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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 ...

Upshur residents may qualify for disaster SNAP benefits

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CHARLESTON – Upshur County is one of four West Virginia counties where residents may qualify for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) benefits or SNAP supplements in relation to the severe July 21 flooding. Affected residents in Upshur, Lewis, Ritchie and Pleasants counties may apply Monday, Sept. 21 through Friday, Sept. 25 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day at designated locations in each county. The designated location in Upshur county is the West Virginia Department of Human Services office at 34 Auction Lane in Buckhannon. The office will be open from 8 a.m. ...

Neglect case ends with probation sentence

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ELKINS — A man charged with child neglect has been sentenced to two years of supervised probation after an allegedly successful turn-around in rehab and sober living in Wood County. Brandon Edward Hepler, 40, was sentenced by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Wilfong to six months ...

Diverted WV passengers recall Sept. 11

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On Sept. 11, 2001, Gary Herridge and his wife Sharon boarded their flight from Paris heading back home to Washington, W.Va., when their plane made an unexpected landing in Gander, Newfoundland. Their plane was one of 38 that landed at Gander International Airport that day, after years of only ...