Wyoming County News

A group of students and chaperones from Weirton Madonna High School took time out of their summer vacation to "give back" to a community in southern West Virginia.

Raleigh County sheriff's deputies have identified the Wyoming County woman killed in a Wednesday morning collision in Fairdale, and a second woman involved remained in critical condition.

The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center and the SBA Business Recovery Center are located in Gilbert at the Larry Joe Harless Community Center.

BY JOHN CONLEY Associate Editor Area dialysis patients may get a special gift during the holidays this year.

Rachel Cantrell and 5 family members moved into the just opened FEMA temporary housing park in Mingo County on U-S 52 Friday.

Flood victims in Southern West Virginia can be moved into temporary housing in weeks instead of months after the state took over the land where the mobile homes are placed.

Congressman Nick Rahall visited Wyoming County to see flood damage first hand. Today the town of Pineville invited the Congressman to get a look at what they're up against.

Wyoming County is working to continue good habits through the summer. The Wyoming County Board of Education, in a collaborative effort with the WVU Extension Office and other local funding agencies, are providing students with Energy Express.

FEMA officials are holding another meeting about temporary housingfor flood victims.

BY JOHN CONLEY Associate Editor Wyoming County's annual Community Baby Shower has quickly become the largest in the region.

State and federal officials plan to close three disaster aid centers in southern West Virginia that were established to help victims of last month's catastrophic flooding.

Authorities say a two-story apartment building on Poplar Street in Mullens caught fire around 7:11 Tuesday evening.

Mobile homes to provide temporary shelter for those whose homes were damaged or destroyed in May flooding began rolling into Mingo and Wyoming counties on Wednesday, as storm clouds swept into the region for another possible round of flash flooding.

BY JOHN CONLEY Associate Editor Thirteen people were arrested around Wyoming County on Monday on charges ranging from grand larceny to sexual assault.

A warrant round-up in Wyoming County lands a baker's dozen behind bars. Sheriff Randall Aliff says 13 people were picked up today on outstanding warrants and family court matters.

A In the early morning of May 9, streams turned into raging floods in southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky.

A month after intense rainfall drove streams from their banks and devastated communities along the Tug Fork River in southern West Virginia, the cleanup goes on.

Nonprofit groups in another six counties can seek federal disaster loans to repair damage caused by severe storms, flooding and landslides in May.

Workers in four West Virginia counties who lost their jobs because of severe storms and flooding in May are being encouraged to apply for assistance.

Beckley Newspapers' executive editor is taking on the addition role of general manager.