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Raleigh Co. man arrested for terrorist act threats to student at Sherman High School
A Raleigh County man has been arrested and charged with making terrorist act threats to a student at Sherman High School. David Henry Linville, 26, of Shady Spring, was arrested Wednesday evening in Beckley by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Linville was taken into custody and charged with Threats of a Terrorist Act, a felony punishable by not less than one (1) or no more than three (3) years in prison. He was arraigned in front of a...
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Baisden named 2013 CRHS valedictorian
CHAPMANVILLE — Chapmanville Regional High School has announced that Autumn Baisden will lead the class of 2013 as valedictorian during graduation ceremonies set for Friday, May 24, at 4 p.m. Baisden is an active member of the National Honor Society, plays girls basketball, is a track captain and was voted most athletic in her class. A volunteer for Dignity Hospice, she regularly gives horse riding lessons at Baisden’s stables and is a membe...
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Logan Scottish Rite celebration a success
All across the nation, the Scottish Rite brotherhood held celebrations Saturday, May 18, including the Valley of Logan Scottish Rite. Predictions of bad weather turned out to be no deterrent to the fun filled festivities as many local residents as well as Hatfield-McCoy Trail riders from across the nation pulled in to the Department of Motor Vehicles parking lot in Logan to enjoy themselves and help with the celebration. Mother Nature also ...
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Carter piles on charges after arrest on out-of-state warrant
West Virginia State Police officers arrested Ralph Carter Jr., 31, of Shanksville, Penn., after they received an anonymous tip about an active warrant from his home state. Upon arriving at the residence, the officers located Carter, who resisted the officers as he was being taken into custody. The criminal complaint says once they had Carter in custody, he became violent and tried to hit the officers with his head. The officers placed him o...
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Disturbance ends in arrest
The Chapmanville Police Department recently received a complaint about an intoxicated man causing a disturbance at an apartment. The criminal complaint filed in the Logan County Magistrate Court says when the officer arrived on scene, he observed the man staggering around and talking to himself. It goes on to say when confronted, Elba Ray Workman, 54, of Chapmanville, had the odor or alcohol on him and his demeanor was that of someone intox...
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Diabetes coalition to host free grocery tour
A shopping tour will be held on Thursday, May 30, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Kroger’s on Route 44 at Mount Gay. The tour is sponsored by Kroger’s and the Logan County Diabetes Coalition. The guided grocery store tour is meant to help families buy healthy, affordable foods. Participants will meet in the front area of Kroger’s at 10 a.m. to practice buying fruits and vegetables on a budget, comparing unit prices to find bargains, reading and ...
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Magazine recognizes the governor’s impact on state’s economy
CHARLESTON — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has been highlighted by Southern Business & Development magazine’s article “Ten People Who Made a Difference in the South”. The article cites Gov. Tomblin’s economic know-how, as well as his popularity: “Call it coincidence if you want, since he got the job in 2010 when real growth began to surface in the South, but when Earl Ray Tomblin stepped into the West Virginia governor’s office, the state’s eco...
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McCoy named MHS 2013 Valedictorian
MAN — Jacob Harold McCoy will be named valedictorian at Man High School’s graduation ceremony to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Man Field House. At Man High School, Jacob has been a consistent honor student, finishing his high school career with a GPA hovering around 4.2. His leadership positions at Man include Beta Club President, National Honor Society President, Senior Class President, Student Council Vice President, and Se...
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Dozen arrests at mine worker rally
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Another round of protests involving United Mine Workers of America and their supporters results in about a dozen arrests in downtown St. Louis. Several hundred protesters gathered again Tuesday near the federal courthouse, the site of a recent bankruptcy case involving St. Louis-based Patriot Coal. The protesters were peacefully arrested for sitting in the street. Patriot filed for bankruptcy in July. Protesters are angry...
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White enters Speaker of the House race
CHARLESTON — House Finance Chairman Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, announced his candidacy for House of Delegates speaker on Monday. According to statements released by White, he is confident that he has enough votes to win both the party caucus and floor vote. “If I didn’t think I had sufficient votes to win, I would not have announced today,” said White, who has served nearly 21 years in the House, including the past seven as Finance Committ...
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Meeting set to discuss community gardening
A meeting to discuss community gardening will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at 2 p.m., beside the community garden at Shamrock (in front of the Shamrock Freewill Baptist Church). Melissa Stewart from the W.Va. State University Extension office, and community garden organizer extraordinaire, will be facilitating a meeting to discuss ways community gardens, like the one at Shamrock, can be used to get Logan residents healthier, happier, ...
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Hatfield McCoy CVB addresses Chapmanville Town Council
In addition to department reports and regular business, Debrina Williams, with the Hatfield McCoy Convention and Visitors Bureau, spoke at the Chapmanville Town Council meeting on May 13. Williams informed Mayor Jerry Price and the council members on current promotional efforts by her office and the importance of the financial partnership between the town and the CVB (Hotel/motel tax distributions). Monthly activity reports were provided ...
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Tragic crash claims one life, critically injures another
Reports say a young man is dead and a juvenile passenger seriously injured after a car accident in Logan County. The accident happened around 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 20, on Route 10 at Phico, which is just south of Chapmanville. West Virginia State Police are investigating the accident and say a Chevy Impala and an sports utility vehicle collided head-on. The driver of the Chevy Impala, 21-year-old Austin Marcum, of Pecks Mill, died at...
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W.Va. gets reprieve from No Child Left Behind law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia won limited freedom Monday from the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind, gaining approval of its own method for identifying struggling schools and then devoting resources to improve them. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin was joined by state education officials and representatives of teacher organization to herald the waiver. Alaska and Hawaii also qualified for exemptions, the U.S. Department of E...
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Big decision looms for W.Va. House
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s Cabinet: choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe out the Democrats’ ebbing majority. With Thompson slated to resign next month to head the Department of Veterans Assistance, Tomblin’s ability to advance his legislative priorities may be tested once...
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Cville parent found guilty of truancy
MADISON — Boone County continues to crack down on truancy, even as the school year comes to a close. Boone County compulsory school attendance law states that any parent who allows their child to be absent without a legal excuse for five days in a school year is in violation of the state’s attendance law. Once a parent has been properly notified that their child has been absent without a legal excuse and continues to allow their child to ...
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Coal operator plans to open 7 mines in Pike County
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A longtime coal operator plans to open seven mines in the heart of the eastern Kentucky coalfields in a venture expected to create more than 250 jobs in a hard-pressed region where several thousand mining jobs have disappeared in recent years. Bill Smith said most of the coal extracted by his High Ridge Mining operation in Pike County will be shipped to China to help fuel its economy. “We plan on mining a million to...
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Coin minted for W.Va.’s 150th birthday sold out
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Minting a coin to mark West Virginia’s 150th birthday has proven a popular decision: the limited edition silver commemorative rounds sold out within 12 hours of their debut, officials said Monday. The state had 1,863 of the coins created, to reflect the year West Virginia gained statehood. Online sales had begun just after midnight, and officials said they were gone by 11:15 a.m. Monday. The coins depict the offic...
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W.Va. mine agency cites Alpha for 2012 fatality
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Alpha Natural Resources faces a proposed $6,000 civil fine for a fatal accident at one of its West Virginia mines. The Charleston Gazette reports that the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training cited Alpha for modifying a scoop. A state rule prohibits equipment modifications that limit visibility. Mine safety inspectors found that storage boxes and a welder had been installed on the scoop’s fr...
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Ramage apartments where meth lab found cleared to reopen
RAMAGE — Apartments in Ramage were reopened last Wednesday, May 15, after the health department testing ruled them to be safe. The owner of the apartments, Debra Sanders of Danville, received a letter of clearance after two Simon Environmental, LLC, licesnsed cladenstine drug lab technicians collected nine composite samples for analysis for residual methamphetamine. The six unit apartments were closed on May 9, 2013, after a meth lab was ...
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Manchin launches 5th ‘Commonsense Connections’ week
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has announced that his office will launch its fifth “Commonsense Connections” Week beginning Monday, May 20. Representatives from Senator Manchin’s office will make more than 95 stops across West Virginia – traveling to all 55 counties – to meet with constituents, hear their commonsense priorities and concerns, and gather their feedback. “Bringing the government directly to our citizen...
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West Logan prepares for town election
WEST LOGAN — The Town of West Logan is getting in gear for an upcoming town election on Tuesday, June 11. City Clerk Mark Mareske told councilmembers that he had been looking for poll workers for the election and the two early voting elections on June 1 and June 8. The early votes allow people who have to work on Tuesday, the Election Day, to be able to vote by coming to town hall on those Saturdays and casting their ballots early. Most of ...
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Adkins addresses council
A local man who found himself in the limelight recently following a verbal disagreement with U.S Senator Joe Manchin addressed the Logan City Council on May 14 to address his concerns about a proposal from the United Nations which he feels could be stifling to the freedoms many Americans take for granted. Shaun Adkins asked to talk about the little-known U.N. Agenda 21 “Sustainability Plan” which he is concerned could create greater expense...
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Tomblin unveils W.Va. sesquicentennial coin
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has unveiled the official West Virginia sesquicentennial coin. The West Virginia Sesquicentennial Commission is offering these limited edition silver coins as part of the state’s 150th birthday celebration. The coins will go on sale Monday, May 20, in the Commission’s online store. “These commemorative coins will be wonderful keepsakes to hand down from one generation to the next, always reminding u...
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Man known as “Voice of the Billies” dies
MAN — A man well-known in high school sports as the “Voice of the Man Hillbillies” has died. Howard “Butch” Linville, 70, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Logan Regional Medical Center. Banner Correspondent Jerry Fekete reports that the Man area has lost a real friend. “On Wednesday the Man area, and I, lost a true friend,” Fekete said. “Me and Butch go way back to the Amherstdale days in the small coal camp on Buffalo Creek. Butch was ...
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