3 charged with alleged drug sales

August 8, 2020

KINGWOOD — Three people have been charged by state police in connection with alleged drug sales in Terra Alta. According to  criminal complaints by Cpl. J.T. Wood, he received a tip that illegal drugs were being sold at a 4th Street address. He  went there  at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday. According to criminal complaints: Christine Nichol Hanlin, 35, of Piedmont, came outside and tried to throw or hide a small container that held about 2 grams of meth. A search warrant was obtained for the Terra Alta home, which is listed on complaints as Hanlin and Wayne Allen Moyer ...

City pays $15K to 2 former police officers

August 8, 2020

Lawsuit settled out of court; allegations remain ‘wholly denied’ KINGWOOD — The City of Kingwood paid out a total of $15,000 to two former officers who sued the town.  The Dominion Post obtained copies of the settlement through a Freedom of Information Act request. In the suit, former city officers Todd Nestor and Felix Thorn said they were forced to resign in April 2018 because they were investigating “high profile” people for alleged drug violations. They settled out of court with the city last month. The settlement was covered through the city’s ...

Former employee sues county commission

August 8, 2020

Worker claims to have not received all benefits from injury A former county employee  filed suit against the Monongalia County Commission and County Administrator Rennetta McClure, claiming he is owed disability benefits. Eric Hayhurst filed the suit in Monongalia County Circuit Court Thursday on behalf of David Weston, who worked for the county’s facilities management department from March 2017 until he was injured on the job in January 2018. According to the suit, Weston was provided temporary total disability by the county through its workers compensation insurance ...

Three face drug charges after search warrant is served in Terra Alta

August 7, 2020

KINGWOOD — Three people have been charged by state police in connection with alleged drug sales in Terra Alta. According to criminal complaints by Cpl. J.T. Wood, he received a tip that illegal drugs were being sold at a 4th Street address. He went there at 9:47 p.m. ...

Building owner sues contractor over alleged damage to downtown Kingwood building

August 6, 2020

KINGWOOD — A lawsuit has been filed over the 2019 demolition of a downtown Kingwood building, alleging the adjacent building was damaged. Joseph F. John II, of Greensboro, Pa., filed suit against Digger’s Construction, LLC, in Preston Circuit Court last week. As previously reported, ...

Former pharmacist sentenced for forgery

August 6, 2020

A former area pharmacist serving time in federal prison will serve a separate sentence for forging his wife’s name to take out a bank loan. Judge Phillip Gaujot sentenced Scott Tingler, 41, to 1-10 years for his conviction of forgery and ordered the sentence be served after his current ...