Manchin eyes WV courts study after high court ruling
Gov. Joe Manchin moves to form a nine member Independent Commission on Judicial Reform to study West Virginia's judiciary. The panel will review judge selection, campaign finance and disclosure rules in light of the U S Supreme Court decision overturning Chief Justice Brent Benjamin. Recommendations due by November 15 include possible financing reform and stricter recusal standards.
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Welch's Evans Receives Torch Award for Scouting
Ed Evans of Welch received the Torch Award at the West Virginia United Methodist Church conference in Buckhannon. Bishop Ernest S. Lyght presented the honor at Wesley Chapel, with Rev. Greg Godwin also receiving the Silver Torch Award. Evans, a 42-year Scout veteran and Mount View math teacher, praised the confer ence and noted Scouting’s impact in southern West Virginia.
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Evans
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General Commission On United Methodist Men
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Mount View High School
McDowell County
Airplane Shot At Between Parkersburg And Ravenswood
Wood County sheriff investigates a May 31 shooting of a Cessna 172 wing while flying between Parkersburg and Ravenswood. No injuries, no flight disruption. Source notes uncertainty if the incident occurred in Wood or Jackson County.
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Wood County Sheriff's Office
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Wood County
Jackson County
Power outage linked to Virginia carbon monoxide deaths
Portsmouth fire officials say a truck breaking a power line started a chain of events that led to three deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning. A gasoline generator moved indoors at a rental home. William Lashley aged 86 and Isaac Bowser aged 47 died at the scene on May 27, Brenda Lashley, 43, died days later at a Norfolk hospital.
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Norfolk
West Virginia town elects 21-year-old mayor
Tashaa Allman, a Glenville State College graduate and Parkersburg native, was elected Glenville mayor as a write in candidate by one vote. If confirmed she becomes the youngest female mayor in state history, earning $12 000 per year for a two year term. Allman previously ran for office as student body president at Glenville State.
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Gilmer County
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Opposition builds around proposed 1500 MW coal plant in Dendron
Signs line roads near Dendron as environmentalists push to block Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s plan for a 1500 megawatt coal fired plant. The project, costing 4 to 6 billion dollars, promises jobs and tax revenue but concerns over pollution persist. The Army Corps of Engineers must decide by summer 2011 on a permit.
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Surry County
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Lisa Craig
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