By Dwight Williamson The history of Logan County is vast, and its longtime existence is marked by numerous tales of murder, beginning as far back as the 1700s when Aracoma and her tribe were attacked at what is now Midelburg Island in Logan. There’s no other way to put it — the Indians were murdered. […]
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By Bob Piros The Chirico name means “of the Lord” and comes from the Greek word for Sunday “KYRIAKE”. The surname is common in Reggo, Calabria in Southern Italy. The name goes back to the medieval period of the 13 th century. This present day Chirico name goes back to the 16 th century. Lots
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By Dwight Williamson This being the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain, I thought the following story would be of interest to those readers who actually care about local history. While the background of this particular subject is important, it is in fact the amazing future that lies ahead for it that is
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By Dwight Williamson There was a time in Logan County’s history when such occupations as being a cobbler and a bicycle and lawnmower repairman was not such an unusual thing. In fact, Logan County used to be dotted with small shoe repair shops. Joseph Edwin Kohoutek, known to his friends simply as “Ed” is one
By Dwight Williamson When I think of Man, West Virginia, I do not fancy my attention to the town of about 750 residents who live in just over a one-mile square area that consisted of 1,632 people in 1950. Instead, my thoughts of Man include all of the surrounding areas, from Buffalo Creek to Huff
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By Dwight Williamson Eighty-nine years is a long time in terms of trying to resolve a hideous murder that captivated local residents at that time in 1932, likely because of the circumstances surrounding the slaying of a young woman who — let’s just say — was “loved” by many. Perhaps, too many. There has been
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By Dwight Williamson It was 1936 in Logan County and there was much going on at the local level just as the entire nation was rebounding from what would later be termed “The Great Depression.” The Logan Banner headlines early that year were filled with gruesome murders and dastardly deeds of all kinds, as thousands
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By Robert McCormack I grew up in Cherry Tree, the son of Clovis and Virginia McCormack, a coal miner and a schoolteacher. Although I left Logan in 1966, I will always cherish my years growing up there — especially Logan High School and my one year of teaching at Chapmanville High School. Through the years,
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By Dwight Williamson Even though I am so tempted to write the truth about what I shall term as the “great Logan County soap opera,” which would be an epic look into what could not be better composed in even a make believe scenario, I shall, for now, remain patient, especially since there are many
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By Dwight Williamson I was in the newsroom of the Logan Banner one day reminiscing during the late 1970s when I served as sports editor of the Banner. It had been a few years since I had left Huntington, West Virginia, where I had been a student at Marshall University and an employee in that
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