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13 votes separate Upshur Commission candidates

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BUCKHANNON – Only 13 votes separated an incumbent and a challenger after the close of voting Tuesday night in the Upshur County Commission race. Incumbent Republican Doug Bush tallied 979 votes, or 42.2% of the total votes cast, while Republican challenger Patrick Kyle Lane finished with 992 votes, or 42.8%. The third Republican in the race, Scott H. Williams, garnered 347 votes, or 14.97% of those cast. No Democrats were on the ballot for the Upshur County Commission seat. Three incumbents were re-elected to the Upshur County Board of Education Tuesday night. Sherry Dean was ...

Kirkpatrick, Flanigan defeat Morrisey appointees

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CHARLESTON – Two appointees by Gov. Patrick Morrisey to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and one of the first appointees to the new Intermediate Court of Appeals lost elections Tuesday night. According to preliminary results reported to the Secretary of State's Office with 52 out ...

Beverly man facing sexual assault charges

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BEVERLY - A Randolph County man faces 14 felony charges after allegedly sexually assaulting two children over the span of two years. Jamey "Jay" Paul Kissel, 58, is charged with 12 counts of sexual assault and two counts of sexual abuse, all felonies. Kissel was being held at the Tygart ...

Capito wins primary overwhelmingly

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CHARLESTON – In a closed Republican primary, GOP voters gave U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito their seal of approval Tuesday night to seek a third six-year term, while voters in the Democratic primary endorsed the campaign of Morgantown community organizer Rachel Fetty Anderson over former ...

New Barbour BOE members elected

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PHILIPPI – Barbour County voters elected several new Board of Education members Tuesday evening. With four BOE seats up for grabs, the top four vote getters were incumbent Ron “Redman” Phillips, with 988 votes, or 14.1% of the votes cast; Ashley Ryan, with 956 votes, or 13.6%; Kristy Stalnaker, with 920 votes, or 13.13%; and Johnna Croston, with 799 votes, or 11.4%. The other candidates in the race included current BOE President Joanne McConnell, with 624 votes, or 8.9%, and current BOE Vice President David Everson, with 587 votes, or 8.4%. The remainder of the BOE ...

Randolph to see new county commissioner

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ELKINS – Randolph County will elect a new County Commissioner in November, as incumbent Chris See was beaten in his re-election attempt Tuesday night by Steve Wamsley, who will be the Democratic nominee heading into the General Election. On the Republican side of Tuesday's Primary Election, ...