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Preston Sheriff’s building in need of repairs

KINGWOOD -- Preston County’s historic jail building, currently home to The Preston County Sheriff’s Office, has a number of maintenance issues.  Among them, a leaking roof, mold in an upstairs bathroom, foul smells in multiple parts of the building, hanging wires that may or may ...

Kingwood Council donates to Shop with a Cop

KINGWOOD -- The Kingwood City Council unanimously voted to give $500 towards the Kingwood Police Department’s Shop with a Cop at its most recent meeting Tuesday. Officer Gina McNemar told council the department is hosting its Shop with a Cop Dec. 10. So far, McNemar has been able to ...

Mon Sheriff’s Department taking applications for Shop with a Deputy

The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department is currently accepting applications for its annual Shop with a Deputy program. Shop with a Deputy is an annual effort sponsored by the sheriff’s department that allows deputies to take children shopping for Christmas.  “It gives us ...

Motorcyclists suffer injuries in DUI accident

Two people suffered serious injuries after an accident involving their motorcycle and an SUV driven by a Granville man. Scott A. Burns, 44, of Granville, was driving along River Road late Saturday night when his Hyundai Tucson crossed the center line and struck an oncoming motorcycle, ...

Westover caretaker charged with forgery, financial exploitation

WESTOVER — A Westover woman was arrested earlier this month after allegedly financially exploiting an elderly woman she was taking care of. On Aug.13, a 96-year-old woman and her daughter reported fraud to the Granville Police Department after discovering 16 checks missing from the ...

Morgantown man arrested for kidnapping ex-girlfriend’s son

MORGANTOWN — A Morgantown man was arrested after breaking into the home of his former girlfriend and kidnapping her young child. According to the criminal complaint, on Nov.16, Monongalia County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a missing child report at 9 Southeast Court in ...