By Lon Anderson Moorefield Examiner The good news for the Hardy Planning Commission at its February meeting was that its draft flood plain building code proposal cleared another significant hurdle: a successful review of critical language by the WVU Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic. In fact, in hisContinue Reading
Introducing Loka, the newest K9 officer of the Hardy County Sheriffs Office. She is the new partner of Sergeant Brad Short and will be on active patrol rotation throughout Hardy County. She is a Belgian Malinois, a working dog breed that is specialized for detection of odors and tracking. ItContinue Reading
Michael Lee Gray, II, of Marshall, Virginia, was sentenced today to 78 months incarceration for his involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Gray, age 29, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine” in September 2019. Gray admitted to working with others toContinue Reading
By Lon Anderson Moorefield Examiner When defendant Shannon Judy showed up in the courtroom of Circuit Court Judge C. Carter Williams in Moorefield on January 28 for a sentencing hearing involving drugs, he quickly learned he had made a big mistake. He was wearing a tee shirt featuring moonshine. “IContinue Reading
By Lon Anderson Moorefield Examiner The Hardy County Commission’s long-running debate over the proper functions of the Hardy County Emergency Ambulance Authority (HCEAA) came to an abrupt end at the Commission’s monthly meeting on February 4. On a two-to-one vote, the Commissioners stripped the HCEAA of its fee billing andContinue Reading
East Hardy and Moorefield Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Chapters are chartered as national nonprofit, family-focused, intracurricular student organizations for Family and Consumer Sciences students in grades 6 through 12. Our chapters help Hardy County youth assume their roles in society through middle school and high schoolContinue Reading
Saturday night, Feb. 1, the Hardy County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Moorefield Police Department and West Virginia Fugitive and Recovery, executed a search warrant on a residence at 134 South Elm St, Moorefield, W.Va. Eric Vacovsky and Sarah Keener, both of Moorefield, were arrested and charged withContinue Reading
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner Vocational education (Vo-Tech) programs for Hardy County students were front and center for Hardy County School Board members at their meeting on January 21, especially with a deadline looming that night to vote on adding programs for the next year. After reviewing current statistics concerning HardyContinue Reading
On Sunday, Jan. 26 at 6:58 a.m., Hardy County emergency services were notified of a two-vehicle collision on State Route 259, approximately 1.7 miles south of Baker. Deputy Spencer of the Hardy County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene. The two-vehicle collision was found to be a truck and aContinue Reading
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner He thinks like a kid, and sure has the energy and intensity of one. How else can you explain an adult who can write a children’s book and mesmerize about 250 kids from five grades by reading it to them in a gymnasium? But that’s exactlyContinue Reading
Today the award-winning nonprofit Farms Work Wonders announced a planned expansion of its existing programming, with the creation of a new restaurant featuring a production kitchen and culinary classroom facilities on Main Street in Wardensville, West Virginia. Farms Work Wonders is the Wardensville-based nonprofit social enterprise that launched the WardensvilleContinue Reading
Paying for Ambulance Services Tops the Agenda By Lon Anderson It may be a new year, but for the Hardy County Commission, there was nothing new about the concerns that dominated their attention at their first monthly meeting of 2020 held on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Even the Commission President thatContinue Reading
Larry Allen Lyons, of Moorefield, has admitted to methamphetamine distribution, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Lyons, age 55, pled guilty to one count of “Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine.” Lyons admitted to working with others to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine from March 2018 to May 2018 in Mineral,Continue Reading
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner A new chapter in the management of Hardy County’s GIS system began on December 18 when the County’s newly constituted GIS Board held its first meeting in the County Planning Office. GIS, which stands for geographic information systems, is a key management tool that will beContinue Reading
On Monday, Nov. 11, the Moorefield Police Department was recognized by the American Automobile association for their daily work to keep the roads safe. The Moorefield Police Department received a Platinum Award, the highest award possible for their efforts. During the period of August 31, 2018 to August 31, 2019,Continue Reading
While Hardy County has seen only a light flurry of snow so far this year, the Division of Highways has been preparing for the worst of winter weather for some time. “We start in October,” said Hardy County Assistant Supervisor Dorman Parker. “We mount the snow plows and cinder spreadersContinue Reading
The Annual Moorefield Community Christmas Tree Lighting is set for
By Lon AndersonMoorefield Examiner County Commissioner Jay Fansler delivered some great news to Hardy County’s Planning Commissioners at the Planning Commission’s monthly meeting on November 5—it was good news for both the County and residents of Mathias. The old, burned-out restaurant that sits prominently on the corner of State RouteContinue Reading
Melanie Lyn Outen, Ted Alexander Voss, and Michael Dean Smith, all of Petersburg, West Virginia, were sentenced today for their roles in a fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Outen, age 47, was sentenced to 125 months incarceration. She pled guilty to one count ofContinue Reading
The Forest Service will onduct controlled burn in the Waites Run area of Hardy County, WV Today. This 22 acre controlled burn will take place in Waites Run located in Hardy County, West Virginia. The project boundary is adjacent to County Road 5/1 (Waites Run Road, and Capon Trail #1029.Continue Reading
