Mason News

Gerrardstown resident Connie Shaffer doesn't need to see state figures to know that finding a job locally is hard.

A once reserved and quiet girl becomes resilient with mentor's help. Other Stories by Craig McKee MASON -- For most of chasing a dream usually means a number of hurdles.

When it comes to the law, rules for bicycle riders are similar to those for motorcyclists and motorists.

Ride the rails, on a homemade train. Keith Mason of Harrison County retired from his machine shop several years ago, but his passion for restoration of all things mechanical never did.

State Police are hunting for a suspect wanted for a brazen killing in a sleepy Mason County community.

MASON, W.Va. - The U.S. Coast Guard expects a sunken coal barge that had limited traffic on a three-mile stretch of the Ohio River near southeast Ohio to be removed soon.

WVU president: Resignation only way to end debate CHARLESTON, W.Va. _ West Virginia University President Mike Garrison could have taken the heat.

MASON, W.Va. - Authorities have halted traffic on a three-mile stretch of the Ohio River near southeast Ohio after a coal barge hit an ice pier on the Pomeroy-Mason bridge and sank.

A decision by Virginia regulators has put a planned multibillion-dollar power plant in Mason County in limbo.

It's a topic both political parties are talking about- in some Mid-Ohio Valley counties job unemployment is at a high. via WTAP-TV Parkersburg

“Motion to sell Real Estate which would result in funds for the trustee.”

Records show a Mason County attorney has failed to list on his bankruptcy petition judgments in two civil suits against former clients for non-payment of legal services. via The West Virginia Record

“Eggs hatch and the nymphs drop to the ground”

To some, it's an arcane reminder of a biblical plague of locusts swarming in ancient Egypt as a means of leverage for the eventual liberation of Hebrews from the oppressive hand of a pharaoh. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Mason County sheriff's deputies executed three search warrants and busted a prescription drug ring, resulting in the confiscation of more than 2,500 pills and $40,000 in cash. via Charleston Daily Mail

“I still want my $15,000. His bankruptcy does not protect illegal acts.”

A Point Pleasant attorney faces possible disciplinary action for his mishandling of a settlement awarded to a Mason County physician in a 2001 civil case. via The West Virginia Record

“The dangers of Route 35 cannot be overstated”

The nearly eight-mile section from Henderson to Cornstalk Road in Mason County tentatively is scheduled for completion in August 2010. via The State Journal

A historic cannon will be on hand during this year's Civil War Symposium April 19 at WVU. via WVU Today

“Claytongage specifically denies that it owed or breached any duty to the plaintiff inasmuch as the accident nor the plaintiff were on premises owned by Claytongage”

This spot along the Staff Sergeant Jimmy G. Stewart Highway near Mason is where Point Pleasant attorney and West Virginia Association for Justice lobbyist James M. Casey was involved in an automobile accident ... via The West Virginia Record

The state Public Service Commission will announce its decision Thursday on a request from American Electric Power for a new green power plant project in Mason County. via West Virginia Metro

“In the present case, the constitutional issue is not the controlling issue.”

Without commenting on constitutional issues raised, the state Supreme Court remanded a Mason County case dealing with the Medical Professional Liability Act back to circuit court for trial. via The West Virginia Record

The message at the Jan. 28 meeting of the Route 2 and Interstate 68 Authority meeting held in Sistersville was that more funding needs to funnel into the project before any engineering or construction can ... via Tyler Star News