PARSONS – Three charges of sexual assault in the third degree were dismissed with prejudice against a Thomas man in Tucker County Circuit Court last Monday. Charles W. Miller Jr., 60, appeared before Tucker County Circuit Judge Lynn A. Nelson. A jury was selected that morning, and the defense presented...
THOMAS, W.Va. – Cortland Acres continues to expand it retirement community options by adding two more independent living homes as part of The Pines. The Pines are conveniently located on the Cortland Acres campus, which also includes apartments, a long-term care facility and medical services. The additional homes will increase...
King-Vincent DiBacco of Thomas and Queen-Patsy Nestor of Canaan Valley are surrounded by Activity Staff Mary Swisher and Hippie-Cindy Helmick, and Volunteers Nancy Lesher and Linda Shupp. The Valentine Banquet theme was “Pucker Up with Groovy Love” from the 60’s.
Cindy Helmick, Activity Staff, J. Pat Nichols, and Ashleigh Evers during a leprechaun visit at Cortland Acres
Elkins, WV—At Thursday’s Davis Health System (DHS) Board of Directors meeting, President and CEO Mark Doak announced his intent to retire. The board will now begin the process of planning for a change in leadership. Mark Doak “Mr. Doak will continue to serve as President/CEO until a new leader is...
Sausage gravy and biscuits, eggs, home fries, juice and coffee was the menu for the Fellowship Breakfast served at the First United Methodist Church on March 1. Cooks were Buzz, Bobby, Peabody, Marvin, Julia and Jon.oldsThose attending were Rosalee Moore, Ron and Ann McDonald, Wanda Booth, Virgil Knotts, Jr., Junior...
Photo by Beth Christian BroschartElkins resident Raymond LaMora Jr. is the recipient of the 2015 Anita and Bob Barton Award. LaMora is congratulated by, front, from left, Ray LaMora III, LaMora, Jennifer LaMora Morgan; back, Sue LaMora and Jonathan Morgan. DAVIS – An Elkins resident with decades of experience with...
DAVIS – A familiar face is now at the helm at the Tucker County Convention & Visitors Bureau. Jessica Scowcroft, who was the former Marketing Manager and Assistant Executive Director at the TCCVB, assumed the position as Executive Director Jan. 30. Davis resident Jessica Scowcroft is the new director of...
THOMAS – Jennifer Poling now works with Woodlands Community Lenders, a business that believes successful local businesses are key to keeping communities strong, vital and connected. Poling served four years as the WVU Agriculture Extension Agent in Tucker County, and said she felt the move was a good one because...
The St. George Medical Clinic, Inc. has announced that Danielle Summerfield Lambruno is the new Patient Care Coordinator. Lambruno is a native of Tucker County and brings a lot of experience to St. George Clinic. She is a Tucker County High School graduate and received her bachelor of science nursing...
Philippi, WV – After completing the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program at the Randolph Technical Center in Elkins, Roberta “Bobbie” Troxal took a nursing position at Mansfield Place, Broaddus Hospital. She later transferred to a position in the Emergency Department. Seeking to further her career she enrolled at Davis and...
For more than 15 years Tucker County Warm the Children has operated on the very simple premise of literally “warming children” by means of providing local children with warm, brand-new clothing to wear for the long winter months. “We haven’t had a winter like this one in a long time,...
Photo by Beth Christian BroschartTucker County Rotarians gather around Tucker Community Foundation Development Director Diane Hinkle to hear of the many accomplishments and goals of the Foundation Wednesday in Davis. Not your typical community foundation DAVIS – A local leader of a community foundation shared where her group had been,...
PARSONS – A Field Representative from U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Todd Gunter, addressed the Tucker County Commission Wednesday, offering the Senator’s help with local projects, especially those projects associated with water and transportation. Photo by Beth Christian BroschartTodd Gunter, Field Representative for U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.,...
Director of the Tucker County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management/911 Darla Stemple reminds folks to be prepared for all kinds of weather, to stay safe and have a plan when foul weather strikes. PARSONS – The winter weather has been extreme this year, especially within the last...
Physician Assistant Solena Roberts said March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and said the St. George Clinic hopes to educate the public on the importance of screenings to detect this cancer. “We are going to offer the opportunity to have some screenings at the clinic,” Roberts said. “There is such...
PARSONS – All Tucker County babies born at Davis Medical Center are eligible for a monthly program, free of charge, aimed at developing literacy, a love a reading and family bonding through reading. The program, the Imagination Library, provides children under the age of five with a new book for...
Brian Covell, Tucker County High School, is one of the nominees of the West Virginia ProStart 2015 Educator of Excellence Award. Covell wad nominated by one of his peers: Nomination packets have been reviewed by several individuals. Votes will be accepted until Noon on Friday, February 27. The winner will...
Elkins, WV – Kathryn “Kitty” Lee, RN, CGRN has been named to a two-year term on The Item Review Committee for the American Board of Certification for Gastroenterology Nurses (ABCGN). Lee works at Davis Medical Center (DMC) as the Specialty Practice Nurse for Dr. Nitesh Ratnakar, MD, FACG. “I’m pleased...
T. Richard Harvey, President and CEO of Mountain Valley Bank, N.A. has announced that Anthony N. Ricottilli, CPA has joined the management team of the bank. Ricottilli will serve as Controller of the bank upon the upcoming retirement of Roger R. Stevens, CPA. Ricottilli most recently worked as a Division...
