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Lincoln County Assessor resigns, charged with public intoxication

Browning WVOW News HAMLIN The Lincoln County’s Assessor has agreed to resign after being charged with public intoxication at work....

Jun 14, 2022

22nd delegate resigns from W.Va. House

Jeffries WVOW News CHARLESTON A Putnam County delegate resigned his seat and cited possible job opportunities outside the Mountain...

Jun 13, 2022

Justice appoints Kelly Gilmore Codispoti 7th Circuit Court Judge

WVOW News LOGAN Governor Jim Justice appointed a new judge to finish the unexpired term of retired Judge Eric O’Briant in the Seventh...

Jun 1, 2022

Russia blacklists 963 Americans including Manchin, Miller & Mooney

WVOW News MOSCOW More than 900 Americans are permanently banned from entering Russia. The list of 963 Americans was published by the...

May 22, 2022

New members elected to the Lincoln County Board of Education

WVOW News HAMLIN Four out of five seats on the Lincoln County Board of Education were decided in the May tenth Primary Election David...

May 19, 2022

W.Va. State Senate races decided in Tuesday Primary

AM Stone | WVOW News CHARLESTON Several state senate races in the coalfields were decided in West Virginia’s Primary Election Tuesday....

May 11, 2022

Unofficial Logan County Primary Election Results

AM Stone | WVOW News LOGAN COUNTY The West Virginia Primary Election Tuesday proved to be a low turnout of voters as anticipated in the...

May 11, 2022

Primary Election Day 2022, redistricting has changed some locations in Logan County

AM Stone | WVOW News LOGAN Early voting for the 2022 Primary Election finished up Saturday. In Logan County, a total of 584 ballots were...

May 10, 2022

WVa. Attorney General Morrisey issues statement on SCOTUS leak

WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement regarding the leak of the U.S....

May 4, 2022

Gov. Justice Vetoes Bills for "Technical Errors" & Calls Special Session

WVOW News CHARLESTON Governor Justice announced Wednesday a veto of HB 4020, a bill intended to divide the Department of Health and...

Apr 1, 2022

Workman Withdraws From Logan BOE Race & 2 Republican Committee Candidacies Challenged

Austin Workman withdrew his name from the Logan County Board of Education ballot for this May’s Primary. Workman, who has ran for the...

Feb 8, 2022

Jenkins Resigns The W.Va. Supreme Court

West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Evan Jenkins announced his resignation from the state's highest court last Friday and is effective...

Feb 7, 2022

Workers Returning To Jobs Could Receive A Job Jumpstart of $1,500

A new program would pay West Virginians $1,500 to return to work. Governor Jim Justice announced the his proposal for the program during...

Jan 31, 2022

Former Federal Prosecutor Mike Stuart Files To Run In 7th Senate

A former federal prosecutor has filed to run in the redistricted Seventh Senate District. Mike Stuart filed campaign papers Wednesday to...

Jan 20, 2022

W.Va. Democrats Propose Cutting State Sales Tax

West Virginia Democrats have proposed a sales tax cut. Currently, the state’s sales tax is six percent of a purchase. Legislative...

Jan 20, 2022

Gov. Justice Tests Positive

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has tested positive for COVID-19 late Tuesday. The Governor’s Office says Justice received a tested...

Jan 12, 2022

Filing for 2022 W.Va. Primary Begins, Deadline Midnight Sat. Jan. 29th

The candidate filing period for the May primary election began Monday, January tenth. The filing period runs until Saturday, January 29...

Jan 10, 2022

Logan County Commission Finalize New Magisterial Map

A special meeting of the Logan County Commission on Monday implemented the new four-district magisterial map for the county. The county...

Jan 5, 2022

Former State Senator Sue Cline Dies At Age 75

Former West Virginia State Senator Sue Cline died. The former state senator was appointed to office in 2016 by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin....

Dec 30, 2021

LCC Special Meeting To Implement New Magisterial Map

A special meeting of the Logan County Commission will be conducted 3 p.m. Monday, January third in the Commission Annex Building on...