LATROBE — A little rain and a chilly temperature outside didn’t stop the Buffalo Creek Watershed Association from holding its 18th annual Fish Day event at the Justin McCoy Memorial
West Virginia is incarcerating more people than its regional jail system is meant to hold, and it is costing some county governments more money than they can pay.
At least 10 counties in West Virginia are more than 90 days past due on a combined $9 million in jail bills, according to the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security. That agency covers the balance with taxpayer money when payments come up short.
From 2000 to 2019, West Virginiaâs jail population increased by 81% according to a report by the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. That follows a longer national trend, Quenton King, criminal justice policy analyst for the center, wrote in the report.
LOGAN â The Logan County Commission presented a proclamation honoring outgoing commissioner Willie Akers during his final regular session Thursday, Dec. 17.
A graduate of the former Mullens High School in Wyoming County, Akers came to Logan County around 1961 after playing for the West Virginia University menâs basketball team from 1957 through 1960. He played alongside basketball legend Jerry West, advancing the team to a No. 1 ranking in the 1958 season.
During his 25 years as a basketball coach at Logan High School, he led the Wildcats boys basketball team to four AAA state championship titles â 1964, 1977, 1978 and 1983. He also had a few state runners-up titles under his belt, including 1963 and 1979.