Dunbar man gets four years in prison
A Kanawha Circuit judge has sentenced a Dunbar man to four yearsin prison for shooting at a house in a fit of anger.
Eric Shane McIntyre, 24, is ready to serve time for opening fireon an Elkview house, said his lawyer, Theresa Chisolm, during thesentencing hearing Tuesday in Judge Paul Zakaib's courtroom.
One of the rounds entered the house and barely missed a mansleeping in his bed.
'I'm sorry for what I did,' McIntyre said. 'I was angry, and I letit get the best of me.'
Two of the residents of the house, Eric and Charles Osborne, saidthey were satisfied with the sentence. But they said the November2002 incident robbed them of the security they once felt inside theirhome.
'My wife's just scared to death,' Charles Osborne said. 'We livein the country. We've never even had to lock our doors before. We donow.'
McIntyre said he opened fire at the Osbornes' house because hebelieved his ex-girlfriend, Sarah Parsons, was having a relationshipwith Eric Osborne.
Eric Osborne said he was just friends with Parsons.
'I have never even seen Eric McIntyre before, and I'm sure he'snever seen me,' he said. 'So I don't see any point in him coming upto my house and shooting.'
Ex-DMV worker charged with taking bribes
Federal prosecutors have charged a former state Division of MotorVehicles worker with accepting bribes from commercial truckoperators.
Rosemary Settle, 52, of Charleston was charged with wire fraud inconnection with the case, according to a federal information releasedMonday.
The information is not a finding of guilt, but indicates thatSettle is cooperating with prosecutors in the case.
From 1997 to 2000, Settle used her customer service job at the DMVoffices in Charleston to illegally obtain West Virginia registrationsfor commercial trucks operated by Kentucky businesses, according tothe information.
Registering trucks in West Virginia is cheaper than it is inKentucky, according to the information.
To get a West Virginia license plate, though, a commercial truck'sowner must prove it has a business location in the state.
Prosecutors said Settle agreed to ignore that requirement forcertain Kentucky-based truck operators connected to an unnamedKentucky woman.
In exchange, the woman paid Settle at least $300, according to theinformation.
Health group plans to buy network
One of the few health maintenance organizations in the state,located in the Northern Panhandle, is planning to purchase the 86,000-member HomeTown Health Network from its Akron, Ohio, owner.
The Health Plan of the Upper Ohio Valley, a provider-owned, not-for-profit health insurance company, will pay $13 million over ayear.
The Ohio Department of Insurance is reviewing the purchase.
The Health Plan, whose corporate office is in Wheeling, servespatients in Ohio and West Virginia.
HomeTown will operate as a subsidiary of the Health Plan, whichshowed $1.4 million in net income on revenues of $557 million lastyear.
This is the first time the Health Plan has engineered such a deal,said spokesman David Mathieu.
Parkinson's group plans Thursday meeting
The Charleston-area Parkinson's Support Group will meet from 2 to3 p.m. Thursday at the First Presbyterian Church Activities Building,Room A-204.
It is wheelchair accessible.
The meeting will focus on sharing and caring to encourage thosewho have the disorder and their caregivers. This will be the last get-together until September.
Dale Epperly, one of the group's organizers, said the group woulddiscuss promising developments and research in Parkinson's.
For more information, call Epperly at 741-0939.
Educational society plans convention
Delta Kappa Gamma Educational Society, an organization of femaleeducators, will hold its annual West Virginia convention this weekendat the Town Center Marriott.
About 150 women are expected to hone their teaching skills.Keynote speaker will be Charleston writer Sarah Sullivan, who is bestknown for her picture books Root Beer and Banana plus Your Brother,Mike.
For more information about the convention, call Ann Stowers at 342-2288.
