A recent post on this site highlighted an Indian Chief named Cornstalk. See this article. My home town, Oceana, Wyoming county, West Virginia is connect to this famous Indian Chief. Here's how. In an official sounding article "COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY WORKERS OF THE WRITERS PROJECT WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION IN WEST VIRGINIA" published in August 1940, the connection is described. See the entire publication. The first settler in...http://www.topix.net/city/oceana-wv/2008/01/hillbilly-savants-search-results-for-oceana-wv... Hillbilly Savants: The Oceana, West Virginia, Monster...- January 25, 2008 Wednesday, September 05, 2007 The Oceana, West Virginia, Monster... The following is not from a Twilight Zone episode, it is from a news report in The Independent Herald, in Pineville, West Virginia. A creature is lost in Oceana, West Virginia, in 1978. The Oceana Creature by Ron Mullens; Courtesy of the Independent Herald Is a seven-foot humanoid monster with Olympic jumping ability and an unearthly cry stalking the night shrouded streets of Oceana Patrolman Bill Pratt of the Oceana Police...http://www.topix.net/city/oceana-wv/2008/01/hillbilly-savants-the-oceana-west-virginia-mon... Gambling as much a painful addiction as drink or drugs- January 25, 2008 By John Blankenship Register-Herald columnist They tremble. They sweat. Their stomachs ache and their heads throb. They have difficulty sleeping. They vomit and would do anything for a fix. They are suffering a case of withdrawal pain. Yet they are slaves to neither drink nor drugs. Their addiction is gambling. And if they strike you as extreme cases, or if your image of the inveterate gambler is the occasional born loser who gets juiced and blows a few thousand bucks at the horse track or at...http://www.topix.net/city/oceana-wv/2008/01/gambling-as-much-a-painful-addiction-as-drink-... Former park employee faces theft charge- January 25, 2008 A former employee of Twin Falls Resort State Park was charged in connection with stealing copper from one of the park restrooms. By Mary Catherine Brooks : Wyoming County Bureau chief A former employee of Twin Falls Resort State Park was charged in connection with stealing copper from one of the park restrooms. Joe Sizemore, of Saulsville, was charged with three felony counts and one misdemeanor, according to Assistant Park Superintendent Nathan Hanshaw. The charges include breaking and...http://www.topix.net/city/oceana-wv/2008/01/former-park-employee-faces-theft-charge?fromrs... Local students wins spelling bee- January 25, 2008 It began with tornado and continued in a competition that swirled back and forth throughout Wyoming County Schools' 25th annual spelling bee. By Mary Catherine Brooks Wyoming County Bureau chief PINEVILLE - It began with tornado and continued in a competition that swirled back and forth throughout Wyoming County Schools' 25th annual spelling bee. Jeremy Toler, a seventh-grader at Baileysville Elementary and Middle School, took the winning spot. Katelyn Sanders, a fourth grade student at Berlin..http://www.topix.net/city/oceana-wv/2008/01/local-students-wins-spelling-bee?fromrss=1 Water works- January 20, 2008 "If we're able to drain these aquifers down, then in a heavy rain event, we may not have blowouts like we've had in the past" Old mines in southern West Virginia that once yielded ton after ton of black gold now are being eyed as another treasure trove of one of life's vital needs - water. via Register-herald.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/oceana-wv/2008/01/water-works?fromrss=1 The Bolton report- January 18, 2008 A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the problem we have with coyotes, and maybe we should start paying someone to thin them out. via Daily Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/oceana-wv/2008/01/the-bolton-report?fromrss=1 Wyoming County Home Destroyed in Fire- January 5, 2008 Posted Friday, January 4, 2008 ; 12:34 PM Updated Friday, January 4, 2008 ; 02:28 PM Toddler wakes family to escape The fire broke out this in the Cyclone area. via WOWK-TVhttp://www.topix.net/city/oceana-wv/2008/01/wyoming-county-home-destroyed-in-fire?fromrss=... |