Mason County News

A former Mason County principal accused of dragging a special-needs boy from a school bus seat and onto the pavement was indicted on child abuse charges Wednesday.

A grand jury meeting in Mason County has indicted a school administrator who forcibly removed a student from a school bus.

Kanawha County has reported eight times as many methamphetamine lab seizures as any other county in West Virginia so far this year, according to data released Tuesday by the State Police.

A Point Pleasant man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for his alleged role in a robbery which took place at the Apple Grove Post Office in February 2012.

In West Virginia's Mason County, children walk to the cafeteria together so they can start the day's lessons with a side of whole grain waffles, cereal, fruit and milk.

During their recent annual banquet, members of the Mason County Vocational FFA Chapter inducted five new members into the Ag Hall of Fame.

Western counties were the hardest hit, with nearly 4,300 customers in Putnam County without power, more than 3,800 customers in Cabell County and 2,770 in Wayne County without electricity at 4:30 p.m., according to Appalachian Power Company's website.

As of press time late Friday night, a significant section of U.S. 35 remained closed after a tractor-trailer overturned near the intersection of the Buffalo Bridge just across the Mason County line into Putnam County on Friday morning.

A semi-truck has overturned near the Buffalo Bridge in Putnam County on US 35. This had initially caused the closure of US 35, WV 817 and WV 62.

The state Fire Marshal's Office wants to speak with a Putnam County woman in connection with a suspicious fire from earlier this week.

This week work officially began on the renovation of the old Point Pleasant Hardware Building - a building which will eventually be home to the Mason County Sheriff's Department.

Probable cause has been found in the case of a man accused of shooting at nine law enforcement officers on a shooting range Richard A. Thomas, 58, Point Pleasant, along with his attorney, Michael Eachus of Gallipolis, Ohio, appeared before Magistrate Gail Roush on Friday for a preliminary hearing in Mason County Magistrate Court.

A Point Pleasant man was placed under arrest over the weekend for allegedly operating a shake and bake meth lab.

A walking tour to help local woodland owners improve the productivity of their land has been set and is approaching.

Elizabeth Noreika Videographer: Matt Durrett Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: May.

Mason County's Clerk was recently honored with the Lighthouse Award at the West Virginia Association of Counties board meeting.

Dave Benton Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: May. 4, 2013 5:06 PM EDT Updated: May.

A man accused of shooting at nine law enforcement officers on a shooting range is set to appear in Mason County Magistrate Court on Friday.

Guests who attend the tour, at the property of Bob Alexander, will hear about some key strategies he and his family use to maintain access roads, control invasive plants and grapevines, manage and harvest timber and plant oak and other tree species.

At a recent meeting of the Mason County Board of Education, Local School Improvement Council presentations were given by school principals.