Fatcow Icon
News
BOIL WATER ADVISORY
Effective immediately, due to a break in an 8 inch water main line behind the Logan Post Office, there will be a boil water advisory from Logan Post Office, all behind Logan Post Office, Chestnut St., Upper Charles St., and Mountain Lake Park until further notice. Bring water to a boil for one minute before using. Also, please use caution when doing laundry. Everett N. Brumfield, Chief Operator, City of Logan Water Department, State ID #330...
full story
BOIL WATER UPDATE
Customers of the Logan County Public Service District were notified March 27, 2013, of a precautionary boil water advisory at Hainer Branch. We are please to report that the problem has been corrected and it is no longer necessary to boil your water. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience. As always, you may contact the Logan County Public Service District at 304-946-2641 with any comments or questions. Ple...
full story
Chafin_pushing_bill_to_help_fire_departments0_1364988414.jpg
Chafin pushing bill to help fire departments
CHARLESTON – Mingo County State Senator Truman Chafin is pushing a bill that would amend the surcharge on fire and casualty insurance policies to one percent. This surcharge would benefit volunteer and part-time fire departments in West Virginia. The Senate Bill is No. 483 and Chafin said it would help rural counties like Mingo with funding for fire departments. Just last Saturday voters in Mingo County did not approve a new levy that wou...
full story
<p>Rachel Baldwin | Daily News</p><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><p>Rusty Martin, the brother-in-law of Mingo County Sheriff Crum had to be treated by EMS officials after he almost collapsed after receiving the news of the the sheriff&#8217;s death Wednesday afternoon. Pictured with the grieving family member are EMS personnel with the Williamson Fire Department, Drema Thornsbury, wife of Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury, Linette Morrison from the sheriff&#8217;s department and Dollie Toler, the wife of Magistrate Dallas Toler.</p>
UPDATE: Sheriff Crum shot, killed
Rachel Baldwin Staff Writer 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 Ragl...
full story
Mingo_Co_Sheriff_shot0_1365010420.jpg
Mingo Co. Sheriff shot
WILLIAMSON — Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum has been shot and killed in downtown Williamson right by the underpass on Harvey Street. Crum was in his vehicle, witnesses say, when a male drove up to a parking lot on 3rd Avenue, exited his vehicle, walked to Crum’s SUV, and shot him point blank. Law enforcement officers were in pursuit of a suspect near Delbarton soon after the shooting. Mingo County courthouse officials and emergency se...
full story
8th_Annual_Spring_Break_fishing_event0_1364988583.jpg
8th Annual Spring Break fishing event
BUFFALO CREEK — The Buffalo Creek Watershed Association held their 8th annual Spring Break fishing rod and reel give a way to children in Man area on Monday, April 1. “We gave away 125 rods and reels and tackle boxes full of things to the children in Man area,” said Perry Harvey, Buffalo Creek Watershed member. Despite the overcast and cool weather, Harvey estimated that more than 500 people attendance. “We love to help the kids with th...
full story
Man threatens his family, kicks officers
LAKE — West Virginia State Police responded to a domestic situation on Sunday, when a man allegedly threatened his sister and his mother. The criminal complaint says the sister of Jason Allen Nelson, 32, told them he had threatened to kill their mother and beat her sister if they tried to call the police. The officers found Nelson in his bedroom, where the complaint says he did not comply with their asking him to stand up and take his han...
full story
W.Va. Senate moves to lower fees on casinos
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — As West Virginia casino revenues decline, the state Senate has endorsed giving them a one-time break in fees that would amount to a $4 million annual loss in state revenue. The Wheeling Island racetrack casino has said that it will not renew its table gaming license unless its $2.5 million annual fee is lowered. To avoid the appearance of unfairness, the Senate Finance Committee agreed to lower the fees on all four ...
full story
W.Va. Senate eases penalty for not paying support
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Parents can’t pay child support if they’re in jail or if they’re convicted felons. That’s the rationale behind a bill unanimously passed by the West Virginia Senate on Tuesday. The bill would ease the punishments for knowingly failing to pay child support. Currently if a parent knowingly fails to pay child support for a year it can become a felony offense, bringing the parent a sentence of one to three years in pr...
full story
16_arrests_at_UMWA_Patriot_Coal_protest_in_W_Va_0_1364899981.jpg
16 arrests at UMWA Patriot Coal protest in W.Va.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts was among 16 people arrested Monday in the latest demonstration about bankrupt Patriot Coal’s plan to eliminate health care benefits for 23,000 current and retired miners and their families. “I feel great,” Roberts said as he was being placed in a Charleston police cruiser. More than 6,000 people from several states participated in a rally and subsequent march...
full story
Chapmanville_archery_challenge0_1364899996.jpg
Chapmanville archery challenge
CHAPMANVILLE — A challenge to adults by the Chapmanville Archery Team brought out more than 50 shooters and their families to Chapmanville Middle School. Coaches for the team are Tom and Rebecca Satterfield and Roger Wolfe. According to Coach Tom Satterfield, the team is comprised of students in grades five through twelve and has about 60 members, mostly boys, but girls are being encouraged to participate. Logan County Sheriff Sonya Por...
full story
Alleged Logan Co. pill mill charged
CHARLESTON – The United States Attorney General’s office has charged a Texas doctor who formerly practiced in Logan County in connection with an alleged Logan County pill mill. Dr. Fernando Gonzales-Ramos, 47, of El Paso, Texas, was charged with conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional practice. Gonzales-Ramos was charged last week in a lega...
full story
Logan delegate stops bill raising auto insurance
CHARLESTON — Statehouse observers were keenly interested last week when Democrat Delegate Teddy “Ted” Tomblin of Logan and the 24th District voted against a bill that would have raised automobile insurance requirements in the Mountain State. The primary reason for the high level of interest was that Tomblin actually provided the deciding vote that stopped the bill while being an insurance agent who would arguably have benefited if the bill ...
full story
Services set for C-ville business woman
CHAPMANVILLE — Funeral services have been set for long-time Chapmanville business woman Glenna Swim. Swim, 96, died Sunday, March 31, at Logan Regional Medical Center. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, at Evans Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Internment will be at Highland Memory Gardens at Godby. Swim began her business legacy in the 1950s, when she formed a partnership with James “Jim” Ferrell and they opened J&G ...
full story
W.Va. lawmakers pressing ahead on education
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Legislators aren’t done trying to improve West Virginia’s public schools this session following the passage of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s wide-ranging proposal. The House Education Committee has crafted and advanced several follow-up measures within the last week. The Senate, meanwhile, has passed bills proposing free breakfast and lunch for all K-12 students and requiring administrators to spend three days each year a...
full story
Chapmanville_donates_to_Boy_Scout_event0_1364899644.jpg
Chapmanville donates to Boy Scout event
Recreation Coordinator Sallie Stollings is shown presenting a $250 check from the Town of Chapmanville to Sabrina Bledsoe of Boy Scout Troop 28 in support of the upcoming Eagle Scouts Court of Honor event. The Town Council approved the donation at their last meeting.
full story
W.Va. Senate moves to cut $28M from current budget
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Faltering West Virginia tax revenues are prompting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to seek immediate budget cuts totaling $28 million. The Senate Finance Committee drafted and advanced a bill Monday to reduce ongoing spending by that amount. The full Senate will vote by Wednesday. Some of the cuts follow through on the hiring freeze ordered earlier by Tomblin for his office and Cabinet. Lawmakers say the governor also ask...
full story
W.Va. GOP senators object to road funding study
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Senate wants to study how the state funds its roads to see if there are alternatives to the gas tax. The bill authorizing the study passed 24-10 Monday despite the objections of every Republican senator. West Virginia relies heavily on gas taxes to fund its roads. As cars become more fuel efficient miles traveled continue to increase, but the revenue from gas taxes is not increasing at a correspo...
full story
The U.S. 119 Task Force and West Virginia State Police Logan Detachment teamed up to execute a search warrant on a Mt. Gay apartment occupied by a 19-year-old corrections officer at the Southwestern Regional Jail.
The U.S. 119 Task Force and West Virginia State Police Logan Detachment teamed up to execute a search warrant on a Mt. Gay apartment occupied by a 19-year-old corrections officer at the Southwestern Regional Jail. The criminal complaint says a large amount of marijuana and U.S. currency was found in the apartment of Austin Lee Fields. Fields is facing felony charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, which carry ...
full story
Communities_raise_money_to_help_child0_1364696994.jpg
Communities raise money to help child
The community is coming together to support a four-year-old they refer to as their super hero. Several tumors have invaded the tiny body of Joshua Gabriel “Gabe” Lyall, the son of Josh and Erina Lyall. There are tumors on Gabe’s heart, liver and he has a mass in his chest. A biopsy on his liver confirmed the tumor as being stage four cancer. Gabe is a patient at Ruby Memorial Hospital at Morgantown, where he is currently undergoing chem...
full story
Driver in accident charged with DUI
The West Virginia State Police responded to a motor vehicle accident on W.Va. Route 44 in the Omar area and found a parked vehicle had been hit and arrested the driver of the car who hit it. Edward P. Hatfield Jr., 42, of Chapmanville, was sitting in the driver’s seat, without a seat belt. The officers state in the criminal complaint the defendant was very disoriented, his eyes appeared glazed over, he had a hard time staying awake and need...
full story
W.Va. Senate passes bill for free school lunches
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Senate hopes that instituting public-private funding partnerships will enable the state to become the nation’s first to give free breakfast and lunch to all schoolchildren. The program would initially focus on elementary schools with hopes to expand it to all students as funds become available. The state Senate unanimously passed a bill Friday that would create the partnerships in each of the state...
full story
MSHA: W.Va. mine’s ventilation plans were a hazard
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal regulators said Wednesday they issued 196 citations during February impact inspections at 14 U.S. mines, including 16 at a southern West Virginia coal operation that was targeted for the first time because of ventilation problems. Mine Safety and Health Administration chief Joe Main said the violations at Coal River Mining’s Fork Creek No. 1 Mine in Boone County showed “a complete disregard for the health an...
full story
Fight leads to stabbing
The City of Logan and Logan County Sheriff’s department had officers respond to call about a domestic altercation. Two witnesses and the victim, Matthew Adams, told officers Valorie Fredericks, 30, of Logan, and the victim had been involved in an altercation. According to the criminal complaint, Fredericks stabbed the victim in the abdomen and right palm with a “utility knife” causing lacerations to both. The victim was transported to Log...
full story
Banner_celebrates_with_a_look_back_through_headlines0_1364548117.jpg
Banner celebrates with a look back through headlines
The legend of Mamie Thurman began with the brutal murder of a 32-year-old woman. Her murder made headlines not only back in 1932, but her story lives on because the murder was never solved. It all began when the body was found by a youngster picking blackberries along a mountainous road on June 22 of that year. The murder was what would be described as “overkill” she had scrapes, cuts and contusions, had been shot twice and her throat was s...
full story
Weather
Sponsored By:

Lottery
Sponsored By:

Stocks
Sponsored By:

Gas Prices
Sponsored By:

Featured Businesses
Recipes
Sponsored By: