West Logan News

Members of the Omar Area Crime Watch have been meeting with elderly residents in their community and warning them about routine scams and tactics used by criminals and con artists to prey upon them.

MAN a ' For some time dilapidated and abandoned buildings have been the topic of conversations in public between individuals and at public hearings across the county.

A local woman was arrested this week for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the Southwestern Regional Jail a ' inside her body.

If you need proof that our local gasoline stations and gas wholesalers are gouging us at the pumps, all you need to do is take a drive through Logan County, starting in Chapmanville, where gas is currently priced at $2.75 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline.

Flood relief efforts across Logan County continue this week as people pull up their sleeves or dig deep to help their neighbors in Mingo County who got hit hard by the weekend storms.

The Logan County Commission had some more good news a ' and some checks a ' for the towns of Man, Logan, Chapmanville, West Logan and Mitchell Heights on Monday.

WEST LOGAN a ' Members of the West Logan town council discussed this years upcoming election at the special April 21 Levy meeting.

A local man was arrested again this week following an investigation into a series of fraud attempts and a possible robbery.

WEST LOGAN a ' A Boone County woman was arrested in Logan recently on theft related charges after allegedly attempting to pull off a heist at her hotel.

Dana December Smith had argued that he deserved a new trial because a serial killer on death row in Texas later confessed to killing 63-year-old Margaret McClain and her 36-year-old daughter, Pamela Castaneda.

Several local residents were arrested recently on drug and other charges. a Dominique Lee Simmons, 20, of Verner, was arrested by West Virginia State Police Trooper E.B. McClung for possession with intent to ...

Delegate Ralph Rodighiero met with members of the Logan County Crimewatch Association to discuss crime, drugs, dwindling volunteers and proposed legislation.

A local woman accused of kidnapping two children was returned to Logan County and indicted on earlier robbery charges by local law enforcement authorities.

The Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority has some major plans for 2009, including three new trails, more dirt bike trails and a UTV park.

A local man who was arrested and charged with multiple counts of child sex abuse was sentenced Wednesday in Logan County Circuit Court.

A construction crew working on a Logan Public Service District Project in the Town of West Logan still has not paid Business and Occupation Taxes on the project to the town.

The following people were recently jailed at the Southwestern Regional Jail: * Andrew Scott Chapman, 25, residence not listed, was arrested in Logan County, agency not listed, for failure to pay child support ...

Members of the West Logan Town Council discussed possible solutions to a long term problem at Monday night's December Council meeting - abandoned homes and structures that have fallen into disrepair.

The Logan County Child Advocacy Center Advisory Board addressed several topics during their November meeting.

The first of the month brought in drug related arrests to add to earlier arrests from November according to local law enforcement officers who have racked up drug arrests in recent weeks.