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‘We didn’t choose this:’ Mingo locals voice frustration, worry to WV DEP over proposed power plants
by Caity Coyne, West Virginia Watch September 22, 2025 GILBERT, W.Va. — At a public hearing last Thursday for two proposed natural gas plants in Mingo County, resident Pam Surber had a message for regulators from the state Department of Environmental Protection: “We were here first.” At 63 years old — and turning 64 in
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Former sheriff candidate arrested on soliciting a minor for sex charge
BY RACHEL DOVEMOUNTAIN CITIZEN MONROE COUNTY, W.Va. — A former Gilbert, W.Va., resident who was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of sheriff in Mingo County has found himself on the wrong side of the law and is currently incarcerated in the Southern Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash bond. According to information provided by


