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Upshur County grand jury indicts 26

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BUCKHANNON – A total of 26 individuals were named in indictments by an Upshur County grand jury this week, on charges including malicious assault, strangulation and incest. 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 ...

Lawmakers seek compromise on Raylee’s Law

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CHARLESTON – A group of lawmakers are trying to avoid the drama of the last night of the Legislature and find agreement on a draft bill meant to protect students from being pulled out of public school while under child welfare reviews, but homeschool advocates remain opposed and some ...

Benson touts 'Mountaineer momentum'

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MORGANTOWN – Touting “Mountaineer momentum,” WVU President Michael Benson offered a bit of a progress report Monday during his second State of the University address. “We are in a state of intentional forward motion,” he said during the roughly 30-minute address offered prior to ...

Community Calendar

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. GRAND FEATURE PARADE SEATS: Forest Festival Grand Feature Parade seats will be available at the Otterbein United Methodist Church at 1100 South Davis Avenue in Elkins. The seats are for the Oct. 3 parade and will go one sale on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Parade seats may be reserved by calling the church office at 304-636-0569, Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 ...

Day of Action

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ELKINS - More than 260 volunteers took part in 40 local projects during the annual Tygart Valley United Way Day of Action.    The event, which takes place each year during the month of September, is a volunteer project designed to foster service and volunteering in the TVUW's five-county ...

Vote set for using City Hall properties as loan collateral

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ELKINS — Elkins City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance which, if passed in the final reading, would approve using the City Hall parking lot and the Elkins Fire Department as collateral for financing of the City Hall renovation project. During the most recent City Council ...