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
"Diamond Teeth" Mary McClain appeared in the documentary Free Show Tonight
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
