Country Store Burglary Leads to Convictions in Frederick Court
Winchester man David Ratliff pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and grand larceny for the Aug. 8 Country Store theft on Senseny Road. He received a four year suspended burglary sentence and 12 months for larceny with six months suspended, plus four years probation and restitution. Evidence showed a crowbar entry and about $1,000 in stolen items, though much meat was spoiled. Wayne Kelley also sentenced for two counts of breaking and entering Ellis Grocery Store with 16 months total jail time, probation, and a $250 fine. A separate case saw 20-year-old William Largent plead guilty to forgery and uttering forged checks. sentencing deferred pending term day on Dec. 5.
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Star
Winchester
Frederick County
Senseny Road
David Wayne Ratliff
Rt. 6
Ratliff
Robert K. Woltz
Charles Stine
Ellis
Stephenson
Kelley
Waltz
Robert Jones
William Largent
Berkeley Springs
Elsie Kerns
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
James Clark
Mark Taylor
Gregory Hutchinson
Sargent. A
Largent
Charles W. Stansfield
Stansfield
James Wood High School Opens Colonel's Business Corner
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce cut the ribbon for the James Wood High School Colonel's Business Corner an experiment to teach students profit loss and investment. JW students Lynette DeHaven Chris Gearheart and local officials pose at the ceremony with Pat Umscheid and Wade Ferguson.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Vanished Victim Mystery After Rt 7 Crash
State Police investigated a car crash on Rt 7 after finding the vehicle and a blood pool but no driver. The car appeared to leave the road and enter a field. The hospital reported no admissions and police have the vehicle license NWW 106 Virginia as the probe continues.
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Earle Foltz
Rt. 7
Foltz
Virginia
November 1979 Warm November Defies Autumn Norms
The article notes an unusually warm November with highs near 77 degrees and an average of 50.7 degrees, six degrees above normal, and only a few springlike showers. Precipitation for the year reached 50.07 inches, 17.40 inches above the 66 year average, as cold snap signals winter.
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Star
Harrison Kincaid
Virginia
Weather Summary for Northern Valley and Virginia
Mostly sunny today with highs in the 40s and wind tonight. Virginia sees sun and mountains snow flurries, then a windy cold pattern with lower temperatures. Extended forecast calls for milder midweek. Rainfall data and moon phases provided.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
Martinsville center former director set for January hearing
Lawrence Gray Pope 46 of Eden North Carolina faces two counts of check forgery and two counts of cashing forged checks in Martinsville case. Pope formerly directed the House of Hope until suspension about a month ago. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for January 2.
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Martinsville
Lawrence Gray Pope
Eden
N.C
Pope
House of Hope
Winchester Evening Star Subscription Rates Notice
Classified notice shows local carrier and mail delivery rates for Winchester Evening Star. Rates listed include yearly, six month, and three month options for local and mail delivery.
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Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
Virginia
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