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W.Va. ag chief proposes coyote bounties
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Agriculture Commissioner Walt Helmick believes he has the solution to West Virginia’s coyote problem. Helmick is looking at establishing a bounty to encourage hunters to kill the critters. He said coyotes are the state’s biggest predator problem. They are in all 55 counties and pose a threat to both farm animals and domestic pets. “More of them are being born than we’re removing. They’re winning the battle,” Helmic...
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Ed bill overshadows lengthy agenda for W.Va. gov
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — His proposed changes to West Virginia public schools are getting plenty of attention, but Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin also has more than two dozen other measures pending at the Legislature. Halfway through the session, the governor is counting on lawmakers to begin advancing the rest of his 29-item agenda. With the education proposal up for a vote Monday in the Senate, just two of the governor’s bills have passed at lea...
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Nearly $1M in funding for Southern
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) announced Friday that Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College has been awarded a federal grant to develop advanced technical education programs for students looking to acquire the necessary skills to work in the mining industry. “Opening doors to a college education and workforce training is essential to building a robust economy and ensuring a higher quality of lif...
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Marcum hearing continued
The hearing for the father charged with child neglect resulting in death was continued to allow him to attend his son’s funeral. Timothy D. Marcum, 25, of Dingess, was charged with child neglect resulting in death after his one-month-old son Alexander Marcum died on March 5. Marcum told officers he had fallen asleep with this son in his arms after taking prescription medication. The infant died after he slid down between his father’s arm ...
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Stollings water project moves forward
A proposed water treatment project for the Stollings area took a major step forward Tuesday night. A public hearing on the matter was held as part of the March meeting of the Logan Town Council and a representative for the project was on hand to answer questions. John Stump told councilmembers that a public hearing was required to move the project forward and asked if anybody had any questions about the proposed extension of services to 25 ...
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WVa bill proposes expanding stand your ground law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A group of West Virginia state delegates has proposed giving residents broader leeway to use physical force to protect themselves and their property. The bill proposed by 11 Democrats Friday would expand the state’s so-called “stand your ground” law. Currently residents are allowed to use physical force to repel home intruders or any attackers. Under the proposed bill residents also could use force to defend anoth...
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W.Va. Senate holds off vote on education proposal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Senate is revisiting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s proposed changes to the school calendar and teacher hiring and transfers. Senators held off voting on the governor’s bill Friday while seeking to address concerns about those changes from groups representing teachers and school workers. A vote could come Monday as lawmakers, Tomblin administration officials and representatives of these groups discuss a...
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Proposed Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Regulations to be discussed
CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a public meeting from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Chief Logan State Park Conference Center to discuss 2013 hunting regulations. The DNR will hold 12 public meetings across the state to provide hunters, trappers, anglers, landowners and other interested parties an opportunity to review and comment on proposed 2013 hunting regulations for white-tailed ...
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Bill would exempt veterans’ payments from divorce
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican state senators in West Virginia have proposed a bill that would exclude veterans’ disability payments from spousal support requirements. State law dictates that divorce courts take into account income from any source when setting levels of spousal and child support. This bill would create a special exemption for veterans’ disability payments. The bill’s lead sponsor Sen. Dave Sypolt says that veterans’ ...
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W.Va. lawmaker reports threats over gun measure
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police at the West Virginia Capitol are investigating possible threats against lawmakers over pending gun legislation. Senate Government Organization Chairman Herb Snyder said senator offices have fielded hundreds of phone calls and emails from gun rights supporters. Many of these supporters are urging Senate action on a bill passed Monday by the House that would repeal gun control ordinances for a handful of citi...
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Hurley joins Man Police Dept.
MAN — Ronald Hurley, a native of the Buffalo Creek area, is the newest addition to the police force in the town of Man. Hurley was sworn in by Man Mayor Jim Blevins on Monday, March 11 at the end of the monthly Man Town Council meeting. Man Police Chief David Walls said his newest patrolman has a pretty unusual background. “He is a trained aircraft mechanic,” Walls said. Hurley is a veteran who served in the U.S. Navy and was assigned...
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W.Va. education bill clears final Senate committee
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s education proposal headed to a Friday vote on passage in the Senate after its endorsement Thursday by the Finance Committee, which learned it would save an estimated $630,000 during the next budget year and $2.1 million the following year. The money stems from 5 percent in personnel cuts added to the bill Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee for each of those budget years. Senate Finance...
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Slam scheme for new customers in area
If a call whose number is unidentified by caller ID, or begins with “Congratulations, you have won,” there is a good chance the call is a scam to obtain money or personal information. The number and type of scams increases every day and a 75-year-old McConnell resident was recently told she had been “slammed.” The elderly woman spends most of her time and energy caring for her husband who has multiple physical challenges and suffers from Al...
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Local Author Cora Hairston celebrates book release
A book release party for a local author, with America’s Got Talent winner Landau Murphy scheduled to attend, is set for Friday, March 15, at the offices of Robert Noone Legal Services (and Bucci, Bailey, Javins), 116 Stratton Street in downtown Logan, next to 317 Steakhouse, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m Murphy is planning to attend the event to support his longtime friend, whom he affectionately calls “Ms. Cora Lee.” “Way before most people hear...
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Patriot Coal seeks to break contract with union
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Patriot Coal is asking a U.S. bankruptcy judge to throw out the terms of the company’s existing contract with the United Mine Workers union. In a filing on Thursday, the St. Louis-based company also asked the judge to modify the health-care plan covering thousands of retired miners. Patriot didn’t publicly disclose the exact terms of its proposal and asked the judge to allow those details to be filed under seal. ...
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Mareske talks dollars and cents
WEST LOGAN — West Logan Town Clerk Mark Mareske talked dollars and cents on Monday night at the towns March council meeting. Mareske knows whereof he speaks- his regular day job is at Logan Bank and Trust in nearby Logan. Markeske said this year’s budget for the town would be similar to last year’s and he had some good news. Even though the town is faced with the loss of one of its biggest Business and Occupation Tax payers, (which is movin...
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Boil water advisory lifted
The Logan County Public Service District lifted a boil water advisory for the McConnell area on Thursday, March 14. The advisory had been issued on March 11. For more information on the advisories, call the LCPSD at 304-946-2641.
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W.Va. bill updates when a marriage can be voided
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — In West Virginia a marriage can be voided because of impotency, venereal disease or because either husband or wife was an idiot or an imbecile. On Friday, the state Senate is scheduled to vote on a bill that would make a marriage voidable if either party without the other’s knowledge has been convicted of a crime punishable by more than one year in jail. Marriages can also be voided if prior to marriage the wife h...
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W.Va. seat belt bill squeaks by House committee
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill that would make failure to wear a seat belt a primary offense has passed the House Judiciary Committee on a 13-11 vote. The bill passed Tuesday would mean a driver could be pulled over for not wearing a seat belt. Currently, a driver can only be cited for not wearing a seat belt if they’re pulled over for another violation first. The bill sets a $25 penalty. Law enforcement officials from arou...
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W.Va. bill lays out police lineup procedures
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Senate unanimously passed a bill that lays out procedures for police lineups. The bill passed Wednesday says that whenever possible, police should use a lineup with one real suspect and multiple decoy suspects. They are strongly discouraged from using only one suspect as it could lead or influence the eyewitness toward a positive identification. The bill states that lineups should be videotaped, ...
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Report: Give miners better escape training, tools
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Federal regulators and safety officials should consider requiring more backup air supplies and work to develop better breathing devices that would help the nation’s coal miners escape underground emergencies, a panel of experts said in a report released Thursday. The report from the National Research Council makes seven wide-ranging recommendations to two agencies — the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the ...
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Man Council discusses annexation bond
MAN — A requirement for a bond to pay for a proposed election in the event the measure on it does not pass was the primary topic of conversation on March 11 at the Town of Man’s monthly council meeting. Town attorney Adrian Hoosier was not present in person, but was linked via speakerphone for most of the council meeting and tried to answer questions as well as possible given the connection. Hoosier said he recommended the council to move f...
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Potential parent arrested
A West Virginia State Police officer accompanied a Child Protective Services employee to perform a safety check for the temporary placement of a child. During the safety check, both officers discovered Anthony Arlie McCoy, 25, of Whitman, was growing marijuana at his residence. Four to six plants were on the property. The accused confessed to the officers saying he was growing the plants just to see if he could. McCoy was arrested and c...
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Home grown pot found
An unidentified witness accused Charles “Andy” Gill, 31, of Lake, of growing marijuana out of his father’s house in the area of Lake LaVilla on Craddock Fork and said he had at least one pistol in his possession. When officers got to the residence, there was a strong odor of marijuana. Andy Gill answered the door and advised his father was the owner of the residence and was in a garage on the back of the property. Gill also advised the offi...
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Appeal panel hears Spruce Mine case today
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appellate panel is set to hear oral arguments Thursday on the Environmental Protection Agency’s retroactive veto of water-pollution permits for one of West Virginia’s largest mountaintop removal mines — a case the coal industry says has implications for all manner of economic development. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has scheduled 15 minutes for each side, starting at 9:30 a.m. ...
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