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Officials: No students harmed in PBHS incident

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PHILIPPI – School officials said an “isolated behavioral issue” with one student led to police officers being present at Philip Barbour High School Monday, but added that no one was hurt, classes were not closed and no students were sent home from school. "We had a student who had an issue in the classroom and it was dealt with in that classroom," Barbour County Superintendent Eddie Vincent told The Inter-Mountain Monday afternoon. "The student had some behavioral issues and it was taken care of. “We did a really good job of taking care of it quickly, and a notice was sent ...

Lawmakers receive reports on water infrastructure

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CHARLESTON - While West Virginia continues recovery efforts from recent flooding and storms, state officials are working on ways to bring more water in the form of infrastructure projects. Lawmakers were at the Capitol Sunday for the first day of three-day September legislative interim ...

Thacker donation adds 47 acres to Audra State Park

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BUCKHANNON - A local family has donated more than 40 acres of land to Audra State Park, with plans for trail development in the works. On Sept. 3, former Elkins residents Dr. Victor and Mary T. Thacker donated 47 acres of land to Audra State Park, expanding the park by around 13%. The new ...

Upshur grand jury indicts 26 people

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BUCKHANNON – A total of 26 individuals were named in indictments by an Upshur County grand jury Monday. Gary Matthew Gundersen, 43, of Buckhannon, was indicted for soliciting a minor via computer; two counts of use of obscene matter with intent to seduce a minor; failure to provide notice of change to required sex offender registration information, lifetime registrant; and sexual assault in the third degree, all felonies. Lee Auston Godbey, 29, of Summersville, was indicted on two counts of distribution and exhibition of material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit ...

Officials: No students hurt in Philip Barbour High School incident

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PHILIPPI – School officials said an “isolated behavioral issue” with one student led to police officers being present at Philip Barbour High School Monday, but added that no one was hurt, classes were not closed and no students were sent home from school. "We had a student who had an issue in the classroom and it was dealt with in that classroom," Barbour County Superintendent Eddie Vincent told The Inter-Mountain Monday afternoon. "The student had some behavioral issues and it was taken care of. “We did a really good job of taking care of it quickly, and a notice was sent ...

Barbour store manager charged with soliciting a minor

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PHILIPPI – A manager at the Philippi Dollar General store is accused of locking a juvenile female inside the store and making inappropriate comments to her. Jeffrey Irvin Malcolm, 35, of Philippi, is charged with soliciting a minor, a felony. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional ...