Starcher enters sheriff contest in Monongalia race mix
Monongalia County filings show Republicans Kermit Mason Robert Stone James Smith Terry Jones running for three sheriff seats. Democrats field Larry Christian Robert Turner Robert Dinsmore Jerry Deal Charles Branney Clifford Hoard Herald Berthy Jr J Soccorsi Jack Christoff. Incumbents Stone Jones Dinsmore seek re election. Jones urged productive legislatures and credited WVU ties. Assessor Democrat John W Pyles is sole filer. County Court Republicans Rexroad Turner Campbell Davies, Democrats White McCartney Richey McElroy. Prosecuting Attorney Republicans David Nixon unopposed Democrats David Solomon Frank DePond. John Pat Ball weighing prosecutor bid.
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House of Delegates
Kermit R. Mason
Robert B. Stone
James A. Smith
Terry T. Jones
Larry L. Christian
Robert Turner
Robert W Dinsmore
Jerry N. Deal
Charles A. Branney
Clifford B. Hoard
Herald Berthy Jr
J. A. Soccorsi
Jack P. Christoff
Stone
Jones
Dinsmore
Soccorsi
Christoff
Smith
Melvin B. Rexroad
Fred D. Turner
Earl W. Campbell
Richard E. Davies
Marvin White Jr
Earl McCartney
Clyde H. Richey
Ray McElroy
David Nixon
David L. Solomon
Frank J. DePond
John Pat Ball
Monongalia County seeks two electricians for K D Everest Inc Fairmont
Local discourse centers on financing schools with alternatives to bonds. Candidates Bunner Stone Bartolo Messenger and Craig emphasize vocational training, improved communication, and community representation. Debates touch on school facilities, tax concerns, and local autonomy.
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Williams
Board of Education
William K. Bunner
Clay Battelle High School
WVU
Monongalia
Bunner
Stone
Tchnical Center
Three families homeless after Mannington apartment fire
A Mannington fire on East Main Street left three families homeless after a blaze started Friday and burned until 10 p.m. Fire Chief Don Wilson said the fire reignited at two hour intervals Saturday. Damages were estimated at 65000. Four adults and several children escaped unharmed.
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Mannington
East Main Street
Don Wilson
Wilson
WVU reports 1970 71 financial activity totals
West Virginia University announced that its 1970 71 fiscal year financial activity reached 80 716 958 dollars. A university spokesman noted that 42 percent of revenue came from state funds, and WVU generates 59 cents in additional West Virginia income for every dollar spent. Seven percent of expenditures fund research and off campus programs reflecting its land grant role.
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West Virginia University
WVU
West Virginia
Community aims to tackle eyesores in Morgantown
County officials report more than 60 complaints about strip mining water pollution and dilapidated buildings. Citizens volunteer for cleanup, with three agencies supplying trees. About 70 questionnaires cite over 100 eyesores including University Avenue housing and Sunset Beach garbage.
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Bennett
University Avenue
Fairmont
Grafton
Morgantown
Sunset Beach
Elderly tax break urged at PTA meet
Blacksville Jake's Run and Wadestown PTA reps met with the County PTA Council at Clay Battelle School to discuss school priorities. They urged a tax exemption for older citizens to help pass bonds and called for better communications and long range planning including mobile classrooms. The meeting was the second in a series to gauge council interest.
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PTA
Blacksville
Jake
County Council
Richard P. Smith
Smith
Fire department credited late in Tyrone Road blaze report
A January 30 Dominion Post item omitted the Cheat Lake Volunteer Fire Department as responders to the Tyrone Road house fire that destroyed Jack Whipkey’s home. The paper defends the edit, noting Cheat Lake crews were first on scene before leaving for a refill, while Granville, Brookhaven, and Westover were named.
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Sunday Dominion Post
Cheat Lake
Tyrone Road
Jack Whipkey
Bob Gidley
VFD
Gidley
Granville
Brookhaven
Westover
CCCC revival urged as civic interest fades
Morgantown civic and church groups urged to join the Combined Civic Club Committee. James Faust notes public outrage over a decapitation and an attempted assassination spurred the group’s founding and jokes a murder may be needed to sustain interest. CCCC meets Friday at noon and Feb. 25 in City Council chambers. new officers to be elected. National Guard unit conducts enlistment drive. contact Sgt. Ted Weaver at the Armory or call 292-3283.
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Morgantown
James Fuast
CCCC
Civic Club Committee
Faust
P.O. Box
National Guard
Ted Weaver
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del. Jones
Monongalia County
Western Reserve University
Walcraft Cut Glass, Inc
John W. Pyles
K-D Everest Inc
Ward D. Stone
Charleston
James F. Bartolo
George Washington University
Williams Home For Funerals
Bartolo
Agnes Messenger
County
Messenger
Charles R
Bob"’ Craig
Glenville State College
University of Wisconsin
Craig
WVU Financial
Morgantown Hospital Service, Inc
Citizens Building
Charlotte Costello
Riverside Junior High
Cass District
G.W. Phillips
Lazelle Union
Morgan Heights
Riverside
Waitman Barrie
Westover Elementary
Westover Junior High
West Virginia University Hospital
Department OF Pediatrics
University Hospital
Sabraton
Daly
Apel
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