Another storm on the horizon for Four Seasons Country
The National Weather Service in Baltimore warns of a pending winter event for Four Seasons Country with snow likely tonight into Sunday. Temperatures to drop below freezing with wind chills. snow Monday expected light at times. Beckley office notes heavy snow today at 20 to 25 degrees, winds reducing wind chill. Sunday forecast calls for snow showers with highs 30 to 35.
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Rinceton
National Weather Service
Baltimore
Weather Service
Beckley
Houck named special prosecutor for Welch police brutality case
Wyoming County Prosecutor G Todd Houck was named special prosecutor for a McDowell County case involving brutality allegations against state police troopers at the Welch detachment. He will present the state investigation to the McDowell County grand jury on Feb 22.
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Wyoming County
Todd Houck
McDowell County
Welch
Houck
Grand Jury
Gary L. Messenger II
Rose
R.W. Hinzeman
T.W. Foreman
T.C. Bledsoe
B.K. Cochran
G.A. Bishop
Foreman
Sid Bell
Bell
Defense labels McDowell County murder suspect peaceful during trial
In the fourth day of the first degree murder trial of Charlie Vance 62 of Paynesville defense attorney Ted White called witnesses including Jack Horn who testified Vance was peaceful and not resisting when authorities detained him. Horn described officers shoving Vance head into a mud puddle and spitting at him after a pursuit in Bradshaw. Horn said Vance showed no resistance and was described as peaceful. Witnesses for the defense also included Dr Mark Hughes a Charleston psychiatrist who evaluated Vance.
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Welch
McDowell County
Bradshaw
Charlie Vance
Paynesville
Chloe Francis
Frankie” Stanton
Ted White
Jack Horn
Jolo
Horn
Tommy Poore
Burl Laxton
Mark Shelton
McDowell County Sheriff’s Department
David Burton
Burton
Vance
Mr. Vance
White
Sid Bell
Laxton
Mark Hughes
Charleston
McDowell County signs on to flood plain undertaking
McDowell County officials signed an agreement Friday to begin a 172 million dollar federal state and local project to raise about 1 000 homes and businesses from the Tug Fork flood plain. The US Army Corps of Engineers commits 95 percent of the funds with local matching support from the West Virginia Housing Department and the McDowell County Community Improvement Assessment District. Dwight B. Smith, USACE project manager, called it an exciting time as schools residences and town structures are included in the plan.
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Welch
McDowell County
Tug Fork
Mike Mitchem
McDowell County Community Improvement Assessment District
Randy Moore
West Virginia Housing Department
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
Dwight B. Smith
US Army Corps of Engineers
Time capsule opened and restocked at GlenWood Park
A time capsule sealed fifteen years earlier and labeled to be opened in 2000 was opened at GlenWood Park Retirement Village. It was restocked with items from New Year 2000, Y2K memorabilia, and a 1926 to 1930 Marine Corps pin, then resealed for 2010 with notes of love to the baby boom generation.
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Lenwood
GlenWood Park
United Methodist Home
Farley
GlenWood Arboretum
Jennifer Muncy
Marine Corps
Charles Yoho
Ruth Gross
Glenwood
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