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High School welding program receives boost
By Shirley Shuman
Following what could be termed a rough and possibly non-productive four-plus months, the high school welding program seems to be on its way to recovery. According to Dr. Brenda Wells, Instructional Director and Manager of Braxton County Schools, “With the hiring of Mr. Jason Wayne, the program already has taken a new direction with [the]students, and [county and school officials] are already seeing results in the program to make up for any lost time.”
The “lost time” to which Dr. Wells referred has surely been of concern to some students in the classes, their parents, and school officials. In her explanation of what has taken place over the past few years, Wells commented, “Although this year we have had a semi-workable lab for our students to work with our programming, we are excited to announce that our lab will be complete within the next couple of weeks.”
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Burnsville native will run to
Military Bowl
By Molly Harris
Motivated. This one simple word easily describes Braxton Co. native, Jamie Summerlin. Jamie was a Burnsville resident until 1990 when he joined the Marines after graduating high school. Following a six year career in the U.S. Marine Corp., where he specialized in electronics and computers, he began a career in the I.T. field for twenty years.
Currently, Summer-lin is the President of a non-profit organization called Operation Welcome Home. Based in Morgantown, Operation Welcome Home is an organization and facility open to serve all veterans, no matter their age or time of service. Service men and women are able to visit the lodge-like facility and simply relax. The organization has created a welcoming place for them to watch television or even purely enjoy visiting with other veterans. Not only is this a warm and inviting getaway for the vets, Operation Welcome Home also gives support through the community with temporary work, generally labor ready jobs. “A vet can walk in our door, we can get them a job that day and have cash in his or her pocket that night.” stated Summerlin.
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State deer hunters Harvest 56,333 bucks; Braxton in top 10 counties
 Preliminary data collected from game checking stations across the state indicate deer hunters in West Virginia harvested 56,333 bucks during the two-week buck firearms season, which ran from Nov. 25 through Dec. 7, 2013, according to Frank Jezioro, director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR). The 2013 buck harvest was slightly higher than the 2012 harvest of 56,276. The top 10 counties for buck harvest were as follows: Jackson (1,914), Ritchie (1,909), Roane (1,878), Preston (1,753), Lewis (1,685), Hampshire (1,637), Braxton (1,623), Wood (1,599), Wetzel (1,534), and Greenbrier (1,529).
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County couple arrested on
child neglect charges
 Authorities at the Braxton County Sheriff’s Department received an anonymous call last week regarding a Burnsville couple that had allegedly been trading their EBT card for illegal narcotics. Officers also received information that there were two juveniles living in the residence with the couple and that there was no running water and very little food.
 Sgt. A. L. James of the BCSD traveled to the home of Christopher Chad and Marsha Lynn Wine to serve a warrant to search the premises. According to the criminal complaint, Sgt James entered the residence and observed “the most deplorable living conditions [he] had ever seen.” The house was “extremely filthy and unsanitary,” with garbage strewn about the home and numerous piles of animal feces throughout the residence, with the largest amount being in the room adjacent to and in the children’s room. In addition, there was rotten food throughout the kitchen area, roaches and other bugs in several areas of the house, and human feces on the bathroom floor and all around the toilet area.
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Care Xpress to open at Flatwoods
Community Care of West Virginia, Inc. (CCWV) has announced the opening of CareXpress at the Flatwoods Outlet Mall on Monday, December 30, 2013. Formerly located in the CCWV-Braxton Health Associates office in Gassaway, the new location will provide easier access for residents seeking healthcare assistance.
CareXpress is a comprehensive walk-in healthcare facility with highly competent staff, which is standing by to offer quick, efficient assistance for non-chronic, non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Conveniently located just off Exit 67 of I-79, the expanded hours of service will provide opportunity for healthcare to all of Braxton County and the surrounding areas. CareXpress offers treatment for injuries and illnesses, including but not limited to colds, flu, sore throats, ear infections, urinary tract infections, poison ivy, minor cuts and lacerations, and fractures.
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Clay, WV
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Three head to jail after court appearances
 David Karickhoff appeared recently in Braxton County Circuit Court representing Jeremy Chad Kniceley, along with Braxton County Prosecuting Attorney Kelly Hamon McLaughlin, pursuant to the filing of a petition to revoke Kniceley’s probation.
During the proceedings before Judge Richard A. Facemire, Kniceley admitted to the allegations contained in the petition.
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