CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Harrison County House of Delegates GOP nominee Tim McNeely says he can now look toward the November election.
McNeely stayed ahead of incumbent Del. Laura Kimble in the race for the nomination to the 71st District seat. McNeely lead by four votes after election night, six votes after the canvass and six votes after the recount that ended Thursday night.
During a Friday appearance on MetroNews “Talkline”, McNeely said he knocked on hundreds of doors through the campaign and

FOLSOM, W.Va — Members of the United States Department of Labor’s Mine Safety & Health Administration are investigating a serious incident at a mine near the Harrison/Wetzel County line.
One person was flown by HealthNet from the Harrison County Mine 7 North Portal near the Folsom area of Wetzel County for treatment Friday.
No information has been released about the extent of injuries.
The post One flown for treatment following Wetzel County mine accident appeared first on WV MetroNews.

WESTON, W.Va. – Ten people face charges after being arrested in connection with what Lewis County Sheriff’s deputies call a narcotics operation.
The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department says its officers responded to a residence in the 200 block of Rada Avenue in Weston around 1:30 pm on May 27 and made contact with multiple people. Deputies said they observed a man “unconscious in the driver’s seat of an SUV parked on the property,” later identified as 36-year-old Andrew Queen, with “burnt foil

MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. –The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is on-site Friday following an oil leak in McDowell County.
According to a DEP release, approximately 100 gallons of used oil leaked out at a Diversified Energy compressor station near the Eckman area.
The release said the leak was caused by a valve failure on a storage tank. Officials said that the leak has been stopped and crews have contained the spill, however out of caution, they have deployed additional

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The new interim Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority executive director says he’s already gotten to work.
Jason Sergent was named by the KCEAA Board of Directors Thursday evening to replace Monica Mason, who resigned. Sergent had been serving as a paramedic and the authority’s director of operations.
Jason Sergent
“I’ve been meeting with all of my leadership team, the management of the education this (Friday) morning, and they’re all committed to providing the best