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Suspect kicks deputy
Gregory Lee Prince, 25, of Mallory, was arrested and charged with tresspassing (when asked to leave), public intoxication, obstructing an officer, assault on an officer and battery on an officer. Logan County Sheriff Department deputies answered a 911 call in regards to a prowler complaint. Deputies spoke with the homeowners and learned the defendant, Gregory Lee Prince, had grabbed the door and pulled it, then walked into the residence. ...
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Clinic manager pleads guilty to ‘pill mill’ operation
CHARLESTON — A South Williamson, Ky. woman who served as the office manager of the Mountain Medical Care Center (Williamson Wellness Center), which was located on Third Avenue in Williamson, entered a guilty plea in U.S. Federal Court on Tuesday to charges of conspiring to misuse a physician’s Federal Drug Registration number who is accused of operating a “pill mill” for well over five years. While being questioned in court by federal prose...
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International students visit Logan High School
Logan, WV —- Students hailing from Cambodia, South Africa, Korea, and Namibia who are a part of a group from Sandy Spring, Maryland doing service work in Logan County this week will sit in on social studies and history classes at Logan High School on Thursday, March 21st. As part of the cultural exchange, the international students will talk about their culture and government, answer questions from Logan students, and also learn about life an...
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Senators consider ways to address poverty
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Easing the penalties on people who fail to pay child support would seem to be an odd strategy to use to alleviate child poverty. But that’s what was discussed at a West Virginia Senate committee on child poverty on Wednesday. And that discussion is likely to lead to legislation that will have bipartisan support. The committee heard from Rev. Matthew Watts, a community leader from Charleston’s West Side, who descri...
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Two cars and a telephone pole damaged by driver charged with DUI
Mark A. Cook, 52, of Cyclone, faces multiple charges after a recent accident. The criminal complaint filed in the Magistrate Court of Logan County says Cook, the defendant, was driving on W.Va. Route 10 heading towards Cyclone when he swerved into the opposite lane of traffic, causing another motorist to crash. The defendant then hit a telephone pole, causing the wires to fall onto the other crashed car. The defendant continued to back up...
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American Legion leadership visits Logan
American Legion Post 19 welcomed National Commander James E. “Jim” Koutz, National Vice Commander David R. Hall and West Virginia Department Commander Jack Gerrard to a breakfast meeting as they travel to visit posts throughout the district. National Commander James E. “Jim” Koutz, who has served the American Legion at the local, district and national levels, is a Vietnam veteran and a member of the American Legion Post 200 in Boonville, In...
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W.Va. gov orders hiring freeze amid weak revenues
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin wants a freeze on hiring for the rest of the budget year. The governor ordered the restriction on executive branch agencies on Tuesday, effective until June 30. Tomblin cited state budget woes. Taxes that support the general revenue portion of state spending are nearly $35 million below estimates for the budget year. While that’s less than 1.5 percent of projected general reve...
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12 arrested during coal co. protest
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Protesters have again marched in St. Louis over plans to take away health care and pension benefits for retired coal miners. Patriot Coal Corp. filed for bankruptcy in July and said last week it wants to modify its collective bargaining agreement and create a trust fund for retiree health care benefits. Patriot says the move is needed to save 4,000 existing jobs. Patriot spun off from Peabody Energy in 2007. On Tuesday,...
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Future funds being explored by legislature
West Virginia is on the brink of a natural gas boom that may be equal to or larger than that of the coal industry in the last century. Efforts are being made to create a grass-roots movement that will result in sustainable wealth for the state. Booms and busts in coal counties result in lower household incomes; higher poverty rates; worse health; lower education levels and high income inequality. A Future Fund offers a way to prepare for ...
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W.Va. bill would crackdown on coal mine protests
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia Senate committee has amended and unanimously approved a bill that would toughen the penalties on coal mine protesters. The bill advanced Tuesday would make it a felony to damage or remove any equipment from a coal facility that could be construed as promoting health or safety. It would be punishable by up to three years in jail and a $10,000 fine. The amended version of the bill is much less harsh ...
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Diabetes Alert Day to be held at Chief Logan Recreational Center
Diabetes is a serious illness that many people may not even know they have. Early diagnosis is critical to successful treatment and delaying or preventing complications like heart disease, blindness, kidney disease and stroke. For 25 years, the American Diabetes Association has set aside one special day for people to learn if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes, which is a growing epidemic in the United States, but can be contro...
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Commission pledges support to retirees
Members of United Mine Workers of America (U.M.W.A.), Local Number 5958 attended the Logan County Commission to solicit their support to fight contract changes Patriot Coal wants to make. Patriot has asked the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to modify collective bargaining agreements with the United Mine Workers of America, allowing the company to cut health care coverage for retired miners. If the court allows the modification, more than 1,100 retir...
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Child poverty forum held
One in three Logan County children under age six lives in poverty and faces real and frightening issues they have to cope with every day. Homelessness, hunger, access to health care, domestic abuse, prison overcrowding, teen pregnancy, over-prescribing of prescription drugs and parent education were among the issues discussed at a forum with more than 100 attendees March 16. The forum was one in of 47 forums being held in support of the s...
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Akers on phone for meeting
For the first time since his accident, Logan County Commissioner Willie Akers attended a meeting — by phone. More than 20 people were in the courtroom to hear and welcome the voice of one of Logan County’s most admired residents. Commission President Danny Godby had Akers on the phone and put him on speaker so everyone there could hear him. Godby asked him how he was doing. “I had a rough morning, therapy from 9 - 11:30, going through a...
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W.Va. taking requests for help with home heating
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — State officials will start accepting applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program on Monday. The applications are available at all West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources offices. The program will run until the state’s funding for it is exhausted. Residents must apply in person and meet certain income-eligibility requirements. Officials say applicants also must have some emergency tha...
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