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W.Va. remembers 29 lost miners 3 years after blast
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — As West Virginians marked the third anniversary of an explosion that killed 29 coal miners Friday, congressional Democrats called the lack of action on tougher mine safety legislation “shameful.” Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin placed a large black ribbon and framed photo of 29 white hardhats on white crosses at the West Virginia Coal Miner Statue in Charleston and asked people across the state to observe a moment of silence ...
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US 119 traffic alert
TRAFFIC ALERT — On US 119 approximately 200 feet north of Caney Branch, the traffic pattern will be slow lane traffic only north and southbound. The guardrail crew will be in Monday, April 8, to make repairs.
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Early morning crash on U.S. 119 closes road
In a press release issued by the Logan County Sheriff’s Department, Deputy J. M. Miller was on a routine patrol when he came upon a motor vehicle crash on US 119 Friday morning at 5:44 am. The crash took place between Airport Road and Caney Branch on US 119 in Logan County. According to Deputy Miller, the driver of a truck was traveling northbound on U.S. 119. The driver was in the left-hand lane and drove up on the concrete berm the of m...
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Marshall pitcher Andi Williamson (14) exchanges a high-five with catcher Taylor Winton (13) during the Marshall Invitational softball tournament at Dot Hicks Field, Friday, March 1, 2013, in Huntington, W.Va.
Williamson leads nation in strikeouts
Andi Williamson is certainly having a fine senior season with the Marshall University softball team. The 2009 Chapmanville Regional High School graduate and former player for the Chapmanville Lady Tigers and the old Harts High School Lady Lions, is currently leading the nation in strikeouts with 253 among NCAA Division I players. Williamson is currently 22-11 within the circle this season for the Marshall Thundering Herd with a 2.21 ERA, ...
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Services set to honor slain sheriff
WILLIAMSON – Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum put his life on the line for the last time on April 3, 2013. Services to honor and respect his lifetime of service and dedication have been set. Opportunities to pay respects and say goodbye to Sheriff Eugene Crum have been set. A visitation will be held on Saturday, April 6th, 2013, from 4-10 p.m. at the Mingo Central High School Gymnasium and at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Funeral Services will tak...
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Logan’s flag will honor slain sheriff
The City of Logan mourns the loss of neighboring Mingo County’s Sheriff Eugene Crum and is honored to take part in his Crossing of the Guard. Logan’s U.S. flag, which was donated to the City by American Legion Post 19 veterans, has been used in times of celebration, including 13 years at Logan’s WV Freedom Festival. It has also been used during times of Logan County’s most devastating losses, including services for Firefighter/EMT Cory “Bir...
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Man’s “Instant Library” celebrates 40 years
MAN — The Buffalo Creek Memorial is celebrating 40 years of service. Until this first “instant”library in the state opened in 1973, Man area residents only had access to books via bookmobile every three weeks. The dream of bringing a library to the community began in 1957, when Mrs. T.L. Williams and mrs. James E. Hensley, Mrs. George Lohn, Mrs. Lee Cuni and others began to write the West Virginia Library Commission concerning the need for ...
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Patriot CEO: givebacks or liquidation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The president and CEO of Patriot Coal says without union concessions from current and retired miners, the company will be forced into liquidation. Bennett Hatfield made the assertion in a commentary published Thursday in the Charleston Daily Mail (http://bit.ly/13UxuVl). He wrote that the company’s liquidation would result in the loss of thousands of jobs and have a devastating impact on workers, their families, ret...
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Landeau will participate, will not perform at trail ride
Landau Eugene Murphy will be participate, but will not be performing as stated in a previous article, in a trail ride hosted by the Hatfield McCoy Trails to help with the medical costs for three Logan County kids on April 13. The ride for a cause is set for April 13 on Midelburg Island at Logan. All proceeds will help with medical costs for Skyler Miller, of Logan and Ben Gillman, of Williamson, both undergoing treatment for Leukemia; and...
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Chapmanville seeking owner of golf cart
CHAPMANVILLE — About a month ago, the Chapmanville Police Department recovered a golf cart and they are trying to find the owner. Lt. Alan Browning with the Chapmanville Police Department says nobody has come forward to claim the golf cart and says the department is asking the owner to come forward to claim the cart, or anyone knowing who the cart belongs to is being asked to come forward with the information. For more information, or to ...
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WVa House committee giggles through marriage talk
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — In West Virginia you can void a marriage if at the time of the wedding one party was insane, an imbecile, an idiot, impotent or had a venereal disease, among other reasons. The West Virginia House Judiciary Committee spent much of its meeting Thursday trying to sort out state laws on voided marriages, laws that lawmakers of both parties said were antiquated and in need of change. A voided marriage is different fro...
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<p>Law enforcement officials and EMS were dispatched to the scene of an &#8220;officer down&#8221; at the corner of Harvey Street and Third Avenue. Mingo County Sheriff, Eugene Crum, was shot at point blank range while sitting in his official vehicle. The alleged shooter was apprehended in Delbarton. A full investigation is underway to uncover the reasons behind the slaying of Sheriff Crum and bring others to justice if more than one person was involved.</p>
UPDATE: Sheriff Crum shot, killed
WILLIAMSON — Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum was shot at point blank range while sitting in his official vehicle in a parking lot at the corner of Third Avenue and Harvey Street Wednesday shortly after noon, leaving the entire Tug Valley area in shock. Eyewitnesses, whose names will not be disclosed for their safety, told the Williamson Daily News that a man who has been identified as Tennis Maynard, of Ragland, walked up to the sheriff’s ...
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UPDATE: Officials comment on Crum’s death
WILLIAMSON — Following the shooting death of Mingo County Sheriff, Eugene Crum, local and state officials have offered statements regarding the shocking tragedy: Harry Keith White, House Finance Chairman: “It is with sadness today that I hear about the tragic death of my friend, the Sheriff of Mingo County, Eugene Crum,” White said. “I have known Eugene for many years, first as the Chief of Police in Delbarton and then, prior to his ele...
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After securing ed bill, W.Va. gov’s agenda intact
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s proposals addressing such topics as inmate crowding, state finances and minor tax changes remain alive at the West Virginia Legislature, after his agenda survived a procedural deadline Wednesday almost entirely intact. The Democrat had 32 bills introduced on his behalf this session. All non-budget bills had to cross from one house to the other by Wednesday. Just one of Tomblin’s proposals, se...
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Wrestling benefit set for Gabe and Skylar
A fundraiser will be held April 12, at 8 p.m., in the old Chapmanville High School The doors will open at 7 p.m., and the price for all tickets is $5. The event will be professional wrestling featuring wrestlers including Psycho, Shane Matthews, Tommy Gibson, Jock Samson, Doink the Clown and ADR. The card is subject to change and there may be some surprises. Gabe Lyall,4, of Man, and Skylar Miller, 14, of Logan. Both are in the fight of t...
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