Durbin News

Analysis: Dark chapter for health reform by The Washington Post WASHINGTON - Going into Monday morning's crucial Senate vote on health-care legislation, Republican chances for defeating the bill had come down to a last, macabre hope.

Weather predictors hit the nail on the head last week with both amounts of snowfall and severity of conditions, as snow depths reached up to three feet in some places, with unconfirmed reports of 45 inches of snow on Kennision Mountain.

Goldie L. "Lovie" Rexrode Daniels, 77, a former resident of Beverly and a resident of Nella's Nursing Home Inc., passed away at 5 a.m. Saturday, Dec.

The Pocahontas County Commission voted unanimously at a special meeting on Thursday to support the local Humane Society in establishing a temporary animal shelter at the Allegheny Recreation Center building in Marlinton.

Emotions were palpable as discussion led to sewage billing once again at Durbin Town Council Monday night.

The Pocahontas County Grand Jury indicted 15 people on 30 counts Tuesday, according to a media release from Prosecuting Attorney Donna Price.

A new restaurant has opened in Elkins. The Railyard Restaurant is open Wednesdays through Sundays, for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

County commissioners decided that libraries in two communities were worthy of taxpayer support, but the donations did not come without a challenge.

PSD ) conducted a special meeting on November 9 to undo two actions made at its previous regular meeting on October 27.

Bowing to public pressure, the Pocahontas Public Service District voted to have billing for the PSD 's sewer customers moved to the PSD 's Linwood office, closer to where most of the sewer customers live.

It's going to be another long, cold winter for the dogs at the county animal shelter in Durbin.

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A Mercer County town shares it's haunted heritage. Known for it's fair share of ghost stories and haunted happenings, Bramwell, will be hosting it's 2nd annual Ghost Walk of Historic Bramwell this weekend.

Fayette County Board of Education: will meet at 6 p.m. in the Board of Education Office.

After accepting the resignations of councilmember Kenneth Lehman and reporter Pat Adams, Durbin town council quickly filled the positions after a brief discussion.

More than 20 cavers descended into a sinkhole in northern Pocahontas County last week, but not for fun and adventure.

Admitting that the Pocahontas County Humane Society cannot solve the short term animal control problem, Leslee McCarty had a long term proposal Friday that includes building a $200,000 facility.

Board of education members were informed at Monday's meeting about a strict policy from the West Virginia Board of Education concerning fundraisers involving food.

As summer comes to an end, I encourage everyone to get outside and enjoy what, the great, West Virginia outdoors has to offer.

The Elkins town square is the place to be on the second and fourth Fridays of each month this summer for Fresh Food Fridays.