MORGANTOWN — A senior citizen who shot a man in the face while his son was in the car was sentenced to prison on Thursday. William Shifflett, 74, of Masontown, was sentenced by Monongalia County Circuit Court Judge Phillip Gaujot to 2-10 years for malicious assault of the adult victim, ...
MASONTOWN — Burke Road in Masontown was one of the roads recently reclaimed by the West Virginia Division of Highways. The road can be reached from W.Va. 7. James Daft, who lives on the road, said it used to be paved but is now mainly dirt. He said when it rains, it raises the ...
MORGANTOWN -- A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday on W.Va. 7 near Masontown, according to authorities. At 11 a.m. Wednesday, Trooper First Class L.S. Hall, of the Kingwood Detachment of West Virginia State Police, responded to a single-vehicle accident on W.Va. 7, east ...
PRESTON — Only six towns in Preston County are holding municipal elections this year. The deadline for candidates to file is Saturday. The following is a list of candidates who have filed to date. Candidates in the Masontown election are: Jimmy Cottrell and incumbent Roxie Turner ...
For those interested in running for mayor, recorder or council, now is the time to throw your hat in the ring. All but three Preston County municipalities are holding elections this year. Kingwood, Bruceton Mills and Rowlesburg hold their elections at the same time as the county and ...
10-month- old twins were left unattended in unsecured house KINGWOOD — State Police charged a woman for leaving her 10-month-old twins at home while she took her 3-year-old in the car and was arrested for drunk driving. Shala Richelle Sapp, 36, of Morgantown, was freed on $5,000 bond. ...