Mary McClain

John F. Kennedy campaigned for the presidential nomination in Logan County

Roger Howdyshell bought Marble King

John Sayles and Maggie Renzie arrived in West Virginia to produce a film about the Matewan Massacre

Kathy Mattea got a record contract with Mercury Records

Willow Glen "McKinley's Palace" was added to the National Register of Historic Places

No known granny-midwives were practicing in West Virginia

State Supreme Court ruled on La Rue v La Rue, which created the concept of equitable distribution of marital assets

Main Street Morgantown was organized

West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Mountain Stage began as a radio show hosted by Larry Groce and George Daugherty

Waterford Park (later Mountaineer) racetrack closed

The "Big John" dragline scoop came to the Hobet 21 surface mine in Boone and Lincoln counties

The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake was published by Atlantic Monthly Press/Little Brown

Silver Creek ski area opened

The major northern and southern branches of American Presbyterianism reunited

Ronald Ohl became president of Salem College

The Seneca Glass Company closed

Ada "Bricktop" Smith published her autobiography

Michael Smith recorded his first album, the Michael W. Smith Project

Silver Creek ski area opened down the mountain from Snowshoe

Tobacco was the second most valuable farm crop in West Virginia

Stephen and Deborah Starks continued publication of the Beacon Journal under the name West Virginia Beacon Digest

A continuous-care and kidney dialysis center was dedicated at Wheeling Hospital

Additional repairs were made to the Wheeling Suspension Bridge

Winterplace ski area opened

WSAZ music changed from program format to country music

The Diamond department store closed

Marc Harshman's first book of poetry, Turning Out the Stones, was published

The Charleston Gazette-Mail named Buck Harless West Virginian of the Year

George Daugherty and Larry Groce hosted Mountain Stage

Putt-putt golf and games center opened at former Rock Lake Pool

Cynthia Rylant won the Newbery Medal

Sam Snead was named golf professional emeritus upon return to the Greenbrier

The state corporate net income tax rate was at 9%

A broad national agreement between UMWA and Bituminous Coal Operators Association was negotiated

Richard Eddy became president of UMWA District 31

The federal Corporation for National and Communities Service was created to oversee AmeriCorps and domestic programs

Richard Hunt bought Whipple Company Store and renovated it for tourism

Meredith Sue Willis wrote Deep Revision

Margaret Workman received the West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Association's Excellence in Criminal Justice Award

WVU at Parkersburg awarded its first BS degrees in elementary education

Evan Jenkins changed from Republican to Democrat and won a seat in the House of Delegates

Toni Stone was inducted into the International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame

Butch Miles was inducted into West Virginia Music Hall of Fame

Connie Smith was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame

William "Billy" Cox was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame

Tommy Thompson was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame