Belington Man Arrested For Forging Credit Card Account A Belington man has been arrested on felony charges for forgery of a credit card. Ronald D. Everson, 49, was arrested on Thursday, June 19, for forgery of a credit card after an investigation by Belington Police Chief D. J. Harris. According to the criminal complaint, Everson used his father’s information to gain a credit card in March 2014. After the victim reported his complaint to the Barbour County Sheriff’s Department, the victim was reportedly advised to take his complaint to the Belington Police Department. On March 19, Chief Harris made contact with Capital One for the records of the allegedly forged credit card account, which allegedly showed that the defendant had, indeed, used his father’s information to gain the account and had used the forged credit card at Sheetz in Belington and several other places, according to the criminal complaint. Everson was arrested on Thursday and is being held in Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $5,000 property/surety bond. General Watson Laid To Rest In Arlington Submitted by Michael W. Talbott Brigadier General Henry Glenn Watson, US Army retired, a Belington native who distinguished himself with his lifelong service to his country, was laid to rest May 14, in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. He departed this life on February 13, 2014, in the WV Veterans Nursing Facility in Clarksburg, WV. Watson was born August 9, 1930, at Cookville, TN, a son of the late James A. and Lennie Ethel (Howard) Watson. He was united in marriage on April 21, 1952, to Barbara Jean Thompson who survives at their home in Belington. Also surviving are two daughters: Glenda Lewis and husband, Mark, and Beverly Watson. General Watson graduated South High School, received a BA Degree from Akron University and went on to serve our country in the United States Army, May 1955. Affectionately known as the Father of the Fife and Drum Corps, BG Watson, then First Lieutenant Watson, was the Corps first Platoon Leader and Officer in Charge. He retired with an Honorable Discharge in July 1984 as a Brigadier General. Watson was highly decorated with honors that include: Legion of Merit/1st Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross “1”, Bronze Star Medal W/ “V” 3rd Oak Leaf Cluster, Meritorious Service Medal W/1st Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Medal W/7th Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Commendation Medal W/5th Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Occupation Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal W/2nd Oak Leaf Cluster, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon “1”, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Parachute Badge, and a General Staff Identification Badge. Michael W. Talbott, funeral director of Talbott Funeral Home in Belington, and Marshal Reed, funeral home attendant, accompanied Watson’s flag-draped casket to Arlington, where full military rites were conducted, including a horse-drawn caisson which carried Mr. Watson to his final resting place. There he was also afforded a Gun and Cannon salute. Soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, helped lay to rest Brigadier General Henry Glenn Watson in Arlington National Cemetery on May 14, 2014. The graveside service was conducted by Chaplain Thomas B. Vaughn Jr. US Army MDV. Belington Council Fills Vacant Seat Belington City Council elected to fill the newly vacated council seat during its June 19 meeting. In a vote that was not unanimous, the council elected Maureen Lasky-Setchell to fill the seat left vacant by former council member Susanne Skidmore, who was forced to vacate the seat as she recently moved out of her district. Lasky-Setchell was voted onto council out of five persons nominated for the seat. Lasky-Setchell was officially sworn in at the meeting. Following her appointment to council, Lasky-Setchell was asked by Mayor Bobby King to provide a positive comment about Belington, a tradition that Mayor King has followed over the past months to draw the council meetings to a close on a positive note. “I can think of a thousand things that are good about Belington,” said Lasky-Setchell. “The thing that I really love about Belington is that Belington is a village, and it takes a village to raise a child. That is one of the things that I really think is remarkable about this town. Everyone here seems to truly have concern for this community as a whole. The people here care about each other and it’s like an extended family.” In other news, the council held the second reading of the electronic device ordinance, which will follow the state code on electronic device usage while driving, but will allow city police to enforce the law under the city’s ordinance rather than state law. Belington City Council will meet again in regular session on Thursday, July 3, at 7:30 p.m. Rhododendron Girls State Inauguration Night The picture shows from left to right: Amber Foster, Kristen Strawder, Jacqueline Boyd, Skylar Foster, Abbey Suder, and Viola Donegia. Six Philip Barbour High School junior girls attended a week-long session of Rhododendron Girls State (RGS), from June 8 through June 13, at Wheeling Jesuit University. The group of 366 “citizens” was the first to be led by a new Girls’ State director, Michelle Sirbaugh. They met and heard from several elected representatives, including Senator Joe Manchin (via video), Congresswoman Shelley Moore-Capito, Governor Tomblin, Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, Treasurer John Perdue, and Judge Ronald Wilson. They received training on Americanism, Citizenship, Leadership, Legislative, and Patriotism. Instruction related to city, county, and state government and the judicial system was given, and those interested in holding office ran their campaigns and gave speeches. Primary Election was held for both the Nationalist and Federalist parties, followed by General Election using actual voting machines. The new RGS governor is Bonnie Walton from Charles Town, WV. Two girls out of the group of 366 were chosen to attend Girls Nation as Senators in Washington, DC this summer. Inauguration night was held on Thursday, and the whole group of girls wore white dresses. All the girls had an opportunity to shine as journalists for the Rhododendron Daily newspaper, as members of the Girls State Band, and to perform each night during Talent Show. One mother shared that all the way home, her car full of citizens sang the RGS songs they had learned and told her all the activities they were involved in. They also said it would be a week of their lives they would never forget, and they had made lifetime new friends! Belington Unit 96 and Philippi Unit 44, American Legion Auxiliary, are proud of the girls for their accomplishments!
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 10:34:16 +0000
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