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County officials address dog pound issues
Logan County Administrator Roscoe “Rocky” Adkins and Logan County Commission President Danny Godby answered questions and commented on recent activities at the Logan Animal Pound. Godby began with an overview of some of the issues affecting the facility. “Dogs are often dropped off by the side of the road and people call for someone to pick them up. That means the dog pound is often left unattended because the employee is out picking up d...
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Arrests made after indictments are returned
WILLIAMSON — The Mingo County Sheriff’s Department, along with officers from the Williamson, Gilbert and Delbarton Police Departments, gathered together at the Mingo County Courthouse early Thursday morning for a strategic planning session that was held prior to arresting defendants throughout the county that had been indicted on drug related charges. Forty-one true bills were returned by the Mingo County Grand Jury on Wednesday, with seven...
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Rockefeller urges participation in Drug Take Back Day
Senator Jay Rockefeller is encouraging West Virginians across the state to properly dispose of unwanted or expired prescription drugs during the sixth National Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and its partners will set up locations across the state where West Virginians can rid their medicine cabinets of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription ...
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Fundraising held for Sheriff Crum Memorial Fund
WILLIAMSON — The ladies auxiliary of the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD), the “Shielded Hearts”, which is made up of spouses, mothers and significant others of the deputies are selling items to raise funding for the Sheriff Eugene Crum Memorial Fund. According to Amanda Mines, the wife of Corporal Norman Mines and who is also employed as a Home Confinement Officer, the newly founded group is made up of 19 members including Sheriff ...
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Long-term care in aging US: Not for me, poll says
WASHINGTON (AP) — We’re in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older — and are taking few steps to get ready. A new poll examined how people 40 and over are preparing for this difficult and often pricey reality of aging and found two-thirds say they’ve done little to no planning. In fact, 3 in 10 would rather not think about getting older at all. Only a quarter predict it’s very likely that ...
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2013 Mingo County Fire and Rescue School scheduled
Rachel Baldwin Staff Writer The 6th Annual Mingo County Fire and Rescue School is scheduled to be held from May 10th through May 12th, and members of the MCFCA have been meeting regularly to put the finishing touches on this year’s event. As always, according to Williamson Fire Chief Jerry Mounts, the intended purpose of the weekend training event is to provide emergency responders with the best learning experience available on this par...
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Feds questioning construction of W.Va. slurry dams
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A draft report kept under wraps since 2011 shows federal engineers are concerned about construction techniques, quality-control procedures and possible compaction problems at seven West Virginia coal slurry dams subjected to surprise inspections. The citizens’ group Sludge Safety Project obtained a one-page summary of the report that the federal Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation has refused to release. About ...
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Boil water advisory issued for Airport
The Logan County Public Service District has issued a boil water advisory for the Airport due to an interruption of water services. The advisory was issued Thursday, April 25. The LCPSD recommends boiling water for one minute and let cool before using or use bottled water. The area will be notified when it is no longer necessary to boil the water. For more information call the LCPSD at 304-946-2641.
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Removal of dilapidated buildings progressing
Ray Perry gave the Logan County Commission a report on the dilapidated building project and the progress being made. At the last meeting, there were 411 dilapidated structures being worked on, 74 had been removed. Over the past few weeks, nine more structures were added. Six of those nine had already been removed. A total of 80 structures have been removed and Perry expects in the next 90 days, 12 more that are highly visible structures a...
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Littering over 500 pounds sends Logan resident to jail
Logan Police Department officers responded to a call about someone throwing trash over the hill at Wilson Camp. The officers saw the trash in the weeds when they arrived, then saw a red truck while they were driving on Pine Street and stopped it. When they approached the vehicle and asked for driver’s license and vehicle information, Kevin William Sperry, 49, of Pine Street, told them he was going to clean up the trash he had thrown over ...
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Frances Creek water project gets funding
Clean, running water will be coming to residents of the Frances Creek and Kiah Creek areas of Lincoln County, according to an announcement made by U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall and Senators Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin. The funding of more than $1 million in federal grant and loan monies for the project is part of the USDA’s Emergency Community Water Assistance Grants Program. “Clean running water is important to the health and safety of our fam...
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US regulators report 11 mining deaths in ‘13
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Federal regulators say mining deaths during the first quarter of this year totaled 11, with West Virginia claiming nearly half of those fatalities. The report issued Wednesday by the Mine Safety and Health Administration showed that eight fatalities occurred in coal mines, with the remainder reported in metal and nonmetal mines. Six coal miners died in less than one month, with four of those in West Virginia. That pr...
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Crime Prevention Town Hall Forum set for Saturday
On April 27, the LEAD (Logan Empowerment Action and Development) organization and Project Revive Hope will host a Crime Prevention Town Hall Forum at Logan Middle School from 4-7 p.m. From 4-5 p.m., informational booths including PRIDE, Child Advocacy Center and Logan Mingo Area Mental Health, will be set up outside the room. Also from 4-5 p.m., a session for teens and their parents will be conducted by juvenile prosecuting attorney Sabri...
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Commission supports youth activities
Boy Scout Troop 58 filled many of the seats at the recent Logan County Commission meeting. Their troop leader Billy Bryant told the packed courtroom the boys were there to learn about politics and what happens in the meetings. Senator Art Kirkendoll was present and pledged his support to find funding to keep Camp Chief Logan open. For the past four years, 2,700 have attended the camp. Requests approved by the commission were: • $2,500 f...
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‘Zombie Apocalypse’ training scheduled by health department
Are you prepared for the “Zombie Apocalypse?” The Boone County Health Department (BCHD) will be having an interesting and fun training soon that is being used by health department around the county. The BCHD will be holding an Open Point of Distribution Exercise (POD) at Scott High School on Saturday, May 4, 2013 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. This is a training exercise to help prepare BCHD, community partners, and the public in the event of ...
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