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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Hatfield-McCoy Trails announces new partnership
LYBURN — The Hatfield-McCoy Regional Trails Authority announced on Wednesday a new category of sponsorship with a long-term partnership with Element Federal Credit Union, a financial services organization based in Charleston. According to a release from Mike Pinkerton, Hatfield-McCoy Trails Director of Marketing, the new relationship will allow all Hatfield-McCoy trail permit holders access to low-cost financial services such as vehicle loa...
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Logan County working to improve poor health ranking
Only three counties in the state have worse health ratings than Logan County. Premature death, poor or fair health, poor physical health days, poor mental health days and low birth weight are categories needing improvement. A new 2013 study by “The County Health Rankings & Roadmaps” ranks Logan County 52nd out of 55 counties in health outcomes. Only McDowell (55th), Wyoming (54th), Mingo (53rd) ranked worse. The county-by-county study can...
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Guilty plea in Workers’ Comp fraud scheme
CHARLESTON – According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, a former Workers’ Compensation insurance premium field auditor employed by BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Company (BrickStreet) admitted to federal charges in connection with his role in orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud against the state’s leading workers’ comp provider. Arville W. Sargent, 52, of Chapmanville, pleaded guilty to honest services mail fraud and tax evasion on March ...
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Gordon arrested on drug charges
A passenger in a car stopped for a traffic violation ends up facing drug charges along with those included in warrants from September 2012. The criminal complaint says a query for information about Gordon Robert Goins, 36, of Ethel, revealed outstanding charges of simple possession of marijuana, simple possessionof a controlled substance, destruction of property and petit larceny. As he was being taken into custody, Goins told the officer...
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Aces High Club liquor cabinet bare
A suspension order for the liquor license of a local club was issued and then permanently surrendered after an altercation at the club with a West Virginia State Police (WVSP) trooper and two agents with the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (ABCA). According to the complaint, the ABCA was investigating numerous complaints the Aces High Nightclub in Logan was staying open after hours. On March 24, the two agents and trooper observed...
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Stricter seat belt law passes W.Va. House
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Drivers could be pulled over for seat belt violations alone in West Virginia under a measure passed Thursday by the House of Delegates, following years of failed attempts and an emotional debate in which both sides invoked loved ones lost to vehicle crashes. State law already requires seat belts for drivers, front-seat passengers and anyone in a rear seat under age 18. But not wearing a seat belt is currently a seco...
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Correction: Patriot Bankruptcy story
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — In a story March 27 about the United Mine Workers planning a protest outside the West Virginia offices of Patriot Coal Corp., The Associated Press incorrectly attributed a comment to Peabody Energy. Patriot Coal said it is the victim of “unforeseen events” including the global financial crisis, new environmental regulations and a reduction in metallurgical coal prices.
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Partisan squabble breaks out in House on vaccines
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A partisan squabble broke out Wednesday in the West Virginia House Health Committee over whether state permission should be required to get an exemption from mandatory vaccinations. On the committee’s agenda had been a fairly mundane bill concerning which government agencies grant medical exemptions. However, the committee spent more than two hours discussing whether a private physician alone, with no input from s...
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W.Va. Senate advances 2 pro-gambling bills
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced two pro-gambling bills Wednesday, reducing fees on existing casinos and allowing the creation of a sixth casino in the state. One bill would reduce the fee that the four existing racetrack casinos pay to be able to offer table games like blackjack and roulette. The second bill would allow for the creation of a new casino near the Highlands Golf Club in Franklin, W.Va., on the ...
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W.Va. police officers get meth lab training
INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) — More than 30 police officers from across West Virginia are learning how to detect and dismantle methamphetamine labs. Media outlets report that Network Environmental Systems, Inc. of California is conducting a training session on meth this week at the West Virginia State Police Academy in Institute. Officers will take a certification examination to become meth lab technicians. State police spokesman Sgt. Michael ...
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Drug dogs visit Chapmanville Regional High School
CHAPMANVILLE — Law enforcement, including three members of the canine unit, made a visit to Chapmanville Regional High School to check the school and parking lots for the presence of illegal drugs. The search was coordinated by school administration, the Chapmanville Police Department and the Logan County Sheriff’s Department. Drug abuse among high school students is a serious concern and they believe unscheduled visits to schools may be a ...
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WVSP, CRHS student join to educate youth
CHAPMANVILLE — Topics such as bullying and drug and alcohol abuse will be the main focus of a series of speakers coming to Chapmanville Regional High School in the coming weeks. Matthew Dingess, a sophomore at CRHS and a West Virginia State Police Junior Trooper Academy graduate, recently contacted the Logan Detachment of the West Virginia State Police about concerns that he had for his school and classmates. Dingess said he wanted to hel...
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Anti-discrimination push falters in W.Va. House
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — As the U.S. Supreme Court heard historic arguments over same-sex marriage, a lead supporter signaled defeat Wednesday for the latest House of Delegates bid to add sexual orientation to West Virginia’s anti-discrimination laws. Delegate Stephen Skinner told colleagues that he asked the chairman of a committee assigned to the bill not to take it up ahead of a Friday procedural deadline. The Jefferson County Democrat c...
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UMWA plans huge Patriot rally in W.Va. on Monday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The United Mine Workers of America is planning to bring at least 50 buses and some 5,000 people to West Virginia’s capital next week to protest outside the state offices of bankrupt Patriot Coal Corp. The union has staged multiple protests in St. Louis, resulting in a few dozen arrests, and is running an ad campaign aimed at pressuring Patriot to abandon plans for shedding a $1.6 billion liability for pensions and h...
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W.Va. Senate plan would give every kid free lunch
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia would be the first state in the nation to give free school breakfast and lunch to every elementary school student under the provisions of an ambitious bill advanced by the state Senate on Wednesday. The bill, titled the West Virginia Feed to Achieve Act, would pay for the expanded lunch programs through additional federal funding and private donations and grants. The Department of Education and every c...
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W.Va. House passes bill spurred by missing teen
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The case of a West Virginia teen who disappeared and was later found dead prompted the House of Delegates to vote unanimously to tweak the state’s Amber Alert process Wednesday. Dubbed “Skylar’s Law,” the measure heading to the state Senate requires law enforcement to relay initial reports of a missing child to the State Police, which must then contact the Amber Alert System. State law now limits Amber Alerts to a...
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Parent arrested for child’s truancy violations
DELBARTON — Parents and guardians of children who attend school in Mingo County are now realizing that truancy violations are no longer just a matter of receiving verbal or written warnings or having an occasional visit from school administrators, it is a criminal offense that can result in an arrest, court hearings, a fine and possible jail time. According to the criminal complaint obtained from Mingo County Magistrate Court, Sabrina Penne...
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Buffalo Creek Watershed holds conference about stream restoration progress
Each of the five board members of the Buffalo Creek Watershed Association were affected by the 1972 Buffalo Creek Disaster when Pittston Coal Company’s coal slurry impoundment dam #3 burst sending a black wave of 132,000,000 gallons of waste water through 16 coal mining communities on Buffalo Creek. There were 5,000 people living in the communities, where 125 were killed, 1,121 were injured, and over 4,000 left homeless. The destruction inc...
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Cliff’s Lower War Eagle mine earns safety award
MAN – A local underground mine has been honored for their commitment to safety. Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.’s Logan County Coal Lower War Eagle underground mine received the Mountaineer Guardian Safety Award from the West Virginia Office of Miner’s Health, Safety and Training (WVHMST) and the West Virginia Coal Association. The award was presented to employees of the mine at the 40th annual West Virginia Mining Symposium recently held in ...
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Funds being raised for LHS athlete
A Logan High School athlete has been diagnosed with AML leukemia and fundraisers have been established to help with his medical expenses. Freshman Sklyer Miller was a starter on the LHS freshman football team and a member of the weight lifting team. He is a also member of the Logan High School Prayer Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and was selected as student of the month last fall. “Skyler is an outstanding moral and ethi...
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