Jane Lew News

West Virginia authorities have issued warrants for a Carteret County man after his former roommate's body was found dead inside a large trash container.

It was standing room only at the Marion County Adult and Community Education Center's annual graduation ceremony Tuesday.

When Judge David R. Janes reconvenes hearings in his second-floor courtroom in several weeks, the room will look much more like it did when the historic downtown facility was built more than a century ago.

Citizens made their voices heard at the ballot box in Tuesday's municipal election.

To avoid the monotony that comes with offseason workouts, West Virginia University's football team has added yoga -- yes, yoga -- to its weekly regimen.

The site many people know as the Taylor County Fairgrounds is temporarily being used for another purpose.

For at least another two years beginning June 1, Allied Waste Services will be the sole residential sanitation service provider in Fairmont city limits.

The most recent judge's ruling in the Lincoln Taylor murder case will bring a new prosecutor to Marion County for the third trial.

A 60-year-old man pleaded guilty to a 24-count indictment in Marion County Circuit Court Tuesday afternoon.

Adding insult to the injury of owing federal and state tax departments hundreds of thousands of dollars, Weston city officials learned Wednesday that the city missed two quarters worth of payments to the state's unemployment fund.

A discussion between a Jane Lew business owner and the Weston City Council involving the setting up of internal financial controls was interrupted by a former city manager demanding to know the reasons of why she was asked to appear at Monday's meeting.

Firefighters and natural gas employees from across West Virginia and the region will learn how to safely fight natural gas industry fires thanks in large part to a donation from XTO Energy Inc.

Viking Pools has announced layoffs at all of its locations, including the one in Jane Lew.

Rain has taken its toll on the region over the last few days by causing flooding Monday, especially in Lewis County.

High water was reported throughout the area Monday morning. Water rescues have been reported in Wyatt area of Harrison County and in the Rivesville and Paw Paw areas of Marion County.

Ronnie and Donna Erlewine first tried their hands at selling furniture about five years ago when they displayed some sofa tables at a Calhoun County event.

Family members are offering a $5,000 reward for information in the 1999 disappearance of a Lewis County mother and daughter.

The Lewis and Gilmer E911 Center says people sometimes have trouble dialing 911 due to accidental cuts in phone lines.

The gauge would alert emergency officials when water rises. Story by Hilary Magacs Email Bio Other Stories by Hilary Magacs WESTON -- The Lewis County E-911 Center is planning to install a water gauge in Hackers Creek, across from the Jane Lew Volunteer Fire Department.

The stage is now set for the 2009 West Virginia Strawberry Festival as junior royalty members were selected Saturday during the Junior Royalty Pageant at Buckhannon-Upshur High School.