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Lenore VFD Easter egg hunt draws crowd, honors chief with award
BY ANNIE HOLLER MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LENORE, W.Va. — More than 100 children and their families turned out Saturday for the Lenore Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Easter egg hunt, an afternoon packed with prizes, food, family fun and a surprise honor for the department’s longtime chief. According to Assistant Chief Skipper Farris, the event drew a
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Kirk family purchases Mingo County drag strip
Dubbed 304 Motorsports Park, racing family has big plans for facility BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LENORE, W.Va. — The transfer of the ownership of the Twin Branch Drag Strip property from the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority (MCRA) to a longtime drag racer and businessman Doug Kirk and a couple of close family members is
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Mingo woman killed in weekend crash
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LENORE, W.Va. — Law enforcement is investigating the traffic fatality where a woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday in Mingo County. West Virginia State Police said Mellisa Copley, 52, of Delbarton, died after losing control of her vehicle at around 2:30 p.m. on Laurel Creek Road near Lenore. Copley was
