Glen-Easton News

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for the man accused of fatally shooting a postmaster last week.

As investigators piece together the events that led to the shooting death of a female postmaster Friday, the U.S. Postal Service is working to ensure everyone receives their mail.

Authorities are searching communities in West Virginia's western Panhandle, western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio for a man who shot and seriously wounded the lone worker in a U.S. Post Office near Moundsville, ...

Posted Thursday, June 12, 2008 ; 11:43 AM Updated Thursday, June 12, 2008 ; 12:02 PM Carol Marie Britton A Glen Easton woman remains behind bars after an alleged bar fight and much more.

Five local men have been charged with grand larceny and conspiracy in Marshall County for the alleged theft of over $20,000 in redeemable materials.

“You cannot wear anything partisan to the polls, and this includes buttons or T-shirts”

' Starting Wednesday, those entering the City-County Building in downtown Wheeling must leave their political pins and political T-shirts outside. via The Intelligencer

“If they hadn't recognized him, recognized that he was with young girls and knew of the current situation and contacted me. That's they key that they contacted someone, my office. If that hadn't happened, who know where that would have led”

Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 ; 11:47 AM Updated Tuesday, April 15, 2008 ; 08:13 PM Security at Wal-Mart helped put him behind bars. via WTRF-TV Wheeling

“I have been involved in many, many things in my life”

' A prominent Marshall County politician - ' previously a Democrat - ' will run for a 4th District House of Delegates seat as an Independent candidate. via Wheeling News

' Early voting starts next week in Ohio and Marshall counties, and the machines are ready. via The Intelligencer

“It used to be thought that Independent voters weren't serious about the political process, but in more recent times people have legitimately registered as an Independent wanting to be unbeholden to a political party”

' West Virginia's Independent voters soon will get an invitation to vote a Democratic ballot in the May 13 primary election, and the end result could be more independent-minded people choosing a Democratic ... via Wheeling News

“As a last resort, we could exhume the body and try to extract DNA from a bone fragment.”

The West Virginia State Police is intensifying its efforts to learn the identity of an apparent homicide victim whose body was dumped 25 years ago along U.S. 250 in Wetzel County near Littleton. via Wheeling News

“County courthouse in New Cumberland, beginning at 9 a.m. Marshall County - ”

Democratic Party members from throughout West Virginia will be gathering at 55 county conventions on Saturday, for the purpose of selecting delegates to their state convention. via Wheeling News

“We are installing communications gear in all of our mines just as quickly as we possibly can, but sometimes this equipment is hard to come by”

CONGRESS REQUIRES A 2006 law requires larger stockpiles of emergency air packs, which has been stalled because only two small companies dominate the air pack market. via The Intelligencer

“I have said from the beginning that I was wrong and I made a mistake”

' A John Marshall High School adviser accused of calling students "trailer trash" in a memo she gave them was suspended for two days as punishment. via The Intelligencer

“They concede that these actions didn't arise here.”

Every American enjoys a constitutional right to sue any other American in a West Virginia court, according to a Pittsburgh attorney who represents about 1,000 residents of other states demanding access to West ... via The West Virginia Record

“If a poll worker doesn't know the person, they may ask to see identification”

' West Virginia Secretary of State Betty Ireland said state statute prohibits elections officials from requiring voters to show identification at the poll unless they are voting for the first time since ... via The Intelligencer

“Being acutely aware of the national economy and of the budget deficits currently many other states, it is imperative that a cautious and prudent approach is taken to avoid building the State's base budget”

Governor Joe Manchin has made significant changes to the new state budget approved last weekend by state lawmakers. via West Virginia Metro

“No person shall be prosecuted for any crime or offense under any provision of this chapter, unless upon an indictment found and presentment made within five years after the date of the commission of the crime or offense.”

'Days after a letter questioning the residency of Marshall County Board of Education member Mary Ellen Komorowski was handed over to the county prosecutor and forwarded to the West Virginia Secretary of State's ... via Wheeling News

“I"m actually hoping to have them back for the following school year (2009-10), but there are steps we have to take first”

' Due to school consolidations and a drop in enrollment, 16 teachers and 12 service personnel in the Marshall County School District will lose their jobs in June. via Wheeling News

“Those are verified under oath, therefore you are swearing under oath”

' An investigation into allegations that a Marshall County Board of Education member lied about her place of residence when filing for election in 2006 may result in criminal charges, according to Marshall ... via The Intelligencer