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Wild Appalachia: Full Strut Turkey Calls

2 months ago | wchstv.com | Bradley Rice |Brandon Stover

Kyle Clevenger can make about any turkey call you can imagine...not just with his voice, but also his hands. The Lewis County native has been around the sport his whole life. "So, it all started when I was about five years old," Clevenger said. "My dad was a competition caller, and it got to be where I wanted to go around with him. And my dad would, actually, when I was a baby, carry me in the woods and set with me and turkey call.
Traveling WV: The Pit Crawl Zone

Jan 9, 2025 | wchstv.com | Bradley Rice

NITRO, W.Va. (WCHS) — Did you play with Hot Wheels, Matchbox cars, or maybe Tonka trucks as a kid? Nitro resident JT Bowling sure did. In fact he's never lost that love of any and everything with four wheels. Eventually he discovered radio-controlled (or RC) cars and never looked back. "My little brother bought one," Bowling laughed, "so you've got to be a bigger brother right? I had to go buy a bigger and better one."JT admits that after that initial purchase, he was hooked.
Traveling WV: Westfall's Christmas Tree Farm

Dec 5, 2024 | wchstv.com | Bradley Rice

MT. ZION, W.Va. (WCHS) — When it comes to Christmas trees, do you like keeping it real? Chip and Janice Westfall of Calhoun County sure do. The couple began their Christmas tree farm in 1984 as a way to start a college fund for their kids. Back then it was a wholesale operation. Four decades later they're still at it, only now individual customers can come, choose the tree they want, and cut their own.
Traveling WV: Clendenin Brewing Company

Nov 14, 2024 | wchstv.com | Bradley Rice

CLENDENIN, W.Va. (WCHS) — Becky Harding had a successful intensive care nursing career at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio for 19 years before retiring. Her husband Evan was an engineer for 15 years in the "Natti". Taking a true leap of faith in 2023, the couple moved to the small town of Clendenin to see where God would lead them. "I just wanted a relaxing retirement job," Becky said.
Traveling WV: Veteran Cane Maker

Nov 7, 2024 | wchstv.com | Bradley Rice

GANDEEVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — Vietnam veteran Robert Konarske, of Roane County, has natural-born talent as a woodworker, but it's his big heart that garners most of the accolades. Around the small town of Gandeeville and surrounding areas, he's known as the cane man. He gives fellow veterans handmade walking canes created in his mountaintop workshop at no charge. Konarske was part of a combat dog tracker team in the northern region of Vietnam, specifically in the DaNang area.
Traveling WV: The Haunted Haymond House

Oct 31, 2024 | wchstv.com | Bradley Rice

SUTTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Do you believe in the paranormal? Ghosts? Shadow figures? Spirits from the past appearing in the present? Regardless of your stance, there's a historic place in Braxton County that allows the public to tour a 1894 mansion that the owner claims is most definitely haunted, the Haymond House"I do believe that there is a portal somewhere that's open in this house," owner Teresa Frame said.
Traveling WV: Raven Rain Island

Oct 10, 2024 | wchstv.com | Bradley Rice

TUCKER COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — This story holds a special place for me. You could call it a bucket list item. Several years ago I literally stumbled onto a castle-like structure while fishing the Glady Fork of Cheat River in Tucker County. It was like I had entered a J.R.R. Tolkien novel. Places like this just don't happen and there had to be a great backstory. It took a while, but I was finally able to track down the owner of the property and she agreed to an interview and tour.
Traveling WV: St. Albans Train Depot

Sep 19, 2024 | wchstv.com | Bradley Rice

ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (WCHS) — The historic train depot at the corner of Fourth Street and Fourth Avenue in St. Albans may seem out of place among it's more modern neighbors. Many people may have never given it a second thought, but the structure houses a lot of local history. Built in 1907 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, it was once a major hub along the only route between the Chesapeake Bay and the Ohio River.
Traveling WV: Rosewood Florist Antiques & Art

Sep 12, 2024 | wchstv.com | Bradley Rice

RICHWOOD, W.Va. (WCHS) — Much like his hometown of Richwood in Nicholas County, Jeromy Rose and his wife Christy are survivors. Jeromy has a masters degree in fine arts, while Christy is a former social worker. Interestingly the couple have created something that doesn't resemble their respective training and education, but it's obvious they couldn't be happier. "My mother and father had Country Lane Florist and Antiques here," Jeromy said.
Blackwater Land Aquisition

Sep 5, 2024 | wchstv.com | Bradley Rice

DAVIS, W.Va. (WCHS) — Ownership of a long-awaited chunk of the rugged Blackwater Canyon in Tucker County will finally be acquired by the Monongahela National Forest once an environmental and safety study are completed. It was recently announced that Allegheny Wood Products owner John Crites and Sen. Joe Manchin's office have negotiated a transfer of ownership.