Category Archives: News Updates

Search For Melanie Metheny Continues 5 Years Later

Posted Tuesday, July 19, 2011 ; 12:00 PM Updated Tuesday, July 19, 2011; 12:15 PM The Campbells Creek woman has not been seen since 2006. CHARLESTON — It seemed to be a typical day for Melanie Metheny of Campbell’s Creek. On July 19, 2006 investigators say she dropped off her children at day care. She [...]

Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department Still Searching For Melanie Metheny

Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2011 ; 06:54 PM Updated Tuesday, April 12, 2011; 07:53 PM The Campbells Creek woman has not been seen since 2006. CHARLESTON — It seemed to be a typical day for Melanie Metheny of Campbell’s Creek. On July 19, 2006 investigators say she dropped off her children at day care. She [...]

THREE YEARS ANNIVERSARY

  Disappearence of Young Mother Still Unsolved Reported by:  Atish Baidya July 21, 2009 10:53pm Sandra Metheny has literally surrounded herself with memories of her missing granddaughter Melanie. Three years later, she’s no better than the day she learned Melanie had vanished. “[I'm] not good,” she said. “No better than I was day one.” A [...]

Billboard placed for Melanie Metheny

Billboard placed for Melanie Metheny     Melanie’s Official Family Website http://www.melaniemetheny.com Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/people/Missing-Melanie-Metheny/100000033554980 Twitter http://twitter.com/helpfindmelanie

Wanted’ show to feature missing Belle woman

August 8, 2008 CHARLESTON, W.Va. — “America’s Most Wanted” will air a short informational piece Saturday on Melanie Metheny of Belle, who went missing more than two years ago after she failed to pick up her three children at day care. The FOX television show starts at 9 p.m. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department contacted [...]

Melanie Metheny’s Family Searching for Answers, Reach Out to Community

Posted Saturday, July 19, 2008 ; 06:15 PM Updated Saturday, July 19, 2008 ; 06:47 PM The family wants to make sure it doesn’t happen to someone else. CHARLESTON — Fingerprinting kids and information on staying safe are just a few of the aspects of this educational event in honor of Melanie Metheny. Two years [...]

Search Hits Two Years For Missing Kanawha County Woman

July 15, 2008 Then 21-year-old Melanie Methany went missing July 18, 2006. BELLE, West Virginia — This Saturday marks two years since a Kanawha County woman went missing. Then 21-year-old Melanie Metheny was last seen at this day care center in Belle back on July 19th, 2006. Her minivan was located days later on Charleston’s [...]

New Leads in Case of Missing Mother in Kanawha County

Posted Friday, June 8, 2007 ; 04:44 PM Updated Friday, June 8, 2007 ; 06:39 PM CHARLESTON — Investigators in Kanawha County are choosing their words carefully concerning new developments in the disappearance of Melanie Metheny. Lt. Sean Crosier with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department said he is extremely encouraged by new information that has [...]

Family searches for answers one year after young mother’s disappearance

Posted Thursday, July 19, 2007 ; 06:01 PM Updated Thursday, July 19, 2007 ; 07:35 PM Story by Sara Gavin BELLE  – For the family of Melanie Metheny, the past year has been a slow. “It’s been a long, long year. A horrible year,” said Sandra Winnings, Melanie’s grandmother. It’s also been a year filled [...]

Detectives have no leads in case of missing woman

Friday July 21, 2006 Investigators with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department this morning still had no leads in the search for a missing mother of three. Detectives spent most of the day Thursday interviewing friends, family and other acquaintances who might have information in the disappearance of 21-year-old Melanie Metheny. Investigators searched the Witcher Creek [...]