Daily Archives: August 31, 2009

Strip club wants Kanawha closure decision overturned

CHARLESTON – A former Cross Lanes strip club wants a Kanawha County judge to overturn the decision of some county agencies and allow the club to reopen. West Virginia Country Club, doing business as The Pink Pony, says the decisions … Read More »

Kanawha County, News

Lowe’s says it isn’t to blame for woman’s fall

CHARLESTON – A home improvement store denies it is responsible for causing a woman to trip over a low-lying pallet. Instead, Lowe’s contends Beatrice Walker is responsible for causing her own injuries after her fall. Walker originally filed a suit … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Sherwin-Williams wants defamation case dismissed

BECKLEY – Sherwin-Williams has asked the federal court to dismiss a case against it in which a Greenbrier County man claims a store employee made defamatory remarks against him. John Mathena originally filed a complaint May 20 in Greenbrier Circuit … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Planning commission should’ve sued Court, lawyers says

MARTINSBURG – Jefferson County planning commission members sued developer Far Away Farms when they should have sued the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the developer’s attorney claims. On Aug. 24, Far Away Farms lawyer Richard Gay of Berkeley Springs … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Union says arbitrator’s ruling must stand in cocaine miner case

CLARKSBURG – Consolidation Coal Company can’t overturn an arbitrator’s decision preserving the job of a miner who tested positive for cocaine, according to the United Mine Workers of America. On Aug. 18, union lawyer Charles Donnelly of Charleston filed a … Read More »

Federal Court, News

Kanawha prosecutor seeks to keep cash at center of lawsuit

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CHARLESTON – Though no criminals charges have been filed, authorities have initiated proceedings to keep the nearly $8,000 seized in May from a New Jersey man’s hotel room in South Charleston alleging the money was used to facilitate the trafficking of illegal drugs.
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Kanawha County, News