Friday, March 27, 2009 OCCUPATIONAL INJURY CLINIC Now Accepting New Patients • Automobile Injuries • WV Workers Comp. Mansoor Mahmood MD. Internal Medicine Now Located in the ARH Medical Bldg. One Section -- 14 Pages • 50 cents • Volume 97 – No. 73 (USPS 684-800) • Williamson, W.Va. • www.williamsondailynews.com (606) 237-1000 OBITUARIES Manhunt for prison escapees • Helen Browning • Geneva White continues in several states • Maudie Booth • Sylvia Messer By LORETTA TACKETT Correctional Facility near Tell City, Editor Indiana, which houses about 1,350 pris - • Todd White oners, said Branchville Public • Doris State and federal authorities continue a Information Officer Nick Zellers. On manhunt for three men who escaped from Friday morning, March 20, one of the Sammons an Indiana prison last Friday, and are ask - men hit the maintenance foreman in the ing authorities in neighboring states, head with a blunt object and stole pliers • Glen Murphy including West Virginia, to watch for the from his locked toolbox. The two men “dangerous” criminals. made their way to the fence, picking up See Page 6 Two of the escapees, Christopher (Photo courtesy of Branchville Correctional Facility) Bobby Cockerell somewhere along the Marshall and Jerry Sargent, were assigned to the welding shop at the Branchville Bobby Christopher Jerry Cockerell Marshall Sargent See HUNT page 9 12 arraigned on drug W.Va. PSC charges delays in Mingo, decision 1 neglect on AEP rate By CHARLOTTE SANDERS Senior Writer hike request WILLIAMSON – A CHARLESTON. (AP) — American woman charged with two Electric Power's West Virginia subsidiaries counts of gross child neglect will have to wait until December for a deci - and a dozen other persons sion on their request to raise rates by 43 per - newly indicted on felony cent over three years. drug charges were arraigned The state Public Service Commission said in Mingo County Circuit Wednesday that it needs more time to consid - Court Thursday with trial er the request. dates set in May. Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power Chief Judge Michael are seeking the increase to cover higher coal Thornsbury set an $80,000 and purchased power prices. bond for Misty Adkins, 31, The companies had recommended an 18.5 of Duncan Fork, who was percent hike beginning July 1. Rates would arraigned on the child rise another 14.5 percent in 2010 and 13.2 neglect counts which (Staff photo/JULIA R. GOAD) percent in 2011. accused her of creating a The utilities say they won't profit from the substantial risk of serious Faith Hensley, a fifth grader at Williamson, is one of the students who benefits from $442 million in additional revenue because it bodily injury to two chil - West Virginia's investment in technology for students. represents costs being passed along to cus - dren under 12 years of age. tomers. Mingo County Prosecut- ing Attorney C. Michael Sparks appeared for the W.Va, Ga., tie for first state of West Virginia in all of the proceedings. Adkins, who was repre - in school technology Pike sented by Kathy C. Sturgell, pleaded not guilty to the charges contained in her indictments indictment. She is set for CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West fourth-graders and 97 percent of eighth- trial on May 18. Conditions Virginia and Georgia have been named the graders in West Virginia have access to a of bond, when posted, nation's leaders in classroom technology. computer. The state also requires technology include arson include electronic home The states tied on Education Week's annu - training for both teachers and administrators confinement, weekly ran - al “Technology Counts” report released to get a license from the state and requires dom drug testing; no associ - Thursday. Both states have widespread tech - educators to attend ongoing training to use charges ation with any abuser of a nology available to students and received technology in the classroom. DAILY NEWS STAFF REPORT controlled substance, no perfect scores on the study's report card. West Virginia also is among only 12 states baby sitting and no one According to the report, 100 percent of that test students on technolo Pike County Ky.'s indictment list this week under the age of 18 years is held charges of arson for two men accused of to be in defendant’s home. setting the Elkhorn City Elementary School A 61-year-old Dingess Gym on fire. man, Lewis Allen Shep- Harlan Keith, 28, and Dusting Morley, 19, pard, is not yet in custody. both of Elkhorn City, were indicted for first- He stands indicted on three degree criminal mischief, second-degree counts of first degree sexual Mercer location for Hatfield- criminal trespassing, third-degree burglary abuse of children under the and second-degree arson for a fire which age of 12 years, including caused over $1,000 in damages at the Elkhorn two of those for whom Misy McCoy Trails approved City Elementary School Gym. Adkins is listed as parent Sheala Justice, 24, of Regina, was indicted PRINCETON (AP) — The trailhead for Mercer County's economy. and custodian. for operating a vehicle under the influence of Mercer County's portion of the Hatfield- The Hatfield-McCoy Trails currently has Twelve other persons intoxicants, possession of marijuana and McCoy Trails will be located along U.S. 52 more than 550 miles of off-road trails in arraigned were listed in identity theft. Justice allegedly used identify - outside Bramwell. McDowell, Mingo, Wyoming, Logan and sealed indictments until the ing information of Denise Stapleton for the The Mercer County Commission Boone counties. arraignments. All of the purpose of avoiding detection. defendants entered pleas of approved the location Wednesday. The trail system is named after the two County Commissioner Karen Disibbio families who carried on a famous 12-year said the trail system will give a boost to feud in the region. 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