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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
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LC Chamber honors businesses, citizens, efforts
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Lewis County Chamber of Commerce award winners and honorees were all smiles at this year’s annual chamber dinner held in the Mt. Vernon Dining Hall on the campus WVU Jackson’s Mill. By John Clise Editor
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Local law enforcement is attempting identify two suspects in relation to a theft and destruction of property incident at H&M Car Wash and attempted destruction of property and theft at Napa Auto Parts on US Rt. 33
WESTON — The Weston Police Department and the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office are attempting to identify a male and female responsible for a theft and destruction of property at the H&M Car Wash on 3rd Street and an attempted theft and destruction of property at the Napa Auto Parts store on US Route 33. The incidents occurred on October 16, 2019 between 6:30 and 8:00 p.m. The photos published here are the best images law enforcement has of the vehicle the alleged suspects were in as well as the male and female. Anyone with any information is asked to call the Weston Police Department 304-269-3207 or the Lewis County Sheriff’s office 304-269-8251. According to law enforcement officials, you may remain anonymous when doing so.
Mill this past week with Felicia Posey serving as the keynote speaker for the event. Posey is a recognized leadership JACKSON’S MILL — specialist and trainer with The The Lewis County Chamber of John Maxwell Team. Commerce hosted its 84th anSeveral awards were handnual dinner at WVU Jackson’s
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or the Weston Baptist Church. Lewis County Sheriff Adam Gissy noted that details of the investigation could not be fully divulged as it included a minor. Lewis County Deputy Sheriff and RLBMS PRO Officer Charlie Kirkpatrick conducted a press release following the safe handling of the students noting that the threat was not found to be credible, but all threats to students in Lewis County are taken seriously and
WESTON — Teachers and students were disrupted Thursday morning at Robert L. Bland Middle School after a bomb threat was made to the school by an unknown individual, according to law enforcement and school officials on the scene. The school was quickly evacuated and parent/and or guardians were permitted to pick up students at either St. Patrick School’s gymnasium See Threat on Page 5
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A 32-year-old woman was killed in a wreck on Route 4 just over the Lewis/Upshur County line this past Tuesday afternoon. Nova Bender, 32, of Braxton County, was killed in a single vehicle accident on Rt. 4 near the Lewis/Upshur County line in an incident still under investigation by law enforcement authorities. According to Lewis County Sheriff Adam Gissy, Bender was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene as a result of her injuries. Gissy noted speed is believed to be a factor in the crash at this time. According to reports, the accident occurred at approximately 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, the vehicle caught fire and was fully engulfed at the time emergency responders arrived on the scene. The fire spread to the grassy area around the truck climbing up a bank and causing damage to some trees before being extinguished by fire fighters. See Crash on Page 5
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and Ted T. Garrett for their continuing efforts in local busness. Bryan Wilson received the President’s Award from Chamber President Dean Hardman.
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Braxton woman killed in Lewis crash By John Clise Editor
ed out during the evening’s event held at the Mt. Vernon Dining Hall on the campus if the Mill as tradition has dictated for many years. Businessman of the Year was awarded to Robert L. Pope
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Senator Joe Manchin stopped by Lewis County High School and Stonewall Jackson Hospital to discuss a number of issues facing the Mountain State including broadband access. WESTON - U.S. Senator Joe Manchin and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel recently hosted town halls on broadband connectivity in Romney and with Lewis County High School students and community leaders, and a roundtable at the Stonewell Jackson Hospital in Weston. The town halls and roundtables gave Senator Manchin and Commissioner Rosenworcel the opportunity for dialogue with West Virginians about broadband access, their experience with broadband coverage in the state, and the importance of conducting speed tests in order to create accu-
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rate coverage maps for rural states like West Virginia. “If you lived in rural West Virginia in the 1930’s, you probably didn’t have electricity until President Franklin D. Roosevelt came along with rural electrification projects to bring us into the modern age. Today in West Virginia, many places don’t have good connectivity, broadband, even cell service,” said Senator Manchin. “That’s what we’re fighting for because we’re not going to be able to compete, we’re not going to be able to grow, and we’re not going to be able to have a strong economy if we don’t have
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Parents and guardians wait to pick up students at the St. Patrick School gymnasium after a bomb threat was reported at Robert L. Bland Middle School this past Thursday. The threat was quickly deemed to be a hoax, however, school officials and law enforcement take every possible threat serious and called for an immediate evacuation of the school and sweep for any explosive devices or materials. According to officials, none were found. SATURDAY Mostly Sunny 59/42
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