Ashton News

Mr. Wildcat at Hannan High School is not only considered royalty at the school, but he is a truly, spectacular senior.

Delyssa Huffman/photo - This stone was donated to Hannan High School by Diane Hickle of Wahama during the Hannan-Wahama football game.

A dead body's identity remains a mystery. At 8 a.m. on Tuesday morning deputies with the Mason County Sheriff's Department discovered a dead body on Barton Chapel Road, which is located in the southern end of the county near Ashton.

Mason County authorities are investigating the death of a woman found along a local road on Tuesday.

A body found on the side of the road in Ashton early Tuesday morning has started a homicide investigation in Mason County.

Worried parents should know that closing schools is not always the best option when dealing with swine flu, state Health Officer Cathy Slemp and state Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine said Tuesday.

With swine flu-related absences in schools climbing, the debate over closing facilities has heightened.

Ashton Elementary School is temporarily closed due to a high number of absences resulting from influenza-like illnesses.

Mason County school officials have temporarily closed an elementary school because of a high number of absences due to flulike illnesses.

Dr. William Capehart, Superintendent of Schools, decided to close Ashton Elementary School from Oct.

POINT PLEASANT a ' After a almost three month of summer vacation, students are busy preparing for the upcoming school year.

Delyssa Huffman/photo - Sixteen applicants were honored Thursday evening at the Peoples Bank reception held at the Moose Lodge.

Delyssa Huffman/photo - Sixteen applicants were honored Thursday evening at the Peoples Bank reception held at the Moose Lodge.

POINT PLEASANT a ' Sixteen 2009 Mason County high school graduates are competing for the 2009 Peoples Bank Fair Scholarship Award which will be presented during the Mason County Fair.

The southern portion of the county will have several activities to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Another case of sexual abuse hits a local school system. A Mason County elementary school teacher has been charged with numerous sex charges Thursday.

A teacher in the Mason County Schools has been accused of sexual abuse in the first degree in alleged incidents dating back almost 30 years.

May 30, 2009 Geology! Rocks at West Virginia State Parks This Summer Special to Huntingtonnews.net Geology! Rocks , presented by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey, will be featured 16 times at 15 West Virginia state parks and forests this summer as one of many special outdoor learning activities and programs .