Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Man pleads guilty to illegal pill distribution
Winfield bridge to be closed at night for repairs By Jack Bailey
STAFF REPORT WINFIELD -- U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin has announced that a Florida man pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in an illegal oxycodone distribution scheme in Putnam County. Jason Corley Padgett, 35, of Tampa, Fla., admitted on Monday in federal court that he sold oxycodone to a confidential informant working at the direction of the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (MDENT) beginning in September 2010. Padgett further admitted that a few of the illegal pill transactions occurred in Florida, but most of the transactions involved the defendant shipping quantities of oxycodone to Winfield. Padgett also admitted that he provided the confidential informant with checking account information that the informant used to deposit money into an account, prior to receiving shipments of oxycodone from the defendant. According to his plea agreement, bank account records reveal more than $43,000 in cash deposits were made to the defendant’s account and 13 Federal Express packages were shipped from the defendant to the confidential informant between November 2010 and February 2011. SEE PLEA ON PAGE 3
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WINFIELD – The Ross Booth Memorial Bridge at Winfield will be closed overnight during the next few weeks to make repairs. The West Virginia Division of Highways (DOH) will be closing the bridge from 6 p.m to 6 a.m. nightly in order to make repairs. A few months ago, a vehicle hit the bridge and caused some damage to the structure according to the DOH. Work began on Monday, July 9, and will continue through, Friday, July 13. The bridge will not be closed overnight during the Putnam County Fair, which begins this Saturday, July 14, and continues through Sunday, July 21, at the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Eleanor. The bridge work will resume on Monday, July 23, and will continue through Friday, July
Signs around the county, including this one along Route 34, warn drivers that the Ross Booth Memorial Bridge at Winfield will be closed overnight from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in the coming weeks. Photo by Jack Bailey 27. The following week, the bridge is also set to be closed nightly from Monday, July 30, through Friday, Aug. 3. DOH is suggesting that drivers on the Eleanor-Poca side of
the River to stay on 62 to Nitro. On the Winfield side of the river, DOH is advising drivers to take 817 (the old 35) to St. Albans, or U.S. 35 to Interstate 64.
For more information, visit www.transportation.wv.gov, or the state Department of Transportation has a Facebook page you can like to see additional updates.
Power restored throughout Putnam County STAFF REPORT CHARLESTON -- Service was restored to everyone in Putnam County who lost power following the June 29 storm as of Tuesday evening, according to Appalachina Power. As of Tuesday evening at 7:15 p.m. all power had been restored in Putnam County, as Appalachian Power continued to work throughout West Virginia. Statewide, more than 12,000 customers remained without
power. Crews were expected to wrap up a lot of the remaining outages Tuesday evening, however some areas may not be restored until Wednesday night. In West Virginia, 12,300 customers are without electric service. Most of the outages are in the Beckley, Hico, Milton, Pt. Pleasant, Ripley and Walgrove areas and these are the areas that should expect to be restored by late Wednesday night.
There are still a number of scattered outages affecting small clusters of customers, according to Appalachian Power. Crews will continue to clear up these outages over the next few days until all work is 100 percent complete, the company said. Electric consumers are asked to report their outage again if they have not called within the past 24 hours. This will ensure that all consumers' electricity is restored as quickly as possible.
Customers are reminded that during storm restoration situations, Appalachian Power tree crews clear rights of way of trees and move on to the next location. Appalachian Power does not return to remove the cut trees. Property owners are responsible for brush removal. Appalachian Power cannot connect power to any home or business where there is damage to the service entrance.
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