By RYAN PRICHARD Sports Writer

HAMLIN - This is nor-mally the time of the year for high school seniors to be hanging out with their fellow

classmates in the final weeks before graduation, partici-pating in spring sports, get-ting dressed up for prom, saying their final goodbyes to teachers, and preparing

for the next chapter of their lives.

That includes Lincoln County High School dual-sport student athlete Austin "A.P." Parsons. Parsons plays both football and base-ball for the Panthers and has had his share of spectacular moments on the grid-iron as well as the diamond.

Parsons batted .328 last season and was a demon on the base paths, swiping 14 bases and scored 16 runs for Lincoln County (12-12).

But Parsons is one of four seniors that would love noth-ing better than to have an opportunity to play now even if only for a short while.

With the COVID-19 pan-demic still rearing its ugly head, schools have been closed since March 13, 2020 around the Mountain State and will remain closed until April 30, if they open at all. That puts the chances of get-ting any games in almost to the point of no return.

West Virginia schools will remain closed until at least May 1. Governor Jim Justice has consistently stat-ed his hope that schools could reopen this spring if conditions allow.

The West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission (WVSSAC) faces a compressed timeline even if schools reopen and classes resume in two weeks. All student athletes must go through a mandatory accli-mation period which is 14 days. That would push the shortened seasons to the middle of May before com-petitons such as tennis and track and field could be held and baseball and softball games played.

The WVSSAC has been looking at various scenarios if schools reopen. The time-lines include dates for com-petitions and changes to postseason structures, such as certain rounds of baseball and softball tournaments could become single elimi-nation instead of double elimination.

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Question 1 - The West Virginia Board of Education published a report last month, critical of recent actions and inaction at Guyan Valley Middle School (GVMS). The board also approved various motions focused on the broader school system. As seated board members and as an acting administrator, you have all been closely involved in the process, the deliberations, and the response. What, if anything, could have been done differently by the local board with regard to GVMS? Was the state board’s response appropriate? Was the state board correct to look beyond GVMS and launch a system-wide review of Lincoln County?

I’m not sure what could have been

done differently at the time but it wasn’t from the lack of trying. At least two of us board members received numerous com-plaints which we took to the board and the Superintendent. We also encouraged the public to follow the chain of com-mand and take their complaints to the Superintendent. The Superintendent reported that he talked with the principal about the multiple complaints. The prin-cipal was often right in her decisions according to school law but seemed to have a problem dealing with the public. The Superintendent attempted further training but teaching her people skills was diffi-cult.

When concern was expressed, the board was advised that the evaluation system for administration was not straight forward making it difficult to support discipline or termination. Her evalu-ations to that point were good.

The State Board of Education members are perfectly within their right  to launch a system-wide review of Lincoln County Schools. If they find further problems, I trust they will work well with us to make our school system run smoothly.

The current Lincoln County Board of

Education takes its job very seriously and would never knowingly let any situ-ation develop that would harm a student population. It would appear that the West Virginia Board of Education had received information regarding GVMS of which the local board was unaware. When WVBE developed a corrective action plan, our local board initiated a corrective plan to deal with all 31 non-compliance items. Most of these were completed within days. The state demanded a counselor be placed in the school immediately. A counselor was placed the next day. I cannot understand why the state is launching a system-wide review. We are not aware of other complaints that would deem it necessary for such a review. It appears that the first investigation will deal with a financial review. The West Virginia State Auditor’s Office recently finished a com-plete audit of the entire school system. This was at a great expense to our county. Nothing of any significance was found in the entire system. None of this makes any sense to me. Why are they doing this to our county?

First and foremost I have not been

involved in any process, procedure or deliberation that would impact the coun-ty with regards to the incident discussed. I am aware of the incident and the board’s response. I do believe appropri-ate steps were taken with regards to the superintendent meeting with administra-tion at GVMS. We have to remember that it is a personnel issue and certain personnel laws dictate what can and can-not be shared. I am positive this superin-tendent and sitting Board acted appropriately based on information that was presented and shared. I am also certain our state board feels as though they have responded accordingly to information that was shared with them. I am not so certain that a walk through by the state department in one school is enough information to declare a countywide review from the state department. For me, it is tough to make that jump from one to all based on a one day visit to one school.

Question 2 - The current board has adopted a medium to long

term approach to developing a sporting facility at the western end of the Lincoln County High School campus. A field now is in place with goalposts and fencing. However, football, soccer, or track athletes have yet to make use of the field. The only use to date has been for band practice. Given the ongoing financial cli-mate, when do you expect to see a competitive game of any kind being played at the field? In the shorter term, what should the next construction be at the field?

If finances were plentiful we’d have

an amazing sports facility next to LCHS but as of now that is not the case. We are forced to proceed in stages. Hopefully we can start soon with track and move on to soccer soon after.

I have no idea when we will see a

competitive game played on the LCHS field. Currently funds are simply not available to support further construction of any magnitude on the field. The Board has discussed having ZMM Architects design a structure that would house dressing room facilities, public rest rooms, storage space, etc. It might be possible to design this unit so that it could be constructed in phases as funds permit. I have always insisted that the

Board approve any structure on the campus to prevent substandard buildings being “thrown together” that do not meet Board stan-dards and will serve only as temporary structures. Any addition to the field should be built to meet, match and complement future permanent field constructions.

The Board leaves the decisions of field use to the current school administration. The field could be used by Hamlin Middle School students with the Board providing transportation to and from the field when possible. The LCHS principal would be in charge of any schedule management.

As the former Principal at Lincoln

County High School, this has been/was an area of concern. The school has been in existence for fourteen years. The fields other than the football field have all been created by blood and sweat equity from coaches, community volunteers and yes even students. Our Board, I believe, should look at what other counties have done to raise rather large amounts of money for those big ticket items. I keep hearing that money is tight yet other school systems are moving forward with athletic projects. Our goal should be to explore all those avenues that other counties have used to see if any are feasible for Lincoln County. I believe that the track and all of its components needs to be the next phase of the build.

Question 3 - The Lincoln Journal reported in recent weeks on

what appears to have been substandard work at a new sewage treatment plant at Midway Elementary. Concrete framing around a leach field has come apart and is being held together by bolts, plates, and cement. As a board member, how will you hold the contractor or the West Virginia School Building Authority or the engineering firm, or whoever accountable for the situation?

The Lincoln County Board of

Education had been having major sewage problems at both Midway Elementary and DUVAL PK-8 for years. We were able to upgrade these systems with a grant funding from the WVSBA.

    The system at Duval is working well but the system at Midway has major problems. The wall is pulling away, has major cracks, being held together with bolts and plates and attempts to fill cracks with cement. ZMN Architects and Engineers, WVSBA and contractors were all involved. ZMN conducted the final inspection and the sys-tem had already started to fail. The system has been in place less than a year.

Our next step is to get in touch with David Roach Executive Director of the SBA. In my opinion the cost of replacement should not affect the school board in any way.

Your use of the word “substandard” is

far too mild to describe the condition of what is essentially a new structure at Midway Elementary. This is a disgrace-ful piece of engineering that cannot be repaired, it must be replaced. We are looking to the West Virginia School Board Authority for guidance. It is imperative the Board hold this company responsible for its negligent workman-ship. The public can be assured of this.

If the local board is funding this proj-

ect, then obviously payment should not be made to any entity or organization that has been part of that shoddy work. I believe an immediate meeting needs to be held with all parties that are pertinent to the work and a review of the contract would need to be discussed. I am certain that when bids went out the contract was very specific about what the project should look like when completed. If the county is not funding the project infor-mation as to the dereliction of the work at Midway would need to be shared with all funding sources. I am certain that all the organizations mentioned (SBA, contractors, engineers) all have a process in place for unsatisfied customers. That would be a good starting point but never be afraid to seek legal counsel if a satisfactory agreement could not be reached among all stakeholders.

Question 4 - The Lincoln County Board of Education heard

many specific concerns about bullying from concerned parents and students earlier this year. Specific mention was made of cer-tain schools, including Guyan Valley Middle School and Duval PK-8. What steps are being taken or should have been taken to rectify these situations, or what would you insist on happening should you be elected to the board?

When the bullying issues were

brought to the school board it mostly was discussed happening in two schools. However it brought the the problem for-ward to be discussed throughout our community. I feel this made more chil-dren and parents aware that this is a prob-lem everywhere.

    The principals of the two schools, along with other principals were made aware of the complaints and informed that it will not be tolerated. The students have been provided with a Helpline number to report Bulling

anonymously.     There are plans for workshops with teachers and administra-

tors for additional training. Bullying is a very serious problem

that greatly affects the ability for a child to learn. We have an online a link that permits anyone to report any bullying situation in a school. This is relatively new, but I think this will help, but I real-ize that we, as a sitting board and as a community in whole, must do more to alleviate the problem.

Bullying unfortunately is a horrible

activity that occurs mostly with our pre-teen and teen age population. The most important step we can take is to never ignore it. All incidents of bullying needs to be investigated and taken serious. I also believe that our county needs to make certain that what constitutes bully-ing is taught and understood by all coun-ty employees as well as the communities we live in. All schools should have a step by step process per state and county pol-icy. The major issue is always did bullying occur? I believe as a county we could do a better job at giving examples of bullying incidents and examples of non-bullying incidents. I think our stu-dent handbooks would be a great resource to provide those exam-ples for students and parents. Nobody wants to see a child be bul-lied. I think each school needs to maintain a clear and concise method to communicate how bullying is being handled at their school.

Question 5 - Please give three programs (or services or ideas

or concepts) that you feel are working well in Lincoln County’s schools.

Lincoln County School System offers

a variety of amazing programs and serv-ices. Some of my favorites are: The Vocational Programs (so many pro-grams, it would be difficult to name them all, and they are equally important ), The Back Pack Program (it brings a smile to my face seeing these children getting off the bus on Friday with their backpacks full of food for the weekend) and The After School Programs ( especially when kids get off the bus and report “I’ve already done my homework”.

Our Lincoln County curriculum team

has been working on a plan that would provide all students in the county with laptop computers or Ipad devices that could be taken home for long distance learning. Funding for this would be through a series of grants and other sources.

With regard to counseling services, we are one of the first counties in the State to provide counselors in all of our schools.

Our Career and Technical Education programs have received state-wide recognition and provide superi-or training for our students. I feel that CTE programs are beneficial to so many of our county students who may not be afforded the opportunity to attend college.

The three areas that I see first and

foremost is our faculty and staffs at all of our locations including central office! We have the most caring and compas-sionate staff in WV. For decades we have done the most with the least even though we seem to be the last on first lists and the first on last list! Our county CTE pro-grams also comes to mind. We have had visitors from all over the Country visit-ing our model CTE program. Our stu-dents have held offices at the national and state level in their various CTE departments and as a whole have won awards at the state, national and world events. Lastly I think our county Professional Development opportunities is better than average. Most schools chose to have a week long summer academy or retreat. Our county has given schools the autonomy to provide that PD based upon what those individual schools deem important to them alone. That does not occur everywhere.

Question 6 - The Lincoln County Board of Education has

been formally approached twice in recent years by the head vol-leyball coach at Lincoln County High School. On both occa-sions, she has advocated for the addition of volleyball at the mid-dle school level. Her surveys have revealed a keen interest among middle schoolers in trying out for the sport. Please explain why you support or don’t support this initia-tive?

I’m certainly in favor of having Volleyball in middle school. We will never be able to compete at the High school level, especially if we go back to AAA standards, without it. If you will remember, we didn’t excel in soccer until we introduced it to our Middle schools. Now we can compete with the best. So let’s Bring It On!

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3 candidates, 9 questionsHAMLIN - Three candidates are seeking two seats on the Lincoln County Board of Education (see full story, page 1a), namely, incumbent Carol Smith (District 2), incumbent Larry Wilkerson

(District 1), and challenger Dana Snyder (District 1). Election Day is Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The two candidates elected will begin four-year terms of office on July 1, 2020. Nine questions, set by Lincoln Journal Managing Editor Seán O’Donoghue, were e-mailed to all three candidates at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Responses were received well in advance of the set deadline (Sunday night, 9 p.m.). We present the questions and answers here. As explained to the candidates in advance, the answers are run here exactly as received with no editing or corrections.

Carol Smith

Larry Wilkerson

Dana Snyder

Carol Smith

Larry Wilkerson

Dana Snyder

Carol Smith

Larry Wilkerson

Dana Snyder

Carol Smith

Larry Wilkerson

Dana Snyder

Carol Smith

Larry Wilkerson

Dana Snyder

Carol Smith

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3 candidates, 9 questionsI fully support volleyball for middle

school students. I think this will be a great addition for our girls. I believe you will see this implemented this fall. I would even like to see each of our coun-ty schools attempt to promote intermural sports so that all children, regardless of athletic ability, have opportunities to participate in sports.

I strongly support any program or

activity that will get kids involved in school and their community. We have to remember that without kids we would not have a need for teachers, other pro-fessionals, paraprofessionals, service personnel and yes even County Board members. I believe the cost of any activ-ity that keeps a kid in a safe secure envi-ronment and provides a physical or mental challenge on a daily or seasonal basis will outweigh any activity they are going to get involved with on the streets. If students are saying that they want it-then it’s our job to go get it.

Question 7 - From time to time, certain sports struggle to

secure bus rides to and from games, requiring parents to step up at short notice to make sure their students can travel and com-pete. Certain other programs, however, never appear to have such a problem. Why should one sport program have consistent access to transportation while others are required to make their own way to and from games? Tell us what you might do as a board member to eliminate this imbalance?

This is certainly a hard question to

answer. There are so many factors to consider. It’s impossible for some of our drivers to make their regular runs and still get back in time to make sports runs. We have a problem with not enough drivers and not enough buses. I’d use the expertise of our current drivers for sug-gestions. We must find a way to attract and keep qualified bus drivers.

Providing timely and uniform trans-

portation to all sporting events begins with scheduling. As of now, some games are scheduled to begin before the general bus run has concluded, therefore causing a shortage of available buses which can time-ly meet the transportation route of the schedule games. It is my opinion that this problem could best be solved first in the beginning starting times of the afterschool events and a schedule, organized between the coaches and the transportation director, prior to the start of the school year not the season’s start of each sport. The director having on hand a calendar for each away activity, would access the need for a bus as directed by each sport represented. The

director would, at that time, assign a bus and driver along with an alter-native driver. The director should review the schedule on a weekly basis. Currently the director requests that athletic bus runs be scheduled 5 days in advance.

The selected coach or designated parent, should always contact the director a week before the scheduled game to make sure all arrange-ments are in order for the trip. This must be looked into by the board. All sports must be treated equally.

I can only speak form a former high

school principal perspective. Let me first say I am not certain we have an imbalance. I have seen buses available when they are available. What I mean is that we have issues with the number of drivers available versus the number of runs going out. You also have to take into account that drivers do get ill and when one does it sometimes changes the whole daily driving schedule including after-school and athletic runs. We do have coaches who have recognized this and are scheduling games at a later time to possibly ensure a bet-ter chance of getting transportation for that day. A bus drivers’ first priority is bringing kids to school and getting them home. After that occurs, they can then provide a secondary run.

Question 8 - The COVID-19 pandemic response has resulted

in Lincoln County’s 3,400 students being home from school since March 13. Do you favor schools being reopened this school year? What should be done for the class of seniors, including their prom and graduation ceremony?

Our first priority must be the safety of

our students and staff and still follow the Governor’s guidelines. However, we should not cancel anything for our Senior class. They should have their prom and graduation even if it’s moved to a much later date. These are major events in their lives that they should experience and be able to cherish for years to come.

I do not favor schools being reopened

this school year. A few weeks ago, I would have liked to have seen at least the last two weeks of the term open for class-es. Limited research and the pandemic have reversed my thinking on this matter. Currently it seems unwise to open school for the balance of the term.

Having a prom could prove problem-atic under current health regulations regarding social contact. If we are under the current restrictions it would be almost impossible to have a graduation ceremony. It is simply too early to make any determination regarding this matter. I hope some-thing will change and our seniors can have their graduation cere-mony. I feel it is better to protect our student’s future by keeping them safe from this pandemic today.

I am not in favor of opening schools only because of the unknown. If one child or employee would be in harms’ way because we came back –would it be worth it? I’m not sure we could get kids together and guarantee that they would practice that social distancing. School that in itself is not a place that is con-ducive for social distancing. I cannot think of any time in the day that a kid is not with another group of kids. I do think we should leave some options available to come back in controlled groups to clean lockers, pick up personal items and may turn in books and other peripherals. Proms and graduation dates are usually set in stone. I think once again the student proximity thing would still be an issue. I would be in favor of a modified graduation and prom.

Question 9 - Last year, the Lincoln County Board of

Education took on the issue of dress code over the course of a number of meetings, following what appeared to have been the inconsistent application of the guidelines at one facility. The Lincoln Journal reported on August 7, that despite public speak-ers and the appointment of a task force, executives and the board opted to enact a general policy on July 30 that left the drafting of dress code guidelines to each principal. You were either a sit-ting board member or an outgoing high school principal at the time of the debate. What lessons did you learn from that months-long situation?

After listening to the complaints of

the public it appeared to me that the problem was more with the consistency of the punishment rather than the length of the clothing. The principals were retrained on proper dress code and the importance of being consistent with their punishment. 

If I learned anything it was that this

was “mission impossible”. The problem with a dress code is not something new. I dealt with this problem as a high school principal decades ago. During this con-troversy, the county administration learned, that upon examination of the West Virginia State Code, that the state department had left all authority regard-ing the dress code up to the individual school principal. I feel that the school principal, in cooperation with parents of his/her school, should develop a reasonable dress code and admin-ister it using good judgement at all times.

My take away or what I learned was

that schools (teachers, students, parents) knows what is best for their individual school. Dress code policies should address safety issues mostly. Personal style should not trump safety. Personal style should not detract from the days teaching and learning. Personal style should allow students to be the best they can be. Personal style should look like I am ready to learn today- no distractions!

Larry Wilkerson

Dana Snyder

Carol Smith

Larry Wilkerson

Dana Snyder

Carol Smith

Larry Wilkerson

Dana Snyder

Carol Smith

Larry Wilkerson

Dana Snyder

The Lincoln Journal expresses its deep appreciation to all three candidates for their participation in this format. We wish Carol, Larry, and Dana the very best on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Over the coming weeks we will publish further 9-question interviews, including the county commission Democratic primary contest between incumbent, Phoebe Harless, and challenger, David “Flimsy” Adkins. Their answers are set to appear in the May 6, 2020 issue of the newspaper.

Bought the Barrett Farm

By RICHARD LACKEY Once Upon A Lincoln County Farm

This was a big deal for us. Sure more property means more work, more taxes and more overall responsibility. This farm sits behind ours and, though there were 3 access roads to the farm, the road that runs through our farm, that is a hundred yards or so outside our bedroom window, was the one Mr. Barrett, hereafter called Billie Joe, used. The road split our hay fields from our big pasture. We knew it was there when we bought the farm but over time it increasingly bothered me.

The original access was through one of the 3 tracts we bought and was set out in the deed. In the early 1900’s the local grocery stores were in Griffithsville and on Garretts Bend Road. There was no access through our farm. Somewhere along in the 50’s the large diameter natural gas transmission line between the 2 farms failed and exploded. Some older folks said they thought it was the end of the world. Some of the old mangled line can still be found along the right of way. The gas company built a road to access and repair the line. My assumption is the Barretts started using this road to access Turkey Creek Road and on to Hurricane.

Maybe the Maynard’s were being neighborly. Maybe they worked something out but there is no documentation of it. However after 10 years of use it becomes legally known as a prescriptive easement and cannot be closed. The only way to close it is to buy the “dominant” property which is the Barrett farm or take the road through adverse possession. WV law allows taking real property through adverse possession.

Billie Joe was an unusual individual. He pretty much kept to himself as a neighbor for the 14 years he lived back there before he left for the old folk’s home in Hamlin. He did not talk much and did not appear to enjoy me walking back on his property to visit. Our discussions were quite short and his com-ments terse. He came out about every week or so to go to the store in Hurricane for food for himself and his large herd of cats and his dog. His dog accompa-nied him on the trips and he used a hammer to swing at the dog as he jumped into his lap to bark at me in our front yard as they passed. Everyone on our 6

mile long hollow knew to get way over when he was coming through since he was going to use all of the one lane road and there better be plenty of give on your part.

Billie Joe attended Morris Harvey College in the late 40’s and got a license as an “emergency” elemen-tary teacher to teach in the one room school house on the ridge above our farms. The old one room school stands to this day but will eventually collapse and another piece of history lost. We have no idea how long he taught there but suspect it was until the late 60’s. One of the school ledgers we recovered from the old house is from the late 50’s and he had 10 kids from 5 to 12 years old – 3 identified in the “boys” section and 7 in the “girls” section of the ledger. All were promoted to the next grade on May 15th, 1957. One was promoted to “pre-primer”.

We had unsuccessfully tried to buy it from him before he left for the home, while he was at the home and from his children after he passed. The children entertained selling it but for years never gave us a price or, if they did, one that reflected a price not comparable to other recent sales. We unofficially took the easement to his house through adverse pos-session. We fenced it, posted it, offered to call the law if anyone attempted to use the easement, and took a picture once year of me in front of the closed ease-ment for evidence we had closed it supporting WV case law 10 years of “open and notorious” possession – sad to see how that guy in the pictures has aged. If the property ever sold to anyone else we would be faced with costly legal maneuvers to support our position with the possibility of losing. Local lawyers, we paid for advice on this matter, offered that “there is the law and there is how a jury will find”.

We had been on this emotional roller coaster ride for all these years and with recent interactions and negotiations looked like we were once again just going back up one of those steep inclines with no thrilling ride down the other side. I hate roller coaster rides anyways – my mother always told me I would die if I rode one. We came to an agreeably high price and closed.

We have opened the nearly mile long road back to the property. There were trees down and autumn olive starting to choke out any clear road base. The house has been open to anyone and anything for the 15 years he has been gone. His cats lived in there for many years afterwards and I assume eventually died off, were eaten by something bigger or just moved to

another farm. You can only imagine the smell left by cats using the entire house as a litter box. Humans have emptied everything into the floors looking for something. One of the 3 hand cut sand stone chim-neys has collapsed. Some of the floors you can step through.

Sad that a house that was built over a hundred years ago has been abused and left to decay to this point. We are in the process of trying to clean it out and recover anything that might be of value to some-one – old papers and stamps for me, maybe some “blue” glass for Suzanne, really old furniture for our neighbor Robin and friend Glen, “barn” wood for one of our pastors Caleb and some of the cut sand stone for our friend Ed. We will either tear it down as the last insult to a house that has stood for over a century with the big excavator or just light it up one night.

There is a building behind the house that stored what looks like hundreds of Mason jars. We need to go through all of that and dispose of it. The cellar house built with huge cut sand stone is also filled with hundreds of Mason jars. We have to do all of the cleaning during the winter months since who knows what is hibernating in the walls or under the house or under piled up stuff and I don’t want any interaction with something quicker than me with teeth. There is a large shed in the back that I hope to rebuild and use for equipment and hay storage. The corn crib that is quite large is filled with metal from old farm equip-ment – this is going to be fun to look through. We need to decide what to do with the 2 hand dug wells – they can be a liability. One on the Anna Miller farm we just bulldozed over it – sad I know but we could not take any chances with trespassers.

The original log cabin from the 1800’s is way back on the property and the hand hewn wall logs are actually in pretty good shape. We hope to recover them and put them in storage – not sure what we will do with them but they are just too good to burn or let rot into the ground. There are 5 gas wells back in the property somewhere and I hope to find them and see what we can do with them – we own the minerals. We blocked them in years ago during a spat with Columbia Gas – interesting that a legal issue you think goes in your favor bites you in the wallet many years later. One of them fed the house with free gas – guess that is why there is no insulation anywhere in the house. When the gas is free, the heat is free. Every room had very old ceramic heaters fed by gas

lines running through the house. I assume before electricity these fed lights as well.

The original outhouse is built precariously over the creek bed. The house had a much more recent shed-like addition on one side that contains a metal tub, a toilet and a washing machine. There is a long pipe we uncovered from this room to the very large garden that used to be in the front field. Fertilizer. I assume he had some type of electrical pump he dropped into one of the hand dug wells to get water into the shed addition once electricity finally became available. There is no city water out our holler and definitely not way back here.

Billie Joe led a very quiet life back there sur-rounded by his 230 acres and neighboring big tracts surrounding his. Perhaps he liked his solitude. Perhaps he was lonely. Perhaps all of those cats and the dog provided some comfort. Perhaps we could have been better neighbors.

Our plans are to turn all of this into hay fields eventually. Plan to bring in a bulldozer early in the spring to clean along all of the fields and some of the hillsides. Kind of makes me sad though when you think of the work it took to build this large 2 story 4 room house - cut and set the sand stone for the foundation and the front steps, cut all of the wood, build the house, roof it with metal sheeting, build and hang simple doors and install single pane windows. One of the cut sand stone chimneys was for the kitchen – a very small room off the back of the 2 story house. Makes you wonder how difficult it was to put a meal on the table. Water you had to bucket out of a hand dug well. A 50 yard walk to the outhouse over the creek bed.

There are numerous old pieces of farm equip-ment. Much of it horse drawn like the rakes, the mowers, the plows, and the harrows. I hope to put that all in the repaired shed – never to be used again but watching it slowly rust into the ground along the hay fields doesn’t seem right. There is an old 50’s model Ford F350 stake bed truck slowly rusting into the ground. A photographer has already voiced an interest in it for photo shoots. Maybe I can just rent it out – have to come out the hollow to use it though.

We have lots of work to do but I really look for-ward to each piece I pick up or turnover. I think this is an incredible gift God has given us and I hope for our future generations. We are very lucky and blessed.

_______________________ LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LINCOLN COUNTY,

WEST VIRGINIA

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

AND HUMAN RESOURCES, ex rel., RICHARD GLEN TOPPINGS, JR., CPSW,

Petitioner,

v. Case Nos. 20-JA-34

BRANDY MOORE, and

JAMES BROGAN

Respondents.

IN RE: Ryker B. DOB: 02-27-2017

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

THE OBJECT OF THIS

SUIT IS A PETITION ALLEGING ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT OF A MINOR CHILD.

THIS IS A PUBLICA-TION BY CLASS II LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

TO RESPONDENT

BRANDY MOORE: It appear-ing by affidavit filed in this action that personal service of the Petition in this matter has-not been obtained on the Respondent Brandy Moore, and that the current residence and whereabouts of the Respondent are unknown, it is herby Ordered that Respondent shall serve upon the Circuit Clerk of Lincoln County, West Virginia, with copies to all parties of record, any Answer Respondent may have to the Petition in this mat-ter. Notice is herby given that a petition alleging abuse and neglect of a child has been filed in the Circuit Court of Lincoln County, West Virginia, with the above listed parties as Respondent. Any named party may obtain a copy of the petition, and all responses, motions, and orders from the court's file maintained in the office of the Circuit Clerk of Lincoln County, West Virginia, 8000 Court Avenue, Hamlin, WV 25523. Respondent is fur-ther advised to obtain contact information for their court appointed legal counsel from the Lincoln County Circuit Clerk's Office (telephone num-ber 304- 824-7887, ext. 239), and to contact their legal coun-sel. Failure to appear or respond to this Petition may result in termination of Respondents' parental rights.

Entered by the Clerk of said Court 4-6-20

Charles Brumfield Clerk of the Court 2/4-23 _______________________ LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

TRUSTEES’ SALE OF

VALUABLE REAL ESTATE

983 Laurel Fork, Sumerco, WV 25567

The undersigned

Trustees, by virtue of the authority vested in them by that certain deed of trust dated

January 26, 2007, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Lincoln County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 193, at page 547, Joey D. Woodrum and Pamela S. Woodrum did con-vey unto Janet Phillips, Trustee, certain real property described in said deed of trust; and the beneficiary has elect-ed to appoint Terra Abstract Trustee West Virginia, Inc. as substitute Trustees by a Substitution of Trustee record-ed in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office; and default having been made under the afore-mentioned deed of trust and the undersigned Trustees, having been instructed by the secured party to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Lincoln County Courthouse, Court Street, Hamlin, West Virginia 25523 on:

May 15, 2020 At 2:00 PM

All that certain parcel, lot or Tract of land, together with the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in and being on Laurel Fork of Big Horse Creek in Duval District, Lincoln County, West Virginia, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a set stake at the intersection of the fire tower road and the Summit Ridge Road, thence down the Hill in a Southeasterly Direction with the Laurel fork Road a Distance of 210 feet to an iron stake; thence around the Hill in a Westerly Direction a Distance of 210 feet to a set stake; thence up the Hill in a Northerly Direction a Distance of 210 feet to a stake in the Summit Ridge Road; thence with the line of the Summitt Ridge Road; thence with the Line of the Summit Ridge Road a Distance of 210 feet, to the place of Beginning, con-taining one (1) acre, more or less and being a part of the Ella Crawford Tract of Land. Map 25 Parcel No.9.1.

Being the same property conveyed by Fee Simple Deed from Darrell R. Wright and Stephanie L. Wright Husband and Wife to Joey D. Woodrum and Pamela L. Wright Husband and Wife to Joey D. Woodrum and Pamela S. Woodrum, husband and wife Joint Tenants, Dated 06/13/2001 Recorded on 06/21/2001 in Book 296, Page 404 in Lincoln County Records, state of WV.

The aforesaid property is SUBJECT TO any and all easements, rights-of-way, conditions, covenants and restrictions of record or in exis-tence.

The sale of the foregoing real property will be made sub-ject to all exceptions, reserva-tions, rights of way, ease-ments, conditions, covenants, restrictions, leases and other servitudes of record, if any, pertaining to said real estate, subject to all matters disclosed by an examination and inspec-tion of the property, subject to any and all unpaid taxes as recorded against said proper-ty, and to any further matters announced at said sale. The property is sold subject to an

accurate survey at purchas-er’s expense.

The sale of the foregoing real property will also be made expressly subject to any and all other deeds of trust, judg-ments, liens, and all other encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, if any, having pri-ority over the deed of trust referred to herein.

The Trustees reserve the right to adjourn the sale, for a time, or from time to time, with-out further notice, by announcement at the time and place of sale describe above or any adjournment thereof. The Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids.

The subject property will be sold in “AS IS” condition. The Trustees shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property. The Trustees will deliver a trustees’ deed to the purchaser without any covenant or warranty (express or implied) in the form pre-scribed by W. Va. Code §38-1-6. The Trustees make no rep-resentations and warranties about the title of the real estate to be conveyed. If the Trustees are unable to convey insurable or marketable title to purchas-er for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit.

TERMS OF SALE: $1,000.00 cash in hand at the time of sale in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made payable to “Stern & Eisenberg Mid-Atlantic, PC, counsel for Terra Abstract” and the balance in cash closing within 30 days of the date of the sale. Purchaser shall pay for transfer stamps and recording fees. Additional terms of sale may be announced prior to the sale. Terra Abstract Trustee West Virginia, Inc. 9920 Franklin Square Drive Suite 100 Baltimore, MD 21236 (410) 635-5127, (443) 815-3931 www.sterneisenberg.com 2/4-23

_______________________ LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE FAMILY COURT OF LINCOLN COUNTY,

WEST VIRGINIA Magistrate Court Case No.: 20-M22D-00027

Family Court Civil Action No.: 20-DV-30

TO: Anthony Parsons

72 Low Gap Rd., Branchland, WV 25506

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

1. The object of this suit

is to obtain protection from the Respondent.

2. The object of this pub-lication by Class I legal adver-tisement is to notify Respondent of the PROTEC-TIVE ORDER prohibiting the above-named Respondent from having contact with cer-tain individuals. This Order may affect property and other rights of the Respondent. Violating this Order may sub-ject the Respondent to crimi-nal sanctions. The Respondent is strongly encouraged to obtain a copy

of this Protective Order and Petition from the Circuit Clerk of the county listed above. TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENT:

If appearing by evidence duly taken in this action that you could not be found in or that you have left the State of West Virginia, you are hereby notified of the ORDER refer-enced above, a copy of the Petition and Order may be obtained at the Lincoln County, Circuit Clerk's office. This PROTECTIVE ORDER will remain in effect until 5/14/20.

A Hearing is scheduled for the 14th day of May, 2020, at 12:30 pm before the Lincoln County Family Court.

Issued this 4/16/20, 1:22 pm

Charles Brumfield Circuit Clerk 1/4-23-20

______________________ LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE FAMILY COURT OF LINCOLN COUNTY,

WEST VIRGINIA Magistrate Court Case

No.: 20-M22D-00028 Family Court Civil Action

No.: 20-DV-301

TO: Cassidy Frye 3479 Buck Fork, Harts, WV 25524

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

1. The object of this suit

is to obtain protection from the Respondent.

2. The object of this pub-lication by Class I legal adver-tisement is to notify Respondent of the PROTEC-TIVE ORDER prohibiting the above-named Respondent from having contact with cer-tain individuals. This Order may affect property and other rights of the Respondent. Violating this Order may sub-ject the Respondent to crimi-nal sanctions. The Respondent is strongly encouraged to obtain a copy of this Protective Order and Petition from the Circuit Clerk of the county listed above. TO THE ABOVE NAMED RESPONDENT:

If appearing by evidence duly taken in this action that you could not be found in or that you have left the State of West Virginia, you are hereby notified of the ORDER refer-enced above, a copy of the Petition and Order may be obtained at the Lincoln County, Circuit Clerk's office. This PROTECTIVE ORDER will remain in effect until 5-7-20.

A Hearing is scheduled for the 7th day of May, 2020, at 11 am before the Lincoln County Family Court. Issued this 4/16/20, 1:02 pm

Charles Brumfield Circuit Clerk 1/4-23-20

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Notice is hereby given that ARGUS ENERGY WV, LLC 9104 TWELVEPOLE CR. RD., DUNLOW, WV 25511-8071 has submitted

an application for the reissuance of Article 11/WVNPDES Permit No. WV1022920 to the Department of Environmental Protection, 1101 George Kostas Drive, Logan, WV 25601 in order to discharge drainage from a reclaimed surface and highwall mining operation in Five Block and all associated splits and riders of the seam/mineral bed. The operation will discharge Treated Storm water into Pretty Branch and unnamed tributaries of Pretty Branch of Frances Creek of Kiah Creek of the East Fork of Twelvepole Creek and is located 3.8 (miles), southwest of Harts, in Harts Creek District(s) of Lincoln County(ies), Longitude 82˚ 11' 54" and Latitude 38˚ 0' 39" (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).

The Department of Environmental Protection is seeking information on private surface water intakes for human consumption locat-ed in the above listed receiving streams and located down stream of this operation. Please provide your name, phone number, mailing address, the name of the stream being with the intake, and the physical location of the intake. This information needs to be submitted to the address above.

An anti-degradation review has been conducted. Tier 1 Protection is afforded because effluent limitations ensure compliance with water quality criteria for all designated uses. Where applicable, a full Tier 2 anti-degradation review has been conducted.

Comments on the Article 11 WV/NPDES application or requests for a public hearing regarding the Article 11/NPDES application shall be in writing and if a public hearing is requested shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. Such written comments or requests should be sent to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at the address above, and must also reference the Article 11/NPDES permit number shown above. Comments received by May 22, 2020 or thirty (30) days from date of publication, will be considered. A copy of the Article 11/WVNPDES application, draft permit, rational page, and fact sheet (if required) will be available for inspection and obtaining copies during normal business hours at the DEP Regional Office located at the address above.

DEP Telephone No. 304-792-7250 Article 11/NPDES Permit No. WV1022920

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WV History April 19th thru April 25th

April 19 On April 19, 1896, Arthur Ingram Boreman, the first governor of West Virginia, died. April 20 On April 20, 1963, the West Virginia legisla-ture held an unofficial session in Wheeling during a three-day centennial celebration to commemorate the issuance of the statehood proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. April 21 On April 21, 1890, District 17 of the United Mine Workers of America was formed in Charleston. April 22 On April 22, 1904, representatives of 15

women's clubs gathered in Wheeling to form the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs. April 23 On April 23, 1889, Mordicai Levi of Charleston, who is credited with inventing the first brick pavement in the United States, was granted a patent for the process. April 24 On April 24, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson arrived in Huntington to launch his War on Poverty, an effort to end pover-ty in Appalachia. April 25 On April 25, 1923, Arnold Miller, who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1972 to 1979, was born in Leewood.

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State

CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of 10:00 a.m., on April 20, 2020, there have been 22,155 laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 902 positive, 21,253 negative and 24 deaths.

The additional four deaths include an 85-year old female from Monongalia County, a 78-year old female, a 79-year old female and a 95-year old female, all from Jackson County. “It is with great sadness that we announce more lives lost to this pandemic,” said Bill J. Crouch, Cabinet Secretary of DHHR. “Our sympathies and thoughts go out to these families.”

These are considered official numbers reported to the state, which will in turn, be reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Medical providers and laboratories are required to report positive test results to DHHR.

Delays may be experienced with the reporting of cases and deaths from the local health department to the state health department. It’s not uncommon for the local level to report case numbers first and then officially report it to the state.

CONFIRMED CASES PER COUNTY: Barbour (4), Berkeley (111), Boone (2), Braxton (1), Brooke (3), Cabell (34), Fayette (5), Grant (1), Greenbrier (3), Hampshire (6), Hancock (7), Hardy (3), Harrison (30), Jackson (101), Jefferson (61), Kanawha (128), Lewis (2), Lincoln (1), Logan (8), Marion (44), Marshall (8), Mason (11), McDowell (6), Mercer (8), Mineral (8), Mingo (2), Monongalia (90), Monroe (5), Morgan (9), Nicholas (4), Ohio (22), Pendleton (2), Pleasants (2), Preston (10), Putnam (14), Raleigh (7), Randolph (4), Roane (3), Summers (1), Taylor (5), Tucker (4), Tyler (3), Upshur (4), Wayne (78), Wetzel (3), Wirt (2), Wood (31), Wyoming (1).

As case surveillance continues at the local health department level, it may reveal that those tested in a certain county may not be a resident of that county, or even the state as an individual in question may have crossed the state border to be tested.

A dashboard is available at www.coronavirus.wv.gov with West Virginia-specific data, including information on the health status of COVID-19 positive patients.

The number of laboratory results received refers to the number of tests performed and completed, not the number of residents tested as some individuals have had multiple samples taken for COVID-19 tests.

County

HAMLIN – The Lincoln County Health Department reported the following Lincoln County data at 11:30 a.m., Monday, April 20, 2020 as follows:

Tested: 212 Cleared: 190 Positive: 1 Pending: 21 The data does not include Charleston-area hospital information.