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(Continuing the Hinton Daily News & The Weekend Leader)
Home of "W. Va. Water Festival"
Volume 116 No. 03
Hinton, West Virginia Tuesday, May 29, 2018.
50 Cents
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A former Hinton woman is being
held in the Southern Regional
Jail without bond on charges she
allegedly stalked another Hinton
woman and threatened her with a
gun.
Glendy Africano, 41, of Beckley
and a mental health therapist,
began stalking the unidentified~
Hinton woman at least nine months
ago, according to court documents.
On August 30, 2017, the
documents allege, Africano showed
up at the woman's house saying
she needed to talk to her about her
boyfriend.
She explained she was his
counselor and had some important
information she believed the woman
needed to hear.
The woman permitted her
to enter the house only to hear
Africano tell her she was having
a sexual "relationship with her
boyfriend. She fidvised her if she
didn't break-off the relationship
harm would come to her and her
family.
The woman ordered her to leave
her home, but Africano displayed a
gun telling her if she didn't do as
she was told she would be sorry.
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The woman tried to flee, the
police documents say, but she was
restrained at gunpoint, Africano
telling her she wasn't going
anywhere.
She was then ordered to call her
boyfriend; Africano allegedlytelling
her if she called 911 she would kill
her.
Africano held her in the residence
for over an hour making threats to
kill her and her children, the victim
alleged.
The court documents say, after
Africano left her home she continued
to follow her for nine months, call
her, and randomly show up at her
place of work.
The victim quit her job in fear
of being hurt or killed, she told
police.
Africano is charged with wanton
endangerment involving a firearm,
unlawful restraint, and stalking.
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Submitted By Chief Mass Communication Specialist Erica R. Gardner, Navy Office of Community Outreach
Public Affairs
GROTON, Conn.
A 2012 Summers County High
School graduate and Hinton, West
Virginia native is serving in the
U.S. Navy supporting nuclear-
powered, fast-attack, submarines
homeported in and visiting the
Groton, Conn. area.
Petty Officer 3rd Class James
Stcne is an electronics technician
with a speciality in radio.
A Navy electronics technician
with a spe.ciality in radio is
responsible for working with
communications exterior of the
Ship, processing emails to and
from the ship and routing naval
messages.
"I remember being very open
growing up,". said Stone. "I am
from a small town and we all know
each other. I am as outgoing as
possible."
A key element of the Navy the
nation needs is tied to the fact
that America is a maritime nation,
according to Navy officials, and
that the nation's prosperity is tied
to the ability to operate freely on
the world's oceans.
More than 70 percent of the
Earth's surface is covered by water;
80 percent of the world's population
liTes close to a coast; and 90,percent
of all global trade by volume travels
by sea.
Naval Submarine Support
Center, New London (NSSCNLON)
provides administrative and
support functions to approximately
20 submarines:
The command provides support
in the fields of: administration,
medical, legal, chaplain, supply,
combat systems, engineering,
communications, and operations to
improve resdiness of submarines in
the Groton area.
Attack submarines are designed
to hunt down and destroy enemy
submarines and surface ships;
"strike targets ashore with cruise
missiles; carry and deliver Navy
SEALs; carry out intelligence,
surveillance, and reconnaissance
missions; and engage in mine
warfare.
Their primary tactical advantage
is stealth, operating undetected
under the sea for long periods of
time.
"The U.S. Navy submarine :orce
has one of the highest operational
tempos in the U.S. Navy and Naval
Submarine Support Center, New
London plays a vital role in helping
Groton-based submarines maintain
their excellent readiness," said
CDR. Brian J. Nowak, Commanding
Officer, Naval Submarine Support
Center, New London.
'~rhe warfighters operating the
submarines at the tip of the spear,
and those who are building the
Navy's newest nuclear powered
submarines can only do so because
of the vast network of support they
receive from the shore side.
The professional Sailors and
civilians at Naval Submarine
Support Center, New London serve
akey role in that network. I am
honored that I get to serve .every
day with outstanding Sailors
like Stone."
According to Navy officials,
because of the demanding
environment aboard submarines
personnel are accepted only after
rigorous testing and observation.
The submarine community is an
all-volunteer force, which has some
of the most highly trained and
skilled people in the Navy.
Becoming a submariner is an
accomplishment in itself. Stone is
also proud of being qualified in
submarines in 2018. "I felt fulfilled
in earning my dolphins after 8
months of dedication and sacrifce."
Supporting the high operational
tempo and unique challenges of
the submarine force build strong
fellowship and a strong sense
of mission, according to Navy
officials.
"I am trying to keep this country
as free as it is now," added Stone.
Manchin and Capito Announce $7.9 Million for Emergency Preparedness in West Virginia
Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV)
and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
announced West Virginia would.
receive $7.9 million for to improve
emergency preparedness in the
state. "Our state has seen and
survi~ed tragedy, emergency and
disaster and we always come
together and work together to re'pair,
rebuild and overcome our
challenges. But we can only do that
if we have the resources to prepare
and respond to these emergencies.
As a member of the Senate
Appropriations Homeland Security
Subcommittee, I'm glad our state is
receiving this funding to help our
first responders, emergency
personnel and local officials to
continue to keep our communities
safe," Senator Manchin said.
"First responders and emergency
personnel risk their lives every day
to keep West Virginia communities
safe," Senator Capito said. "As
chairman of the Homeland Security
Appropriations Subcommittee, I will
ensure that these men and women
have the resources they need to do
their jobs safely and effectively. We
can never prevent all emergencies,
but I will fight to make sure West
Virginians are always prepared."
West Virginia will receive $3.98
million under the State Homeland
Security Program (SHSP), $3.78
million under the Emergency
Management Performance Grants
(EMPG) program, and $'150,000
under the Nonprofit Security Grant
State Program (NSGP-S).
The $3.98 million through SHSP
provides support the
implementation of state homeland.
security strategies to address
identified planning, organization,
equipment, training, and exercise
needs to prevent, protect against,
mitigate, respond to; and recover
from acts of terrorism and other
catastrophic events.
The $3.78 millioa through the
EMPG will assist state, local, tribal,
and territorial governments in
preparing for all hazards and help
provide a system of emergency
preparedness for the protection of
life and property in the United
States from hazards and to vest
responsibility for emergency
preparedness jointly in the Federal
Government and in the states and
their political subdivisions.
The $150,000 through NSGP-S
will assist nonprofit organizations in
obtaining the resources required to
support and integrate the
preparedness activities of nonprofit
organizations that are at high risk
of a terrorist attack with broader
state and local preparedness efforts.
It is also designed to promote
coordination and collaboration in
emergency preparedness activities
among, public and private
community representatives, as well
as among state and local
government agencies.
Over 100 people gathered
at Adventures on the Gorge on
May 16, 2018 for'the 3rd Annual
Statewide Mountain State Land
Use Academy.
The Academy provides education
on land use issues in West Virginia.
At the conference, Hinton attorney
Anna Ziegler was presented with
the 2018 Joyce McConnell Award
for Professional Contributions to
Planning. Anna is an experienced
attorney practicing in areas of real
estate, property law, conservation
easements, and local government
law.
Ms. Ziegler received her Juris
Doctor with the certification
in environmental law from the
University of Montana School of
Law in Missoula, Montana, where
she was part of the land use law
clinic. In 2005, Ms. Ziegler returned
to her hometown of Hinton in
southern WV to join her father in his
law practice, Ziegler& Ziegler. She
represents several governments,
quasi-government, and non-profit
land trusts. Ms. Ziegler serves on
the board of directors for the New
River Conservancy and is chair
of the group's land protection
committee. She is President of
Friends of the New River Gorge
National River and a member of the
Hinton Rotary Club. She is a past
member of the board of directors
for the United Way of Southern
WV and the local humane society
for Summers County.
The Joyce McConnell Award
for Professional Contributions to
Planning honors a land use planner,
attorney, architect, engineer, local
government staff person, or other
professional who advances land
euse planning in the State of West
Virginia through their professional
work. The award is named after
West Virginia University Provost
Joyce McConnell, a property ' and
land use law professor dedicated to
serving the citizens of West Virginia.
In presenting the award, Katherine
Garvey, Director, Land Use and
Sustainable Development Law
Clinic, West Virginia University
College of Law, stated "Anna is the
quintessential small town lawyer.
She wears many hats representing
local governments, and essential
entities like the Sanitary Board.
She volunteers and supports local
leadership organizations like the
Rotary Club and the New River
Conservancy."
1st Anniversary of Permanent Fix
for Miner's Healthcare ,
May 4 marked the one-
year anniversary of passage
of a permanent fix for miners'
healthcare that prevented 22,600
coal miners in West Virginia from
losing their healthcare.
Now, as a member of the Joint
Select Committee on the Solvency
of Multiemployer Pension Plans, I
am determined to find a permanent
solution for their pensions.
Over seventy years ago, President
Harry Truman recognized the
importance of the coal that our
miners produced for this country
and promised that the government
would guarantee our brave coal
'miners' benefits in return for their
service.
In turn, our coal miners propelled
the American economy, ushered
in decades of economic growth,
started an energy boom that made
the U.S. a superpower, and helped
our nation to victory in two World
Wars.
This agreement was a sacred
promise between worker and
country, and it captured the very
best of America.
I worked with President
Donald Trump and Vice President
Pence to pass a permanent fix for
miners' healthcare, stressing how
it important it was that we find
a permanent solution to make
sure that our retired miners and
their widows' did not lose their
But we had no better advocates
for securing a permanent healthcare
fix than the retired miners
themselves who took the time and
the energy to come to Washington
D.C. to show my colleagues the real
toll that years of work in the mines
have had on theml
For years they have walked
the halls of Congress, met with
representatives and staff, worked
the phones and wrote letters urging
us to keep the promise that was
made to them.
Now, I stand by them leading
the fight to make sure retired coal
miners pensions won't be taken
away, too. This week, I released a
report detailing the pending crisis
facing many multiemployer pension
plans including the United Mine
Workers of America 1974 Pension
fund.
Throughout this process, I
have talked with thousands
of West Virginianswho would
be devastated if they lost their
pensions and received letters from
miners and their families about the
fear and anxiety that comes with
not knowing whether they will be
able to pay their mortgage or put
food on the table.
Judy from Sharples is worried
about losing her late husband's
pension. She said "I'm not a rich
person but ifI lose my late husband's
pension I'll lose everything I have.
years at the mines with the promise
we would be taken care of.
I have always tried to live within
my means but if I lose my pension,
me and my grandson who I'm
raising will not be able to make it."
Carl from Logan is worried he
won't be able to take care of his
family if he loseo his pension.
He said, "I have given over 35
years of my life to working in the
coal mines.
This pension is what keeps food
on my table for my family and they
depend on me to take care of them.
Without this monthly pension, I
could not take care of my family as
I am doing now."
After securing healthcare
benefits for retired miners, we
proved that Congress can work
together and put partisan politics
aside.
It's a philosophy that I have
followed throughout my life
in public service - in the West
Virginia State Legislature, as your
Governor, and now as I represent
you as a U.S. Senator.
West Virginia coal miners are
among the hardest working people
in America, and they have dedicated
their lives to powering this nation
and keeping it the strongest in the
world.
As a member of the Joint Select
"Committee on the Solvency of
Multiemployer Pension Plans, I am
healthcare benefits. My husband worked 30 plus - fighting for a solution.
Capito Helps Advance West Virginia Priorities in First 1 2019 Funding Bills
Legislation includes resources for broadband, rural development, opioids prevention, fossil energy efforts
Senator Shelley Moore Capito,
a member of the Appropriations
Committee, today participated"
in a markup of the first FY2019
government funding measures,
helping to advance two bills that
would provide resources for critical
West Virginia priorities.
The markup was the first
convened b~ new Appropriations
Chairman Richard Shelby
(R-Ala.)'. Both bills passed with
overwhelming bipartisan support.
'~roday was .a great start as
we work toward our goal of not
only completing consideration of
our twelve appropriations bills
in committee, but advancing
them to the floor for full Senate
consideration, conferencing with
the House, and getting them to the
president's desk.
The bills we approved in
committee today contain funding
for issues I have fought for since
I came to the Senate--including
investments in broadband,
resources to fightthe opioid
epidemic, and toolsto promote
economicdevelopment through
energy technology and other
mea~s.
These bills also build on the
investments we made through the
omnibus passed earlier this year,"
Senator Capito said.
"I was especially proud to
advocate for the continuation of a
pilot program at the Department of
Agriculture that will receive $425
million to expand broadband access
in rural areas; for an additional
$59 million for the Food and Drug
Administration to combat the drug
crisis; increased funds for fossil
energy research; and language
that continues to promote and
encourage the development of an
ethane storage hub in.Appalachia."