Mineral County News

The New Creek Volunteer Fire Department is waiting to receive bids for a new Ford F-450 4-by-4 to replace an aging ambulance it purchased in 2006.

It's an ongoing problem, but officials in Mineral County are seeing increased compliance by newcomers to West Virginia who are registering their motor vehicles with the state, instead of continuing to maintain licensure through the state of their former residence.

Though it seemed a minor issue to some, the Mineral County Board of Education unanimously upheld the suspension of a school bus driver who let her vehicle run out of diesel fuel in May.

A sobriety checkpoint will be conducted on state Route 28 in Fort Ashby from 8 p.m. Friday through 2 a.m. Saturday, according to the Mineral County Sheriff's Department.

After completing his first six months in office, Mineral County Sheriff Craig Fraley is "excited and pleased" with the performance of his officers as well as the civilian employees that comprise the department.

The Mineral County compliance officer program is getting steady cooperation from county residents with out-of-state vehicles.

Two projects being proposed for the Mineral County area could mean some benefits for the region.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., began his ascent as a renowned historian by winning what he would later call the "the Nobel Prize of eighth graders in West Virginia," the Golden Horseshoe.

Students who drive to school or participate in extracurricular activities in Mineral County will soon be subject to random drug testing.

A 46-year-old Keyser resident entered guilty pleas to various drug charges Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Martinsburg before Chief Judge John Preston Bailey.

Numerous Mineral County streams and creeks rose quickly a little after midnight Thursday, resulting in 58 calls for assistance in a little more than six hours, according to a dispatcher with the county's Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security.

Three people were injured in a head-on crash Tuesday morning on Rada Road near Russelldale Road in Mineral County.

Berkeley County Commissioners said Tuesday that they are ready to take action, as soon as Gov.

Not all counties are created equal as it pertains to regulating strip clubs under state code.

Berkeley County Commission President Ron Collins said during Thursday's meeting that he favors reinstating the now void exotic entertainment ordinance as quickly as possible, even suggesting that it may be placed on the June 18 meeting agenda.

Left: Twins Andy, left, and Tom Hughes are shown with their 2009 graduation class prior to kceremonies Sunday at Frankfort High School in Short Gap, W.Va. Graduation was held on the school's football field.

With spring soon ending and the start of summer, area residents will be heading to Keyser on Saturday for Strawberry Fest 2009.

Few barriers are more likely to derail a life than the inability to read. In an effort to curb the growth of illiteracy, Operation READ, a service project of the Faces of Leadership conference, encourages organizations and individuals to find books, build libraries and celebrate reading through a variety of activities leading up to this year's ...

Five people were arrested early Friday after allegedly setting off several explosive devices near Frankfort High School Stadium.

Director General Bob Woolwine has announced that Fort Ashby resident Alicia Ruth Taylor will reign as Queen Silvia LXXIII of the Mountain State Forest Festival.