Logan County News

The Man Police Department was surprised when it responded to a call about a possibly impaired driver and pulled over a motorist who had recently left a Methadone clinic.

Area law enforcement officers have made several drug arrests recently according to police reports.

Blair Mountain Battlefield is coming off the National Register of Historic Places.

It's been a busy spring and summer for law enforcement agencies in Logan and surrounding counties that have had their hands full dealing with alleged drunks a ' both on foot and behind the wheel.

Local police have continued to make unusual arrests as well as the more routine ones according to law enforcement reports.

Timothy Bailey said it was partially the slug's pace of much of the work involving defense litigation that led him to plaintiffs' law.

The 13th gathering of the Melungeon Heritage Association will be held at Chief Logan State Park this weekend, marking the first time the event has been held in West Virginia.

The West Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations is currently investigating a Logan County doctor after a significant amount of drugs were found in his car following a traffic stop and his arrest on unrelated charges.

The International Sports Jamboree at North Bend State Park will be the third weekend in July.

A native of Parkersburg, Dan Page was involved in the startup of The State Journal in 1984.

A late August trial date has been scheduled for former state lawmaker Joe C. Ferrell.

Former Logan County Delegate Joe C. Ferrell faced a judge Tuesday morning. Ferrell pleaded not guilty to a 48 count indictment on charges of illegal gambling, bribery and vote buying.

The West Virginia Lottery Commission will work with the state attorney general's office in asking a federal judge to decide whether the agency can suspend the video lottery license of a Logan County-based company accused of illegal gambling.

Deputies from three counties conducted interdiction patrols from Southridge to the Logan County line Friday night.

CHAPMANVILLE a ' Area police say as the season heats up, so do drug arrests and law enforcement reports seem to back this statement up.

West Virginia's Lottery Commission is deciding what to do about a prominent video lottery operator indicted on 48 federal criminal counts.

A wild night ride led to an arson and litter arrest for two local men recently. a Paul Leslie Morris Jr., 52, of Omar, was arrested in Logan County by deputies Jason Mathis, M.B. Carter and Terry Brumfield of the Logan County Sheriff's Department for arson, littering, conspiracy to commit a felony, DUI and obstructing an officer on June 4. He was ...

The estranged wife of a Logan County Deputy Sheriff was arrested again over the weekend on theft charges.

UPDATE: Former Delegate Accused of Buying Votes, Paying Officials to Keep Illegal Gaming Operation Posted Monday, June 8, 2009 ; 08:45 PM Post Comment Updated Monday, June 8, 2009 ; 09:10 PM Joseph C. Ferrell, who represented Logan County in the House of Delegates, is named in 48-count, 56-page federal indictment.

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