Leon News

It is once again time for the annual Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta. The event celebrates Independence Day in a big way with a variety of entertainment and activities officially begins today.

Miley Cyrus sings it's all about "the climb" and for Katherine Deem, that climb led her to the top of this year's Third Annual Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta River Princess Pageant.

POINT PLEASANT a ' Mason County Commissioners are currently brainstorming ways to secure funding for improvements at the Mason County fairgrounds.

Search crews have been out most of the evening searching for a 14 year old boy that disappeared into the Kanawha River.

Putnam County dispatchers have reported that searchers recovered the body of a teen who drowned in the Kanawha River near Midway.

Rescue crews still are searching the Kanawha River for the body of a Putnam County teen believed to have drowned.

GALLIPOLIS FERRY, W.Va. a ' Charges are expected to be filed against the driver of a vehicle involved in a head-on collision that killed a Leon man Thursday night, West Virginia State Police report.

A Mason County man is dead after a crash Thursday night on Route 2 in Gallipolis Ferry.

WILLIE D NITE LIFE BAND: 7 p.m. Adults $7, children $3. Kanawha Valley Jamboree, 8902 MacCorkle Ave., Marmet.

The Rainbow Pride of West Virginia 2009 Celebration begins Friday and runs through June 7. The nine-day schedule includes a mix of family events, nonfamily events, and events intended for specific members of the gay community.

A man was airlifted to a hospital after being injured in an ATV accident in Putnam County, authorities said.

A Mercer County man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the possession of child pornography.

Rows of graves line the hillsides of the cemetery, some with tall monuments, others with simple headstones.

POINT PLEASANT a ' Two men entered guilty pleas while one woman waived extradition during hearings in Mason County Circuit Court Friday.

POINT PLEASANT a ' A Leon mana TMs case has been bound over to circuit court after a Mason County magistrate found probable cause.

Now that the weather is warmer, the area will begin to take on an even more colorful appearance with the addition of new squares along the Mason County Quilt Trail.

POINT PLEASANT a ' A New Haven woman who was arrested for stealing another persona TMs identity had the charges dismissed in magistrate court Monday.

POINT PLEASANT a ' Mason County officials are in the process of creating a written set of guidelines for the proper dispatching of emergency service personnel to structure fires in the area.

A Leon man will spend at least two years in jail after he pleaded guilty to two counts of driving under the influence causing death.

Jurors were dismissed Tuesday morning prior to the start of a trial for a Leon man accused of the death of two people following an accident in 2007.