KINGWOOD — Motions for an acquittal and a new trial were denied for a Kingwood man Tuesday. George Elmer Dumire was indicted by the March Grand Jury for delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school, delivery of a controlled substance (Percocet), aiding and ...
A number of Cheat Lake boaters are hurrying to get their vessels on dry land after receiving news — most of it through texts and social media posts — that the water level is going to continue to be dropped by the operators of the nearby Lake Lynn hydroelectric facility for the foreseeable ...
KINGWOOD — Bill and Mildred Lindley have been involved with the Preston County Buckwheat Festival since 1966. Earlier this year, Mildred died of cancer. She was a master gardener and her flowers and plants were her pride and joy. After her passing, Lindley hasn’t been able to keep up with them. On Saturday, several past Queen Ceres, Samantha Stone, Queen Ceres 1998; Jessica Lipscomb, Queen Ceres 2006; and Vanessa Hayes, Queen Ceres 2004; and their families surprised Lindley by tending to his wife’s plants before the festival. “Bill organizes the parade for the floats,” ...
West Run Road, near Point Marion Road, will be closed due to drilling Monday through Friday, according to Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer. The road will be closed from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. each day this week, he said. A deputy will be posted on either end of the closure. Triad Engineering will be doing core drilling to take samples for a West Virginia Division of Highways study, according to its drilling engineer John Haynes. He said the DOH is considering widening that road. Triad did a similar project in April or May, he said. “Last time we would work on one end of it at a time and ...
Forty percent of Jason Smith’s business comes from pre-paid funerals. And that number is steadily increasing, said Smith, owner of Smith Funeral & Cremation Care in Westover. “Pre-paid funerals are absolutely a good thing,” he said. “Each year, the cost of funerals and cremations increase by some means. Pre-paying, either in a lump sum or by one of the flexible payment plans we offer, ensures that your wishes are carried out to your specifications, and that the cost of the services and merchandise you selected in advance is guaranteed against inflation.” A funeral with ...
More than 3,400 households in Monongalia County could lose government assistance for basic food needs if a government plan to curtail the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP for short, moves forward. According to the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy, the Trump administration wants to end the ability of states to adjust their SNAP programs to better suit the needs of their residents, a move that would take $19 million out of state and local economies. If the plan is approved and there is a slight increase in income, then the SNAP recipient — if receiving ...
