Logan County presented its first annual Arts and Crafts Fair
Arden Cogar St cut an 8x8 inch horizontal yellow poplar in 7.05 seconds
Jack Maurice won the Pulitzer Prize for the editorials he wrote on the Kanawha County Textbook Controversy
Georgia-Pacific tore down the Meadow River Lumber Company sawmill at Rainelle
M. Blane Michael became a law clerk to Judge Robert Maxwell
John Keel first published The Mothman Prophecies
Additions were added to the Mount St. George mansion (Vancroft)
Otter Creek was designated a wilderness area under the Eastern Wilderness Act by Congress
Squire Parsons became the baritone singer for the Kingston Quartet
Pendleton Nursing Home was formed
Janet Pauley filed a class-action law suit against the Lincoln County school system, alleging children in Lincoln County were not receiving educational opportunities equal to students in richer counties
St. Francis Hospital board of directors developed plans for a new patient tower, parking garage, medical office building, and renovations
The Grafton Daily Sentinel became the Mountain Statesman
John Kelly resigned as state treasurer
The Ohio Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation was founded
Virginia's Chapel was placed on the National Register of Historic Places
The Watters Smith Memorial State Park expanded due to gift of land by Rachel Smith Hershey
A botanist from the state Department of Agriculture resurveyed the state's weeds
The federal Eastern Wilderness Act passed
West Virginia Northern Community College opened a third campus in New Martinsville
Harness racing at Wheeling Downs stopped
A dog racing bill was passed by the state legislature
The nursing school at Wheeling Hospital was discontinued
Wheeling Hospital moved to a new facility
Bob Wise graduated from the Tulane University School of Law
Chuck Yeager retired from the Air Force
Dennis Harrah was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams football team
