BUCKHANNON, WV — On May 2nd, Elissa Marie Linger-Mills, 60, was arrested for violating the condition of her bail and obstruction at a local nail salon. Mills was then detained at Tygart Valley Regional Jail. This bail violation followed a harassment charge,
CHARLESTON — Sen. Robert Karnes (R-11) has stepped back from his committee assignments to focus on moving his business interests in West Virginia. Inaccurate rumors have been circulating, falsely accusing Karnes of being removed by senate leadership for alleged ‘refusal to wear
CHARLESTON — On March 9th, S.B. 334 passed the State Senate with 22 senators voting in support of the bill. Throughout West Virginia, needles have been found scattered around communities. Most concerningly, they have become prevalent in city parks and playgrounds, creating
CHARLESTON — On March 2nd, the House of Delegates passed a bill clarifying that strikes and work stoppages by public employees are illegal. SB 11 passed by a 53-46 margin and will return to the senate, where it already passed, to be
CHARLESTON — A bill to allow children to receive sex-change therapy has been submitted for introduction in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Delegates Storch, Higginbotham, Bates, Reed, Hansen, Thompson, Doyle, Bates, Young, and Graves all served as co-sponsors to HB3033, ironically
BUCKHANNON — On Sunday, August 2, 2020, longtime sheriff, magistrate, and politician Eugene Charles Suder passed away at the age of 87. At the time of his passing, Mr. Suder was at his home. He was born December 15, 1932, in Upshur
This political season, we have witnessed a local election like no other. Buckhannon City Council candidate Matthew Kerner pulled a gun on an unarmed citizen after 2 other candidates (Shauna Jones and Scott Preston) aligned themselves as running with him as a
BUCKHANNON — Caiden Cowger has announced that Mountaineer Journal will provide live results of the 2020 Buckhannon City Election on Tuesday, June 9. This will be the first time that live election results in Buckhannon will be provided digitally, as the returns
DIVISION 1 Tim Armstead has a proven conservative track record, defending life and the rule of law. Armstead restored integrity in the West Virginia Supreme Court, now serving as the Chief Justice. Formerly, Armstead served as the Republican Speaker of the House,
BUCKHANNON — Mayor David McCauley leads Councilman Robbie Skinner by 2.7 points, according to the first poll published in the Buckhannon City Election. The April 2, 7, Mountaineer Journal survey of registered city voters found that 49.3 percent said they would choose McCauley while
