Mason News

He was born on December 11, 1954, in Point Pleasant, W.Va. , son of the late Clyde Lee Russell and Earlie V. Russell.

As of press time late Friday night, a significant section of U.S. 35 remained closed after a tractor-trailer overturned near the intersection of the Buffalo Bridge just across the Mason County line into Putnam County on Friday morning.

Mason Police Officers recently arrested two men within days of each other with both arrests involving alleged black tar heroin.

Alan Duane Johnson, 63, of Mason W.Va., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 10, at Pleasant Valley Hospital after a long illness.

According to Mason Fire Chief Paul Johnson, the home of Jody Scarberry on the corner of 3rd and Brown Street was destroyed and was not livable following the fire on Sunday.

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. -- A Mason County man has been charged with wanton endangerment after allegedly firing shots that hit a police cruiser.