Psychiatric evaluation ordered for murder suspect in Mercer County
Richard Wayne Ellison 47 of Rock area had a motions hearing in Mercer Circuit Court after being charged with second degree murder in the death of Benny Foutch 72. Police say Ellison gouged Foutch’s eyes during a dispute over a rooster. A psychiatric exam was granted to assess competency to stand trial. Ellison is jailed on a 200000 cash bond and faces potential state custody if deemed incompetent.
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Mercer County
Richard Wayne Ellison
The
Rock Area
Mark Wills
Ellison
Benny Foutch
Reese Harmon Ridge Road
M.S. Horn
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Richard Ellison
Rooster
Benny
Horn
Lucifer
Earl Hager
Wills
George Sitler
Sitler
State Department of Health of Human Services
Southern Regional
Justice: Plan for reopening schools in works
Gov. Jim Justice announced no final plan yet for a WV school reopening for 2020 21 as the Department of Education reviews options. The plan will address broadband gaps for remote learning, with a June 8 advisory council timeline and ongoing talks on safety and social distancing in schools and camps.
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West Virginia
Jim Justice
State Department of Education
WVDE
Department of Education
Clayton Burch
Advisory Council
Clay Marsh
Missing West Virginia woman found alive and well
Julie Wheeler, 44, of Shady Spring, reported missing after reportedly falling into Grandview gorge at New River Gorge on Sunday, was found alive and well by Beckley State Police on Tuesday. Authorities say details remain under investigation and no further information is released. Wheeler faced health fraud charges with sentencing pending in June 2020 in U S District Court Southern District of West Virginia.
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Cnhi News
West Virginia
Beckley
Raleigh County
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New River Gorge
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Shady Spring
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Grandview Overlook
Beckley State Police
C.F Kane
Tme
Wheeler
United States District Court
Southern District of West Virginia
Veteran’s Administration Spina Bifida Health Cares
U.S
Mike Stuart
Stuart
EOC
Raleigh Sheriff’s Department
Grandview
Raleigh
West Virginia State Police
Raleigh Sheriff's Office
Rodney Wheeler
National Park Service
Leah Perkowski-Sisk
NPS
Perkowski-Sisk
Health officials confirm new coronavirus case in Monroe County
Monroe County records a new COVID-19 infection, bringing total confirmed cases to eight. The health department will isolate confirmed cases and quarantine close contacts while continuing surveillance and prevention guidance. Details on the resident’s city of residence were not released.
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Monroe County
Health Department
Mercer County magistrate candidate Marvin Lockett omitted
The photograph of Mercer County magistrate candidate Marvin Lockett was inadvertently omitted from a candidates story that appeared in Tuesday’s edition of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
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Mercer County
Marvin Lockett
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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