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Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Community baby shower provides resources to Marion County moms
FAIRMONT, (WBOY) — Bringing a baby into the world can be stressful and expensive, but as the saying goes, it tales a village to raise a child. On Saturday, that village showed up in the form of the Marion County Family Resource and Support Network's third annual Community Baby Shower. 30 moms who were either expecting or had a baby up to the age of six months was able to sign up for the completely free event, which included learning from experts on how to care for a baby and receiving essential supplies like baby wipes, diapers and more. Moms were also taught about postpartum depression and where they can find help if they are struggling. 174 players compete for $2000 at 'Almost Heaven' Smash Bros. tournament Shannon Hogue, CEO of the Marion County Resource & Support Network, told 12 News just how much the event means to the community. 'Baby showers are probably a luxury for some folks and so yeah, this is really a great way to, again, not only do the educational piece and the essentials piece but also to help moms connect because you know if a mom's going through a journey and they're isolative, maybe they don't have family in the area, this is a way to connect with other moms, ask questions and kind of feel support.' Reyce Kuhn, mom who's expecting her second baby, was grateful to have attended the shower. 'It's pretty nice, I'll say, a lot of people don't have those kind of opportunities for them, but I appreciate it myself.' Hogue told 12 News if moms missed the cutoff date for this annual event, they can still get help with essential supplies after filling out an intake form, but families must reside in Marion County. The pantry is open Tuesday and Thursdays beginning at 11 a.m., with the last walk-in accepted at 4:30 p.m. To learn more, go here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
174 players compete for $2000 at ‘Almost Heaven' Smash Bros. tournament
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — One of the most popular party video games got serious in Morgantown on Saturday as 174 players from across the east coast vied for more than $2,000 in prize money at the 'Almost Heaven 6' Super Smash Brothers tournament. According to several players at the event, Almost Heaven 6 is far and away the most competitive Smash Bros. event in West Virginia history; many of the state's best Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Melee players were competing on Saturday, along with several out-of-state players who are in the top 100 global power ranking for Smash Ultimate, including Syrup (#14), Zomba (#21), and Mr. E (#66). Justin 'Hawk' Rosa, the vice president of WVU's Smash Bros. club and the #1 ranked player in West Virginia, said the event is the best way for players and organizers to show off West Virginia's gaming talent to the rest of the country. 'Our goal essentially is to give West Virginia players an opportunity to show their skills against some of the best players in the world,' Rosa said. 'We have multiple top 100 players in the world and they've all come to see what West Virginia is about and see our event, and we couldn't be more grateful for that.' Caleb Hoffman, a WVU alumni and the tournament's head organizer, said the club began reaching out to top players back in November to encourage competitors from out of state to make the trip. Over the years however, the tournament and its organizers garnered a reputation of their own, which Hoffman attributes to good old-fashioned West Virginia hospitality. Life beyond the cosmos? WVU holds screening of 'Small Town Universe' documentary 'It's incredible to see the growth. Just two years ago, when we ran this event, we had a 70-person bracket. This year we had to cap the entrants allowed because we were worried about the fire safety, so it's crazy to see how fast it grew in popularity,' Hoffman said. 'West Virginia hospitality goes a long way in our smash scene—anyone who comes out of state, we give 'em a free pepperoni roll for driving. We give our top players a free pepperoni roll for winning the tournament. So it's all about that hospitality. I think that's what we do differently than other scenes.' Although the Smash Brothers club at WVU has seen great success at Almost Heaven 6, club members say getting to this level of success and visibility was a time-consuming effort, requiring years of build-up at the grassroots level to prove they could run their events well and have the players to back it up. If you want to learn more about competitive Super Smash Bros. in West Virginia, you can follow the official account on X, or follow the WVU Smash Ultimate club page here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
