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Poky Dot restaurant damaged in fire

The iconic Poky Dot restaurant was damaged in a fire Friday morning. The blaze was reported about 5 a.m. There were no injuries reported. “First unit reported a working fire, flames coming from the rear of the building, and we initiated an aggressive interior attack,” Fairmont Fire Chief Ed Simmons told WAJR Radio. The fire began in the restaurant’s banquet room, Simmons said. Firefighters were able to keep the damage there. Investigators have found evidence an electrical problem may have caused the fire, but nothing to indicate the blaze was suspicious. The ...

Area hotels filled to capacity as football season begins

If you’re going to the Mountaineers’ first home football game today against James Madison University and want to stay overnight in Morgantown, you’re probably out of luck. Many of the hotels within walking distance of Milan Puskar Stadium, like the Hampton Inn on Van Voorhis Road or the Euro-Suites Hotel on Chestnut Ridge Road, are sold out. Others, such as Hotel Morgan, had rooms available Friday afternoon for $199 a night. Both the Springhill Suites on Hunter’s Way — $284, breakfast included — and the Holiday Inn on Pineview Drive — $309 — also had rooms ...

Manchin says families need knowledge, closure about mysterious VA deaths

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said he is asking the highest levels of the U.S. Department of Justice to provide answers about a string of suspicious deaths at the VA medical center in Clarksburg. “I’ve got a call in to Attorney General Barr at the DOJ,” Manchin said Thursday on MetroNews’ “Talkline.” “We’ve got people now afraid to have an operation that they’ve had scheduled for quite some time. We’ve got to get answers as quickly as possible.” The search for answers about what’s been going on at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center became urgent ...

Hearing scheduled for suit filed over fence blocking alley access

KINGWOOD — Only two witnesses were called Thursday in a Kingwood councilman’s lawsuit trying to regain access to an alley by his home. Preston Circuit Judge Steve Shaffer set another hearing for Oct. 10 so other witnesses can be heard on the motion for summary judgment filed by Councilman Dick Shaffer and his wife, Iris. This is the third court action filed by the Shaffers in this matter. In 2016, they sued neighbors Robert and Robin Goodwin, saying a fence the latter couple built alongside an alley between their properties kept the Shaffers from using the land to ...

Accident at W.Va. 7 and Darst St. causes delays

A 64-year-old man was taken to the hospital following an accident that closed W.Va. 7 for about a half hour on Thursday afternoon. Arnold Statler Sr. thought he broke his arm and had something wrong with his leg, his daughter Melissa Hines said. She said her leg hurt but she was worried ...

Dilapidated building on Scotts Run Rd. in Osage is being torn down

Osage residents are hopeful that a longtime eyesore in the middle of their community is finally going away. On Thursday, work crews began tearing down and hauling away debris from the crumbling brick building located on Scotts Run Road, next to Al Anderson’s shoe repair shop. Ron ...