A1 ONET SECTION —12he PAGES Vol. 125 No. 233LoganFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2013 BUSPSanner 317-620 www.loganbanner.com — 50 CENTS nside ‘Diggers’ today to battle I SportS Local sports coverage Blair Mtn. Read all a b o u t Martha Sparks Society Editor y o u r l o c a l As a follow-up to their t e a m s successful dig in Mingo a n d County on the Hatfield- college McCoy Feud, the National and pro Geographic’s hit-show “Dig- games in gers” will return to South- today’s Sports section! ern West Virginia with a commentary new episode: “Of Mines Proposed and Men,” which will fea- ture “KG and Ringy”, the anti-gun legislation stars of the show, exploring Blair Mountain, the site of See what The Logan the “Battle of Blair Moun- Banner has to say in to- tain” which is the largest day’s column on page 4. battle on U.S. soil since the Index Civil War. Obituaries..................3 In August of 1921, armed miners from the Kanawha Horoscope................10 Valley and the southern Classifieds.................8 counties of Boone, Fayette, Opinion.....................4 TOP SPELLERS — The Logan County Spelling Bee winners are Champion Amiri Bartley, First Runner Up Devon Grim- Mingo, McDowell, and Lo- mett and Alternate Alison Justice. Pictured are Logan County Board of Education Member Jim Frye, Amiri Bartley, gan gathered at Marmet Sports........................7 Phyllis Elliott with First Community Bank of Man, Logan County Board of Education Member Dr. Pat White, Alison in Kanawha County. The Justice, Devon Grimmett and Logan County Board of Education Superintendent Wilma Zigmond. miners proposed to march Weather to Logan and Mingo coun- Winter weather advisory in effect from See SHOW | 2 10 pm Thursday to 10 am est Friday … Today Bartley wins spelling bee Allen facing Mostly cloudy with scat- tered snow showers in the Debbie Rolen The words used for morning then partly sunny Staff Writer the spellers are 2013 Na- sexual assault with isolated snow show- tional Spelling Words for ers in the afternoon. Colder Man Middle School grades seven and eight. with highs in the lower 20s. students dominated Two practice rounds charges West winds 10 to 15 mph. the 65th Annual Logan and seven elimination Debbie Rolen Gusts up to 30 mph in the County Spelling Bee Staff Writer morning. Chance of snow rounds were completed hosted by the Southern to get to the top three 50 percent. West Virginia Communi- Tonight spellers. Amiri Bartley West Virginia State Po- Partly cloudy. Cold with ty and Technical College. won the championship by lice arrested Beau Ashton Logan County School lows around 15. West winds spelling the word “bunga- Allen, 18, of Whitman was Superintendent Wilma around 5 mph becoming low,” the First Runner-Up charged with three counts Zigmond looked on as of sexual assault third de- south after midnight. is Devon Grimmett and Saturday the next Superinten- gree. Alison Justice is the Al- Cloudy. Snow likely, dent Phyllis Doty ac- Allen admitted in a re- mainly in the afternoon. knowledged spelling ternate. corded statement he had Light snow accumulation bee sponsor First Com- The 21 students from sexual intercourse with a possible. Not as cool with munity Bank represen- Logan, Chapmanville 13-year-old girl. The victim highs in the lower 30s. tative Phyllis Elliott, and Man Middle Schools Southwest winds 5 to 10 told officers the two had Logan County Board of were all congratulated sex two other times since mph with gusts up to 20 on their success in com- mph. Chance of snow 70 Education members Dr. the accused had turned 18. percent. Pat White and Jim Frye, petition at their schools. SPELLinG ChAMP — Amiri Bartley, Logan County Spell- He was released under Saturday night Becky Bailey, Jan Ham- Each was presented with ing Champion, standing between Logan County School $10,000 bond. Snow likely. Additional mond, Tammy Stowers a trophy to recognize Board Members Jim Frye and Dr. Pat White. Amiri took light snow accumulation and Donna Craddock. their accomplishment. top honors by spelling the word “bungalow.” possible. Not as cold with lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 Lambert mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. faces multiple Sunday Some sheriffs oppose proposed gun control Mostly cloudy with scat- tered snow showers. Highs shoplifting in the lower 30s. Chance of CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bounds you shall not pass,’” that really loud morons” in Congress sup- snow 50 percent. handful of West Virginia sheriffs have group says. “This is not only within port outlawing certain weapons, but Sunday night publicly declared they won’t enforce the scope of the sheriff’s authority; if such a bill does pass, “it will not be charges and Monday any new federal laws that they be- it’s the sheriff’s sworn duty.” enforced on a local level.” Mostly cloudy. Lows in lieve violate the Second Amendment No legislation currently before Guns are inanimate tools, Tanner Debbie Rolen the lower 20s. Highs in the right to bear arms, though the orga- Congress suggests all all-out ban on said, just like knives, pencils and Staff Writer upper 30s. nization that represents all 55 has yet guns, but one bill would ban certain spoons. Monday night to take a stand in the growing debate The Logan County Cloudy. A chance of snow models of semiautomatic rifles and “It’s not the pencil’s fault we mis- showers after midnight. over curtailing gun violence. handguns, as well as large-volume spell words. It’s not the spoon’s fault Police Department was Cold with lows in the up- Media outlets report that Boone ammunition clips. we have fat people. It’s not the gun’s called by Wal-Mart in per 20s. Chance of snow 30 County Sheriff Randall White sent a Raleigh County Sheriff Steve Tan- fault people are shooting each other,” reference to shoplifting percent. letter this week to President Barack ner says he won’t enforce any gun he said. “Blaming the gun is ridicu- incidents on January 19 Tuesday Obama, while Roane County Sher- laws that Congress may pass because lous. I don’t hear anybody blaming and 22. Each time the of- Cloudy with a chance of iff Mike Harper and Wood County he is charged with defending the en- cars for drunken drivers.” ficers arrived, they found snow showers. A chance of Sheriff Ken Merritt signed a petition tire U.S. Constitution. But Kanawha County Sheriff an all too familiar face. rain showers in the after- created by the Constitutional Sher- “Everybody, and I mean every- Ashlee Lambert (a.k.a. noon. Highs in the mid 30s. Johnny Rutherford, who oversees the iffs and Peace Officers Association to body, has an inherent right to be able state’s largest county, says he won’t Ashley Lambert), 29, Chance of precipitation 30 of Chapmanville was al- percent. become a “line in the sand” against to defend themselves,” he said. “That weigh in on specific legislation. ready out on bond for Tuesday night the federal government. is beyond written law. That’s the law “We’re going to enforce the laws, Mostly cloudy. A chance “The county sheriff is the one who of nature.” charges of shoplifting of snow showers in the eve- can say to the feds, ‘Beyond these Tanner believes only “five or six See CONTROL | 2 and fraudulent schemes ning. Cold with lows in the at Wal-Mart on Janu- upper 20s. Chance of snow ary 9, 2013. She had 30 percent. also faced petit larceny Wednesday charges at Wal-Mart on Partly sunny. Highs in December 14, 2012. the mid 30s. On January 19, the Wednesday night store’s security tape Partly cloudy in the eve- ning then becoming mostly shows Lambert had cloudy. Cold with lows in placed an electric heater the upper 20s. valued at $159 in a cart, State then left the store with- Thursday Partly sunny in the morn- out paying for it. She was ing then becoming mostly charged with shoplifting. cloudy. Highs in the mid The incident on Janu- 40s. winner ary 22 accuses Lambert of putting a 32-inch onlIne edItIon television in a cart and walking out without Photos and Abbye Lowe, 10, daughter paying for it. She was of Brian and Tiffany Lowe, charged with shoplifting, won first place in the fraudulent schemes and more online! W.Va. Christian Education trespassing—Lambert Association State Essay had been advised not You can buy photos Contest. her essay titled to be back on Wal-Mart from local events on our “Dreams” will be submit- property after one of the Web site and read ted to the Smart 529 es- prior incidents. The inci- say contest for a chance dent was caught on the The Logan Banner to win $5,000 for college. everyday at: store’s security video. www.loganbanner.com. After the last arrest, Lambert was also served with a warrant that was outstanding, accusing her of using Kenneth Jo- seph Smith’s checkbook to purchase items be- tween July and Septem- ber of 2012. Page 2 — The Logan Banner, Friday, February 1, 2013 Control From Page 1 executive director of the White, in Boone Coun- Hardy County Sheriff Steve Deweese says that can give them $300 and West Virginia Sheriffs’ As- ty, supports background Bryan Ward also says he if an order came to seize walk out with it.” whatever the laws are,” he sociation, said members checks and tougher prison won’t enforce “any uncon- an AK-47 from someone Not that he’s necessar- said.