Jane Lew News

Singer/narrator/actor Mayf Nutter was born Mayfred Nutter Adamson in Jane Lew, West Virginia to a family of local musicians and appeared on the radio at age 12.

A Jane Lew woman could face 10 years in prison after allegedly bilking a long-time acquaintance out of more than $197,000 in the past decade.

The July 13 meeting is at Camp Pioneer near Beverly. A day of research in the Stalnaker archives at the library in Horner and a visit to two Stalnaker cemeteries will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 12.

A project review and election of officers highlighted the Region VII Planning and Development Council's annual meeting Monday.

The State Fair of West Virginia is awarding $5,000 in scholarships to five college students who have previously exhibited at the State Fair.

In 1944 southern West Virginia, women graduating from high school were not afforded the same opportunities to seek higher education as men.

A Buckhannon man who is accused of embezzling from Buckhannon Youth Football and Upshur County Little League was named in an indictment Monday by the Upshur County Grand Jury. via The Record Delta

Twenty-three people were indicted Monday by members of the Upshur County grand jury on a variety of charges including embezzlement, grand larceny, sexual assault, sexual abuse, forgery and uttering, cruelty to ... via The Inter-Mountain

“This is further proof that West Virginia and Appalachia is the focus of the natural gas industry”

With the price of oil setting new records nearly every day, the founder and chief executive officer of Chesapeake Energy pledged to lead the fight to lessen America's dependence on foreign energy sources during ... via The Inter-Mountain

“These things are supercharged with natural gas. We've always known that. We just haven't, technically, always had the ability to extract the gas.”

Chesapeake Energy is now operating a field office in Lewis County. The Jane Lew site opened during a Thursday ceremony. via West Virginia Metro

Aubrey McClendon, chief executive officer of Chesapeake Energy Corp., is among the dignitaries scheduled to be on hand Thursday for the grand opening of the company's Jane Lew field office. via Charleston Daily Mail

The May Daze Arts and Crafts Extravaganza will be Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Peterson-Central Elementary School. via The Inter-Mountain

“We allow a voice for the college community. It draws in people from all around campus. It's important to have people who are creative and give them an outlet for their creativity.”

Got something creative to say? Fairmont State has a publication just for you. "Whetstone: A Tool for Honing Edges," the student art and literary journal, will be released at a reception at 6 p.m. Thursday, May ... via The Times West Virginian

Upshur County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a Lewis County man Friday, on animal cruelty charges. via WBOY-TV

“I never knew there was such variation of color in the spring landscape until I met our workshop instructor. Even landscapes dominated by apparent greens can be vivid or subtle with other colors.”

Spring Landscape in Watercolor "Near and Far" with instructor Linda J. C. Turner, will focus on simplifying compositions of both panoramic and close-up landscapes, including the lake, foliage and flowers, ... via West Virginia Division of Natural Res...

“It's like buying an army tank without knowing how much it is going to cost to operate it.”

Lewis County commissioners asked for a written proposal on Monday from Weston leaders who want to annex an area east of town that would include the future home of Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital. via The Inter-Mountain

“The water looks like it's coming underneath the boards and maybe rotting the boards out underneath the building there”

Posted Friday, March 21, 2008 ; 06:14 PM Updated Friday, March 21, 2008 ; 06:47 PM A Jane Lew resident says water is running from an adjacent house onto her property and she wants the town to something about ... via The State Journal

Three teenagers were involved in a car accident at around 9:50, Sunday morning near Jane Lew. via WDTV Bridgeport

WorkForce West Virginia is sponsoring, in partnership with Pierpont Community & Technical College of Fairmont State University, local economic development agencies and companies within the oil and gas industry, ... via The Inter-Mountain

With prom season approaching and excess inventory at Bella Bridal and Formals of Jane Lew, store owner Heather Montgomery had an idea to help girls in Lewis County and the surrounding counties. via The Inter-Mountain