County clerks call for changes to voter registration drive
County clerks from Monongalia, Preston and Taylor urge ending or shifting the mandatory four year voter registration canvas. They cite costs, administrative burden, and repeated reentries of names as unnecessary. Monongalia reports 1600 cancellations per election with 400 returned. Minor fire at 449 University Ave in Morgantown causes $100 damage. police and fire crews respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Swinkola
Dominion Post
Monongalia
Tom Jackson
Jackson
Charleston
Roxie Fowler
Taylor County
Monongalia County
Preston
Hazel Jenkins
Preston County
Jenkins
Stripping protests at Ken-Mack site face state inaction
Protesters from the epee group occupy a Ken-Mack Coal site near Roaring Branch amid armed guards and threats. State authorities delay, with a trooper escorting eight women off the hill Friday night. Demonstrators allege easier permits since Gov. Ford took office and the reclamation director resigned.
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Ford
Wendell Ford
Branscomb
Appalachian Regional Commission
SOE
Roaring Branch
Clear Creek
Dan Gibson
Knott County
Ken-Mack Coal
Sigmon
Ken-Mack
Kentucky Department of Reclamation
Elmore C. Grim
Epee
Ken- Mack
Sigmond
Fire probe to determine cause of University Ave Coffee Shop blaze
Morgantown Fire Department will hold a Monday investigation into the fire that destroyed the Coffee Shop at 1118 University Ave. Damages will be set at that time. An overheated gas furnace is the suspected cause. No injuries reported from a separate single car wreck near Browns Chapel at 6:15 p.m. yesterday. Damages estimated at $2,000 by Monongalia State Police.
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Conrad Pride
Lucille Dalton
Savages
Greg Sypolt
University Ave
Morgantown Fire Department
Browns Chapel
Monongalia
Troy Gillespie
St. Albans
U.S. 119
O Dooley Convicted of Murder in Triple Tragedy
Charles O D o o l e y, 44, was found guilty on three counts of murder and one arson count for a Grade Two bungalow fire that killed his wife Dolly, 31, and their two infant daughters. Jury set life terms per death counts. sentencing to be by Judge Robert Wolfe.
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Warren, Pa
UPI
Charles O'Dooley
O’dooley
Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia
Warren County Court
Dolly
Warren County
Robert Wolfe
Wolfe
West Virginia faces coal, polls show power shift among governors
Rockefeller slips from front runner as Gov Moore gains in polls over strip mining and anti coal sentiment. Randolph undecided on term, Moore eyes Senate. Hechler may challenge Randolph while Democrats weigh who to back in the race.
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Rockefeller
Arch A. Oore Jr
Moore
West Virginia
National Co
U.S
Senate
Jennings Randolph
Democrats
Randolph
Washington
House
Ken Hechler
Huntington
Randolph Hechler
James Kee
Bluefield
Hechler
First Robin of the Year Noted by Roy Bucklew
Weather notes describe a spring spell with a 60 degree high and 20s to 50s lows. Roy Bucklew reports the season’s first robin at 128 Mingo Street. Forecast calls for showers, snow flurries, freezing rain, and light pollution reading 0.023 from Morgantown sensors.
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Roy Bucklew
Mingo St
Hong Kong
Obituary notices for Growall Shade Neval Hawley and kin
Multiple obituaries from a Morgantown area paper. Clara Growall 80 of 449 University Ave died Friday at St. Vincent Pallotti Hospital with survivors including two daughters and nine great grandchildren. Cora Shade 79 of Kingwood died suddenly Friday night with a large family surviving. services Monday at Browning Funeral Home. Emma Neval 68 of 633 McLane Ave died Saturday at University Hospital with a large family and funeral arrangements at Masontown Cemetery. Helen Hawley 65 of Masontown died in Monongalia General Hospital after a three week illness. survived by son and grandson with services to be held at Dering’s Funeral Home and burial at East Oak Grove Cemetery. donations requested to WVU endowment fund.
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Clara E. Growall
University Ave
St. Vincent Pallotti Hospital
Addison
Melville
Martha Lancaster Coddington
Martha Miller
Morgantown
Evelyn Arbogast
Bradenton
Fla
Harvey Growall
Fred L. Jenkins
Arthur G. Backus
Lawnwood Cemetery
Cora May Shade
Kingwood
Headsville
W.va
John W
Elizabeth Adams
Donald L
New Martinsville
Harold C
Toronto
Ohio
Kingwood Pentecostal Church
Clark L. Shade
Browning
Martin Riggleman
Westernport
Emma F. Neval
McLane Ave
University Hospital
Corinth
John and
Minnie Dawson Pegley
Anthony Neval
Attilio Biondi
Ultimo Biondi
Masontown
John Paul Bioncdi
Atlantic City
N.J
Pauline Sowers
Richard Pegley
Monda
St. Theresa's Catholic Churc
Colombo Bandiera
Funeral
Helen Post Hawley
Monongalia General Hospital
Preston County
Wade H
Mary Eib Post
Roy M
Legs” Hawley
Masontown High School
Marshall University
Huntington
Funeral Home
Hugh Ashby
Charles Potts
East Oak Grove
West Virginia University
Ohal
Friends
Dering
Hue Ashby
Esseniae
Fllowers
Kensley
May Botte
St. Petersburg
Fila
Robert T. Horstman
Hastings Funeral Home
Matlick
Charles
Browning Funeral
Pingee
Hugh Zimmerman
Maplewood
Kingwood Neval
Emma Ff
Prands
Ie Tee Crees
T Vner
Saulem
Rosa
Cora May
Martin Riggieman
Philos
Abe Shriver, 86, Fairview, WV, dies after illness
Abe Shriver aged 86 of Rt 1 Fairview West Virginia died Friday at Fairmont General Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born January 7 1887 a son of Presley and Deliah Fox Shriver. He was a retired stock dealer and farmer and a member of Bula Baptist Church. Survived by wife Mary Ellen Shriver two sons Presley Stub of Fairmont and Henry of Rt 1 Fairview two daughters Esta Steele of Sterling Cole and Steve Jean Yergovich of Fairmont 13 grandchildren and 15 pees dren. Friends receive at Owen Funeral Home in Blackeville after lam. Sunday Services Monday at 1 4 p m with Rev Harry C Miller officiating Burial in Olive Cemetery.
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Abe Shriver
Rt 1
Fairview
W.va
Fairmont General Hospital
Rt. 1
Presley
Deliah C. Fox Shriver
Bula Baptist Church
Mary Ellen Shriver
Stub
Fairmont
Henry
Esta Steele
Sterling, Cole
Steve
Jean) Yergovich
Owen
Blackeville
Lam
Harry C. Miller
Olive Cemetery
Funeral Notices List From Morgantown Area
Obituaries for Clara Growall 80 of 449 University Ave and Helen Post 65 of Masontown note calling hours and services at local funeral homes. Other notices include Kensley May Botte 65 of Morgantown and Charles Matlick 1 in Kingwood with cremation or burial plans and church services.
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Railroad Street
New Addition
Charles Cira
Larry Sacco
Clara Growall
School Board Planning Fine Arts
O’ Dooley
Jay
Milo
Coub
Showe
North Pacific Coast
Upper Plains
North Atlantic States
Rockies
ITOM
Morgantown Municipal Airport
University Sunday Dominion- Post
Che Hinal Orihul
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