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Gilbert Council talks sidewalk, water projects
By CHAD ABSHIRE Staff Writer GILBERT - The Gilbert Town Council met last night and made progress on a number of projects soon to begin in and around the area. However, two people were absent from the meeting: Mayor Vivian Livingood and Councilwoman Sharon Murphy, with both either being ill or tending to those who were. Jeff Neslon, from E.L. Robinson Engineering, spoke to the council regarding the Gilbert Sidewalk Project, and said th...
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Submitted photo Rick Stiltner, right, stands with his daughter, Amanda, after the pair s graduation from Western Kentucky University. They were able to walk across the stage together to receive their degrees.
Father, daughter graduate together from WKU
JULIA ROBERTS GOAD STAFF WRITER “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” The above quote from John Lennon accurately sums up how a father and daughter, both graduates of Belfry High School, ended up walking together to receive their diplomas from Western Kentucky University. Rick Stiltner graduated from Belfry in 1980 with no clear career path in mind. He took some general college classes at Southern West ...
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KSP searching for armed robbery suspects
By CHAD ABSHIRE Staff Writer VIRGIE, Ky. - Police are still searching for a man and woman who allegedly robbed a bank in the Virgie community of Pike County. According to a press release from Kentucky State Police Public Affairs Officer Shaun Little, KSP Post 9 Pikeville received a call from U.S. Bank on Ky. 610, on Monday at around 12:34 p.m. saying that the bank had been robbed. KSP units responded to the scene and preliminary inves...
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Anthony Sammons
Numerous weekend arrests keep police busy
By RACHEL C. DOVE Staff Writer WILLIAMSON - Several police agencies within Mingo County recorded arrests over the weekend, including the West Virginia State Police, Mingo County Sheriff’s Department, and officers in the Delbarton and Kermit municipalities. Mary Sammons, 35, of Delbarton, was taken into custody by MCSD Cpl. J. Endicott and Sgt. J. Smith on charges of receiving and transferring stolen goods and conspiracy to receive and t...
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Timothy Parsons
Police looking for suspect in double murder
By FRED PACE Editor, Coal Valley News BLOOMINGROSE – Police are searching for a suspect wanted in an alleged double murder and sexual assault of a teenage girl in Bloomingrose. Timothy Parsons, 36, of Comfort, is wanted by police for allegedly killing his wife, his mother-in-law and sexually assaulting his 15-year-old stepdaughter. Parsons is described as being 6-foot-1, 220 pounds with salt and pepper hair and hazel eyes. Police said...
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<p>Photo | Michael Browning</p><p>Nearly 400 people attended the Workforce WV Job Fair at the Chief Logan Convention Center in Chief Logan State Park on Tuesday. Employers set up at the job fair to give out applications, talk about their businesses and to intervier potential workers, while many people attended to look for jobs.</p>
Nearly 400 look for work at Logan job fair
CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK — Nearly 400 people came looking for jobs Tuesday at a Workforce West Virginia job fair at the Chief Logan Convention Center. At 1 p.m., just three hours after the job fair had started, there had been at least 370 people come in looking for jobs, according to the list of names at the door. The job fair lasted until after 2 p.m. and many people were still coming through the doors near closing time. Jake Hunt, executi...
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TVCC elects new officers
By KYLE LOVERN Sports Editor WILLIAMSON – The Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce elected Charlie McCoy as its new president for the coming fiscal year at its regular board of directors meeting Monday at a luncheon meeting held on the Williamson campus of Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. McCoy, who works for the First National Bank of Williamson, has been an active board member the last couple of years. The voting wa...
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‘Mingo’s Most Wanted’ to be featured in WDN
By RACHEL C. DOVE Staff Writer WILLIAMSON - Beginning this weekend, the Daily News will be revealing the names of the individuals who have made the “Mingo’s Most Wanted” list, and details of unsolved cases that local and state law enforcement need the assistance of the public to solve. Williamson Police Chief C.D. Rockel said that he feels these articles will be a tremendous asset to not only his department, but the West Virginia State ...
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Submitted photo Pictured is Zachary Baisden, who suffered from Muscular Dystrophy, in a photo taken approximately two weeks ago during the 2012 Mingo County Special Olympics program. Zach died of a sudden illness this past Friday, and will be laid to rest Wednesday afternoon.
Mingo remembers special young man
By RACHEL C. DOVE Staff Writer MERRIMAC - A young life ended far too soon and the Tug Valley area lost a special resident on Friday, who had captured many hearts and been an inspiration to all who knew him. Zachary “Zach” Dylan Baisden was a 10-year-old boy who had fought a courageous battle with the debilitating disease, Muscular Dystrophy, since birth. Confined to a wheelchair, Zach never let the hand life had dealt him dampen his spi...
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Staff photo/RACHEL C DOVE A trio of firefighters carry a “patient” from a staged accident of the Heavy, Heavy Rescue portion of the Mingo County Fire School. The scene replicated a schoolbus overturning onto two cars, with a total of eight “victims.”
Mingo Fire School deemed success
By RACHEL C. DOVE Staff Writer WILLIAMSON - How many times have you been sitting on a roadway stuck in traffic because an accident that has occurred, and instead of considering the severity of the situation and the time that it takes to complete all the necessary steps to remove the victim from the wreckage and clear the scene, you become impatient and upset? This was a question put forth by an instructor as he addressed those who atten...
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Staff photo/JULIA R GOAD This Ford F-150 apparently crossed the center lane and collided with a coal truck on Rt. 52 yesterday near Mingo Central High School. The male driver and his female passenger, both juveniles, were transported to Logan Medical Center by Stat Ambulance Service. Their injuries did not appear life threatening.
Pickup strikes coal truck, injuring 3
By JULIA ROBERTS GOAD Staff Writer Two juveniles and the driver of a tractor-trailer escaped serious injury Monday afternoon after a collision near Mingo Central High School. According to West Virginia State Police Trooper J.J. Dean, a male juvenile and his female passenger had left the high school and were traveling south on Rt. 52 in a Ford F-150 pickup truck. The pickup veered into the path of a loaded coal truck owned by BJJR Tran...
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Disaster assistance still available for residents
By CHAD ABSHIRE Staff Writer Despite the last federal Diaster Recovery Center in West Virginia closing, the Federal Emergency Management Agency recently stated that its Help Line is still in business. According to a press release from FEMA, Mingo, Logan, Lincoln, Harrison, Marion, Preston, Taylor and Wayne County residents are eligible for assistance. “We are ready to help anyone who qualifies,” Charleston-based FEMA Federal Coordinat...
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Submitted photo Pictured left to right are representatives of the Appalachian Regional Hospital Relay for Life Team: Hannah Dempsey, Gloria Blair, Sue Gaye Keesee, Martha Sue Roberts, Angie Sosebee and Kim Harvel. The hospital held its “Balloon Pop” fundraiser on Friday — one of the ways their team raises funds for the American Cancer Association.
ARH Relay for Life team hosts ‘balloon pop’
By RACHEL C. DOVE Staff Writer SOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. - Friday morning, a “balloon pop” was held at the South Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital, with over 100 balloons filled with certificates for prizes purchased by the public at a cost of $5 each. The prizes, according to ARH Human Resources Director Martha Harvel, were donated by hospital employees and area merchants. The balloon pop raised over $500 for the hospital’s Relay ...
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Staff photo/JULIA R GOAD Lt. Sarah “Buffy” Ooten, a firefighter with the Lenore Volunteer Fire Department, took up the Firefighter’s Challenge at the Williamson Fire Department Friday evening. Lt. Ooten was on a two member team with Asst. Chief Dave Newsome, which included climbing stairs, dragging fire hose and carrying equipment.
Firefighter’s Challenge tests Mingo’s best
By JULIA ROBERTS GOAD Staff Writer WILLIAMSON - Williamson Fire Department Chief Jerry Mounts yesterday hosted the first Firefighter’s Challenge, and firefighters from four area departments answered the call. The Challenge tested the firefighters’ physical endurance, skills and abilities to perform under pressure. Contestants ran up and down flights of stairs, pulled firehouses, carried equipment and performed duties they use everyday w...
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Man unsuccessfully hides from police
By RACHEL C. DOVE Staff Writer DINGESS - A Dingess man mistakenly thought he could evade questioning by a West Virginia State Police trooper by hiding inside a Dingess home where he had allegedly been involved in a domestic disturbance. He soon found his attempts were in vain and was arrested According to the criminal complaint filed by WVSP Trooper J.D. Matheny, he was dispatched to the residence of Boddy Dingess after a call was pla...
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