Moorefield Examiner

12/17/2024

12/12/2024

Two County Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies took place on Wednesday December 11, 2024. The new track at Moorefield Middle School and the completion of phase three construction at the Hardy County Rod and Gun Club's Clubhouse. Stay tuned for further details.

05/24/2024

THOMAS REUNION. May 26, Bingo Pavilion, Moorefield Town Park. Covered dish! All welcome. 12:30 p.m. until complete.

05/16/2024

First, each of the previous posted is by party. The last one/most recent post is the non-partisan races. Second, here’s a decent rundown on the State election from the WV Press Association:

https://wvpress.org/breaking-news/while-justice-and-morrisey-win-republican-nominations-blairs-loss-means-big-changes-ahead/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2LnqXCFZefVWeG5RQdaKiAgh7EvBAgpNipcXbiBDDABg89WSCTJC2cz7k_aem_AanZ9L-EE_cXzgKHuURbSEOxrpo8LjSMSMkX91GMqslysJjdWsbTjKRvE0psWgmhEzPoVN7gD1yLDePGaaKYun_Y

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.VA. -- With Tuesday’s primary elections now in the books, West Virginia is guaranteed to have a

05/15/2024

I'll come back shortly with the State numbers; some winners are different than ours.

05/15/2024

UNOFFICIAL Primary Election Winners, Hardy County:

Total registered voters in Hardy: 9201
Ballots cast in Hardy County: 2677
Voter Turnout, Hardy County: 29.09%

Non-Partisan Offices
Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals, Div 1: Haley Bunn, 1715 of 1727 votes cast (no competition)
Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals, Div 2: Charles V. Trump IV, 1702 of 1714 votes cast (no competition)
Judge, Intermediate Court of Appeals, Div 1: S. Ryan White, 925 of 1836 votes cast
Circuit Court Judge, Div 1: H. Charles Carl III, 2015 of 2019 (no comp)
Circuit Court Judge, Div 2: John H. Treadway, Jr. 1511 of 2553
Family Court Judge, 25th Family Circuit Court: Jeffrey Roth, 1962 of 1977 (no comp)
Magistrate, Div 1: Craig Allen Hose, 2309 of 2315 (no comp)
Magistrate, Div 2: WJ. JR Keplinger, 1243 of 2408
Board of Education: Janet Clayton Rose (1267) and Roy P. Harper (1861)
Conservation District Supervisor: George T. Leatherman III, 2200 of 2208 (no comp)

Wardensville City Clerk/Recorder: Jacqueline McGinnis, 37 of 37 (no comp)
Wardensville Council: Greg Alderman (27) and Michael Funkhouser (31)

05/15/2024

UNOFFICIAL Primary Election Winners, Hardy County:

Total registered voters in Hardy: 9201
Ballots cast in Hardy County: 2677
Voter Turnout, Hardy County: 29.09%

Mountain -- 5 ballots cast of 27 registered voters
President: Jill Stein, 3 votes of 3 ballots cast (no competition)
Governor: Chase Linko-Looper, 4 of 4 (no comp)
State Senator: Betsy Orndorff-Sayers, 4 of 4 (no comp)

05/15/2024

UNOFFICIAL Primary Election Winners, Hardy County:

Total registered voters in Hardy: 9201
Ballots cast in Hardy County: 2677
Voter Turnout, Hardy County: 29.09%

Democrats -- 920 ballots cast; 2663 registered voters
President: Joe Biden, 428 of 676 votes cast
US Senator: Glenn Elliott, 346 of 729 votes cast
House of Reps, 2nd Dist: Steve Wendelin, 687 of 687 (no compedition)
Governor: Steve Williams, 635 of 635 (no competition)
Sec of State: Thornton Cooper, 589 of 589 (no comp)
Auditor: Mary Ann Roebuck Claytor, 598 of 598 (no comp)
Ag Commissioner: Deborah Stiles, 634 of 634 (no comp)
Attorney General: Teresa Toriseva, 384 of 683
County Commission: Phillip Fertig, 672 of 672 (no comp)
Prosecuting Attorney: Lucas See, 494 of 494 (no comp)
Surveyor: David Jopling, 757 of 757 (no comp)

05/15/2024

UNOFFICIAL Primary Election Winners, Hardy County:

Total registered voters in Hardy: 9201
Ballots cast in Hardy County: 2677
Voter Turnout, Hardy County: 29.09%

Republicans -- 1684 ballots cast/of 3737 possible
President: Donald Trump, 1502 votes of 1650 votes cast
US Senator: Jim Justice, 757 votes of 1651 votes cast
US House of Reps, 2nd District: Riley Moore, 700 votes of 1455 votes cast
Governor: Patrick Morrisey, 747 votes of 1639 votes cast
Sec of State: Kris Warner, 682 votes of 1429 votes cast
Auditor: Eric Householder, 563 votes of 1365 votes cast
Treasurer: Larry Pack, 1174 of 1174 (no competition)
Ag Commissioner: Kent Leonhardt, 883 votes of 1421 votes cast
Attorney General: JB McCuskey, 844 votes of 1339 votes cast
State Senator: Randy Smith, 1225 of 1225 (no competition)
House of Del: Bryan Ward, 1408 of 1408 (no competition)
County Commission: David J. Workman, 1399 of 1399 (no competition)
Prosecuting Attorney: Jeffrey Weatherholt, 1242 of 1242 (no comp)
Sheriff: Steven R. Dawson, 1226 of 1226 (no comp)
Assessor: Jim Wratchford, 1419 of 1419 (no comp)

05/15/2024

Until I get in, here’s a link. You can search and find Hardy County. When we left the courthouse, the numbers reflected on this site were not yet correct.

MEDIA ADVISORY: The WV Secretary of State's secure reporting website for Primary Election results will be live tonight.
The site can be found at https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/120641/web.317647/ #/summary
All results are unofficial until the election is certified after canvassing on May 20.

05/15/2024

Trouble with internet in courthouse, will post totals. If you have questions, send them. Count ongoing.

04/10/2024

VALLEY VIEW GREENHOUSE IN MATHIAS IS NOT CLOSING, AND NOT HOLDING A 50% OFF SALE. WE RAN THE WRONG AD.

03/26/2024

From the Forestry Folks:
Residents will see increased smoke in the Waites Run fire areas starting today. Todays smoke is from burning pockets of unburnt fuel and securing the fire line. A larger operation is planned for tomorrow and is expected to produce more smoke.

Firefighters will use strategic firing operations to bring uncontrolled fire to a more manageable location within fire control lines. Strategic firing operations are also used to bring fire to a specific control feature (road, trail, handline, dozer line) where firefighters can safely and effectively manage and monitor the fire. Strategic firing operations can be conducted on the ground by hand, by helicopter or drone when conditions are too dangerous to place firefighters in the area.

03/22/2024

If you have before and after photos from the fires in Hardy County, email them with subject heading "Hardy County Before and After" to [email protected] or [email protected]. Include date of the "after" photo, and location. If you know who took the photo, send us the name for credit. Send by Sunday night, March 24, for inclusion in the March 27 newspaper. Be safe, All.

03/20/2024

They print the Examiner. From my perspective, if you want to know why we're struggling, this covers a lot of it. If you see an old Examiner -- 20 years or more -- look how many ads there are, compared to now. Just the classifieds used to be a page or more, and is now barely a third of a page. Other increases -- postage, gas, electricity -- increase our costs, which if passed along, result in fewer people advertising.

Print newspapers used to be all around us, in small towns, big cities, and on the national level. Why have they become less viable?