Larry William Dooley, 74, passed away Tues. Sept. 29, 2015, at his residence in Hurst, Texas, due to Lewy Body Dementia.

Larry was born in Nitro, April 8, 1941, son of the late William (Bill) and Luda Hinzeman Dooley. He graduated from Dupont High School in Belle, in 1959 and then earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in aerospace engineering from West Virginia University. He was employed by Bell Helicopter, Ft. Worth, Texas for 31 years as a Principal Engineer for Handling Qualities, until retiring in 2006. Larry enjoyed golfing, cycling, astronomy, reading and music. He was also a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church of Hurst and the Questers Sunday School class.

Larry is survived by his wife of 52 years, Lana DeVault Dooley; son, Brad; daughter-in-law, April; grandchildren, Kaitlyn and triplets, Patrick, Liam and Owen; son, Steven; daughter-in-law Kirsten; grandchildren, Trevor and Colin.

The family requests memorial contributions be made in Larry's memory to the First United Methodist Church of Hurst Music Department (PO Box 1461, Hurst, TX 76053) or to VITAS Healthcare (www.vitas.com/about-us/how-to-donate).

The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tues. Oct. 6, at Ford Funeral Home, Ford Chapel, 201 Columbia St., Fairmont, WV 26554. The funeral service will be held in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Tues. Oct. 6, with Reverend Jim Kerr and Reverend Jacob Steele officiating. A committal service will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery & Mausoleum in Fairmont.

Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fordfuneralhomes.com.

Susan Collins Crowder, 62, of Hurricane, formerly of Charleston, went home to be with the Lord, Fri. Oct. 2, at Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston, after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease.

Susan was born to the late Samuel and Sybil Perry Collins. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother. She dedicated 30 years of employment to Verizon telephone company and the CWA. She enjoyed art and music.

Surviving is her loving husband of 31 years, Richard Crowder; sons, Samuel, Alex and Ritchie; daughters, Aimee and Kelly; grandchildren, Sybil Morgan Crowder, Colton Tucker, Colin, Amanda, Megan, Mackenzie Crowder, and Zach Landers; great-grandchildren, Ava Jackson, June Jackson, Terrence Eggleston.

Service will be 5 p.m. Tues. Oct. 6, at the Hafer Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Perry Cemetery, Pinch Ridge. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to www.haferfuneralhome.net. Hafer Funeral Home, 50 North Pinch Rd., Elkview is assisting the family.

Shirley Ann Canter, 70, of Widen, died Fri. Oct. 2, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Tues. Oct. 6, in the Waters Funeral Chapel at Summersville. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral chapel Tues.

William (Bill) Alexander Byus, III, 78, of Hurricane, formerly of Charleston, passed away peacefully October 2, 2015. He was born in Charleston, October 8, 1936.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William A. Byus, Jr. and Naomi Aulene Whited; sister, Charlotte Anne Maddox Richardson; son-in-law, Dana Allan Villeme; step-daughter, Jane Fleetwood Pattison.

He is survived by his wife, Catherine Pattison Byus; his daughter, Heather Byus Villeme of Martinsburg; step-daughter, Catherine Pattison Brown of Bainbridge, Ga.; step-son, Frederick "Fritz" Starrett Pattison of Atlanta, Ga.; two nieces, Cynthia Grooms, of Chesterfield, Va. and Ann Wainright Richardson of Charlottesville, Va.; and one nephew, Mark Andrew Maddox of Providence Forge, Va.; four step-grandchildren; cousins; great-nieces and great-nephews.

Bill graduated from Charleston High School in 1954. He enjoyed playing the bass drum in the Charleston High School Mountain Lion Band, under the direction of Robert G. Williams. He was a loyal alumnus and an active member of the Class Reunion Committee.

Bill served in the Army as an M.P. in Munich, Germany. He graduated from Morris Harvey College in 1963 with dual degrees in Accounting and Business Administration. He worked as an accountant in budget and accounts payable for several Agencies of the State of WV and retired after 34 years of service.

Bill was a longtime member of Asbury Methodist Church in Charleston. His family had worshipped at Asbury. He was proud that his grandfather, William A Byus, "The Old Country Preacher," a renowned ordained minister of his time, had been the minister of Asbury and that Bill's father, William A. Byus, Jr., was born in the parsonage. In recent years, he moved to Hurricane and became an active member of St. Timothy's In the Valley Episcopal Church, in Hurricane, WV. He served on the Vestry, was Junior Warden, sang in the choir, participated in Bible study, and was in charge of the landscaping and upkeep of the church grounds, including the memorial garden given in his honor.

He was a 50 year member of Charleston Lodge No. 153 AF and AM, Scottish Rite Bodies, and Beni Kedem Shriners. He participated in the Putnam County Fair Board, and was former Chairman of Putnam County Parks and Recreation Commission.

Bill was very talented and used his skills to help others. As a young man, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He then participated in the Explorer Program and later served as a Scout Master. He was a gracious host and enjoyed cooking and grilling BBQ for his family and friends. As usual, he also was proficient in his gardening, became a Master Gardener and landscaped garden areas for his church and the community. He helped form and was the first President of the Putnam County Master Gardeners. He was an avid golfer and bowler and participated in the WV State Employee golf and bowling leagues. He will be missed by all who knew him.

A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Oct. 5, at St. Timothy's in the Valley Episcopal Church in Hurricane, WV with The Rev. Cheryl Winter officiating. Friends may call from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 4, at St. Timothy's In the Valley Episcopal Church 3434 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane WV. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations may be made to: St Timothy's In the Valley Episcopal Church, landscaping fund, PO Box 424, Hurricane, WV 25526 or Hubbard Hospice 4605 MacCorkle Ave, South Charleston, WV 25309.

Ladonna Johnson Butcher, 49, of Chapmanville, died Sept. 30, 2015. Service will be 11 a.m. Tues. Oct. 6, at Freeman Funeral Home, Chapmanville. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mon. Oct. 5, at the funeral home. Freeman Funeral Home, Chapmanville is in charge of the arrangements.

Glenva F. Blaker, 88, of St. Albans, passed away Fri. Oct. 2, at Genesis Putnam Center, Hurricane.

Born May 29, 1927, at St. Albans to the late Harold Gordon and Etna Kidd Connery. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Willard Lester Blaker; and brother, Edward Connery.

She was retired from A.W. Cox Department Store, St. Albans.

Surviving are her loving daughter and son-in-law, Patricia M. and Steve Hamrick of St. Albans; sisters, Eva Stephens and Ramona Tidd, both of Hurricane, Vada Carpenter of Melbourne, Fla. Also surviving are six grandchildren; and several great grandchildren.

Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Mon. Oct. 5, at Teays Hill Cemetery, St. Albans.

You may share memories or condolences with the family at www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.

Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, family owned and located at 409 Sixth Ave., St. Albans is honored to serve the Blaker family.

Bobbie Lee Hudnall Bess, a 58 year resident of Nitro, passed from this life into the arms of her Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ, Sat. Oct. 3, 2015.

She was born in March 29, 1931, at Ward, W.Va., and was a graduate of East Bank High School and a homemaker. She was a member of Community Church of Teays Valley in Hurricane.

Bobbie was proceeded in death by her parents, Orville and Arizona Hudnall; sisters, Madeline Rice, Lucille Casto, June Dalton; and brother, Marvin Hudnall.

Bobbie is survived by her husband of 64 years, Lowell; her sons and their wives, David and Jackie of Nitro, Terry and Maria of San Antonio, Texas; granddaughters, Rebekah Marshall of St. Albans, Cecilia (Chris) Trevino of White Sands, N.M., Abigail (Cameron) Temple of St. Albans; grandsons, Peter Bess (Rebecca) of Butler, Pa. and Terry Bess Jr. of San Antonio, Texas; great-grandchildren, Tyler, Alexis, Elizabeth and Nathan Marshall of St. Albans, Jennibelle and Christopher Trevino of White Sands, N.M., Mackenzie and Charis Temple of St. Albans; special sons, Jack Higginbotham of Nitro and Mike (Joan) Isble of Scott Depot; and special daughters, Pam Hatfield and Deloris Willard, both of Nitro.

Bobbie's family want to acknowledge the special care given by Marilyn Campbell, Debbie Steffick and Jeff and Alesha from Mt. Home Care.

Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tues. Oct. 6, at Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, St. Albans with Pastor Terry Hogue officiating. Burial will be at Cunningham Memorial Park, St. Albans. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Mon. at the funeral home.

You may share memories or condolences with the family at www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com.

Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, family owned and located at 409 Sixth Ave., St. Albans is honored to serve the Bess family.

Alma Lou Bailes, 99, of Grimms Landing, passed away Sat. Oct. 3, 2015, at Teays Valley Center, following a short illness. She was a lifelong homemaker and longtime member of Oma Chapel Church. Alma was very dedicated to her church and served as treasurer for many years.

Born March 7, 1916, in Putnam County, she was the daughter of the late Noah and Virgie Wolfe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 64 years, Stanley S. "Budge" Bailes; two brothers; and three sisters.

Alma is survived by several nieces, nephews and a host of church family. The family would like to thank her caregivers, Helen Bowers, Loraine Rhodes, Kathy Eads, Melvina Tucker, Lisa Mitchell and Sharon Willet for the excellent care they provided over the years.

Funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tues. Oct. 6, at Raynes Funeral Home, Buffalo with Rev. Randy Parsons officiating. Burial will follow at Tucker Cemetery, Grimms Landing.The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to the family and the online guestbook signed by visiting www.raynesfuneralhome.com. Raynes Funeral Home, 20072 Charleston Road, Buffalo, WV is in charge of arrangements.

Vaughn Reagan Allen, 50, of Baisden, died Oct. 1, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Tues. Oct. 6, at the Mounts Funeral Home Chapel, Gilbert. To honor his wishes, he will be cremated.

Adkins, Kermit — 1 p.m., Koontz Funeral Home, Hamlin.

Cavendish, Ed — 2 p.m., Wallace & Wallace Chapel, Rainelle.

Davis, Howard G. — 1 p.m., Rose & Quesenberry Peace Chapel, Beckley.

Hastings, Norma A. — 2 p.m., Asbury United Methodist Church Sanctuary, Charleston.

Hawley, Jerry N. — 2 p.m., Rock Branch Independent Church, Nitro.

Hoffman, Sandy — 12:30 p.m., Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home Chapel, Ansted.

Holstein, Pauline — 2 p.m., Handley Funeral Home, Danville.

Huffman, Ruth — 2:30 p.m., Old Greenbrier Baptist Church, Alderson.

Knuckles, Gregory — 2 p.m., Keller Funeral Home, Dunbar.

Matheny, Rebecca — 2 p.m., Pine Grove Church, Leon.

McKay, Eleanor — 2 p.m., Casto Funeral Home Chapel, Ravenswood.

Spurlock, Howard — 3 p.m., Barlow Bonsall Funeral Home, Charleston.

Utterback, Oliver P. — 2 p.m., Underwood Youth Center, West Virginia State Fairgrounds, Lewisburg.

WASHINGTON - Reading former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's new memoir of the financial crisis - "The Courage to Act" - you are reminded how lucky we are.

Despite a disappointingly slow economic recovery, it could have been much, much worse. The conventional wisdom is that we have dodged a second Great Depression, when the unemployment rate reached 25 percent. Nothing in Bernanke's account contradicts that conclusion.

If ever Main Street depended on Wall Street - an unpopular reality that Bernanke kept repeating during the crisis' darkest days - this was it. Businesses need credit to finance new investment, to smooth seasonal fluctuations and to cover daily expenses.

As firms lost access to credit, or feared doing so, they saw their survival at stake. They conserved cash by any means available. They stopped hiring, started firing and delayed investment projects. From September 2008 to February 2010, payroll employment fell by 7.1 million.

The Fed helped check this downward spiral before what we now call the Great Recession became another Great Depression.

With private lenders on strike, the Fed temporarily provided funds as "lender of last resort." Its complex lending programs supported banks, securities dealers, money market funds, foreign lenders and the commercial paper market. The amounts were stupendous. At one point, lending through the traditional "discount" window approached $900 billion.

How does Bernanke's memoir add to our knowledge?

For starters, it gives new credibility to his claim that the Fed couldn't have prevented Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy in September 2008. Recall that Lehman's collapse triggered the financial panic. Recall also that Bernanke had argued that the Fed couldn't lend to Lehman because the Fed needed collateral and Lehman didn't have any (it was insolvent; its debts exceeded its assets).

What makes this claim more believable now are the results of Lehman's bankruptcy, which Bernanke cites. Losses were estimated near $200 billion and many creditors got only 25 cents on the dollar. (The subsequent $85 billion Fed loan to AIG, the giant insurer, did not suffer this defect; there was collateral.)

Next, Bernanke provides instructive numbers to explain why the financial system was so vulnerable. Years ago, banks dominated the system and got their funds mainly from household and business deposits. These were largely immune to panic because most were government insured.

But in recent decades, a "wholesale" market for funds had developed consisting of the spare cash of corporations, pension funds, wealthy individuals and others. These uninsured funds were lent to banks and other financial institutions for short periods, often overnight.

By late 2006, wholesale funds totaled $5.6 trillion, exceeding insured deposits of $4.1 trillion. It was the abrupt withdrawal of these funds that drove panic and threatened the financial system with collapse.

Finally, Bernanke convincingly argues that this financial panic - and not defaults on subprime home mortgages - was the crux of the crisis. Subprime loans represented about 13 percent of outstanding home mortgages, he says. Though they triggered the crisis, their losses alone could have been absorbed by the financial system.

The real economic damage, he contends, stemmed from the chaotic side effects of the mortgage write-downs: fears of more losses in other types of loans (credit card debt, auto loans); falling bond prices as financial institutions dumped "toxic" securities; and the flight of wholesale funds from banks, investment banks and others (much of their cash went into U.S. Treasury securities).

Thus battered, the financial system became comatose. It no longer provided credit where it was needed. The calamitous chain reaction for spending, production, jobs and confidence followed. The "financial turmoil," writes Bernanke, "had direct consequences for Main Street."

Up to a point, all this rings true. Still, as a theory of the crisis, it's incomplete.

Financial crises are not entirely random events. The system has to be vulnerable to a shock. Bernanke identifies one vulnerability, wholesale funding. But there was a larger source of vulnerability: the very prosperity that Americans had enjoyed for a quarter of a century.

During this period, there were only two mild recessions. Inflation and interest rates declined. Stock and home prices increased. Feeling richer, Americans borrowed more and spent more. From 1982 to 2007, consumer spending went from 62 percent of the economy (gross domestic product) to 67 percent.

The good fortune had consequences. It nurtured overconfidence. The economy appeared to be less risky, in part because the Fed seemed capable of quickly defusing any serious threat to prosperity. The behaviors that ultimately led to the crisis - lax lending standards, more borrowing - were encouraged, because the economic landscape seemed less threatening.

Too much pleasing prosperity led to crippling instability. That's a central lesson of the crisis. Bernanke doesn't acknowledge the troubling implications; in fairness, hardly anyone else does either.

BRUSSELS - The world's biggest beer maker clinched a deal Tuesday to take over its nearest rival in a bid to stave off the megabrewers' most serious problems: the surge in popularity of craft brews and weakening sales in the rich markets of the U.S. and Europe.

SABMiller accepted in principle a takeover bid worth 69 billion pounds ($106 billion) from Anheuser Busch InBev in a deal that seeks strength in size. The combined company would control nearly a third of the global market.

Belgium-based AB InBev, already the world's largest brewer, makes Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Beck's. SABMiller, based in London, has Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni and Milwaukee's Best among its 200 or so brands.

AB InBev's determination to close the deal after five attempts shows how established beer brands know they have to act to adapt to shifting global tastes.

In wealthy countries, people are turning to locally brewed beers or other drinks such as wine. In the U.S., craft beer sales account for 10 percent of beer volumes, compared with virtually nothing a few years ago. The same could soon apply in Europe, said Giulio Lombardi, senior director at Fitch Ratings.

"The global beer market overall is largely flat and in some regions is declining as other beverages such as wine continue to penetrate," said John Colley, professor at Warwick Business School in England. "Microbrewers and their highly differentiated cask ales also continue to make progress."

In coming years, beer sales are expected to grow most in emerging economies in regions such as Africa, where SABMiller has a strong presence.

The sheer size of the deal, however, is likely to invite resistance from regulators, notably in the U.S. and China, amid concerns that the merger could stifle competition and reduce consumer choice. In the U.S., any deal is widely expected to require the sale of Miller's stable of beers.

How the companies' dominance might ultimately affect prices for consumers is unclear, but experts say the merger would give the brewers more power to negotiate deals with suppliers, distributors and retailers.

The deal's success would also depend on the combined companies' ability to make savings through job cuts.

"AB InBev has both a reputation and demonstrable track record for being able to effectively extract these savings," Colley said.

He said to "expect substantial redundancies" over the coming year, potentially in head offices and country management teams.

SABMiller employs 69,000 people in 83 countries. AB InBev has 155,000 workers in 25 countries.

Having dismissed previous proposals as undervaluing the company, the directors of SABMiller unanimously agreed to an offer that values each SABMiller share at 44 pounds. SABMiller's two biggest shareholders, Marlboro owner Altria and Colombia's BevCo, would get both cash and shares for their combined 41 percent stake.

AB InBev has until Oct. 28 to come up with a formal offer. In that time, the two sides will work on the terms and conditions of the takeover as well as the financing of the deal.

The markets think the deal is now likely, and SABMiller's shares rose to near the bid price. They closed up 8.4 percent at 39.26 pounds in London. AB InBev's share price rose 1.7 percent to 100 euros in Brussels.

In statements, the two companies said the all-cash offer represents a premium of around 50 percent to SABMiller's share price on Sept. 14, the last trading day before renewed speculation of an approach from AB InBev emerged.

The new company is expected to be based in Belgium, home to AB InBev's current headquarters, where there is a beer tradition dating back to the Middle Ages.

AB InBev has agreed to pay $3 billion to SABMiller if the deal does not close because of failure to get the approval of regulators or AB InBev shareholders.

Most analysts believe the two companies are geographically diverse enough that regulators will not have to scrap the deal outright.

"Approval will be a bit of a challenge but easier than it would be for most deals of this size," said Erik Gordon of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

The global market share of AB InBev and SABMiller together would be about 31 percent, dwarfing the 9 percent of Heineken, the next closest competitor.

Regulators could force the companies to sell some brands.

"The problem jurisdictions will be the U.S. and China," Gordon said. "The Miller-Coors venture in the U.S. probably will be unwound, and some assets will be divested in China."

The Miller line of beers in the U.S. is parked in a joint venture with Molson Coors in which SABMiller owns a 58 percent stake. SABMiller's joint venture in China, CR Snow, with China Resources Enterprise is also tipped to go.

Following Tuesday's announcement, Fitch reiterated that it may downgrade its credit rating on AB InBev.

Lombardi warned about the burden of the combined companies' $125 billion in debt, given the tough market conditions.

Marriages

The following people filed for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Sept. 25 and Oct. 7:

Mark Allen Seabolt, 45 of Charleston and Dereth Jacqueline Fields, 34, of Sissonville.

Christopher Charles Blackmon, 30, and Mary Eri Keiffer, 34, both of Charleston.

Craig Alan Spradling, 30, and Tara Beth Harless, 30, both of South Charleston.

Garrett Paul Hogg, 22, and April Marie Roberts, 21, both of St. Albans.

Todd Edward Carper Jr., 28, and Melissa Marie McClain, 25, both of St. Albans.

Nicholas Michael Chill, 29, of Charleston and Meredith Natalie Rollyson, 25, of Cross Lanes.

Gregory Brian Jesperson, 24, and Patricia Carol Brown, 29, both of Montgomery.

Chad Allen Terry, 25, and Tiffaney Lynn Didlake, 23, both of Charleston.

Derek Leo Lesher, 25, and Stephani Jo Smith, 23, both of Elkview.

Jeffrey Mark Davis, 39, and Jennifer Paige Pack, 40, both of Pratt.

Mark Anthony Risner, 34, and Jessica Ann Duernberger,38, both of Charleston.

Anthony Mark Cherry, 57, and Robin Denise Fairchild, 51, both of Clendenin.

Erik Lane Pauley, 26, and Lexie Kay Puterbaugh, 23, both of South Charleston.

Bradley Scott Thompson, 35, and Lindsey Edrea Stanley, 31, both of Dunbar.

Michael Wayne Core Jr., 22, and Brittany Kay Sigmon, 24, both of Charleston.

Bernard Steve Bowe, 61, and Marjorie Ann Demersman, 49, both of Rand.

Robert David George II, 52, and Lisa Jane Woods, 47, both of Clendenin.

Robert Blain Flake, 37, and Maria Dawn Kiser, 34, both of Charleston.

Amado Rosas, 37, and Ashlee Nicole Nichols, 33, both of Charleston.

Joshua Lemuel Smith-Shimer, 29, and Brittany Leah Vascik, 29, both of Charleston.

Randy Owen Weese, 44, of Clendenin and Charlotte Ann Butcher, 58, of Elkview.

Logan Allen Mitchem, 20, and Kassie Nichole Parsons, 27, both of St. Albans.

Clarence Hagen Huckaby Jr, 52, of Kenna and Florence Seneda Jones, 43, of St. Albans.

Scott Edward Tincher, 46, and Lillian Ann Spurlock, 38, both of Elkview.

Richard Keith Haynes, 44, and Wendi Sue Haynes, 46, both of Charleston.

Christopher Thomas Cadle, 31, and Tina Kaye Butterworth, 28, both of Sissonville.

David Richard Speciale, 24, and Kristina Marie Phillips, 23, both of St. Albans.

James Allen Debolt, 60, and Paula Jean Duff, 64, both of Charleston.

James Earl Gore III, 39, of Charleston and Amber Nicole Warner, 34, of St. Albans.

Robert Allen Jones Jr., 23, and Carla Lou Woods-Shamblin, 23, both of Elkview.

Paul Raymond Barber, 26, and Tessa Marcelen Johnston, 31, both of St. Albans.

Franklin MacArthur Hanson Jr., 51, and Kelly Ann King, 51, both of Cross Lanes.

Cori Thomas Robinson, 22, of Dunbar and Rachael Jenna Roberson,22, of St. Albans.

John Robert Ferrell, 29, of Brooklyn, New York, and Margaret Janice Ann Hively, 28, of Charleston.

Robert Ray Scarberry, 44, and Melissa Dawn Watson, 39, both of St. Albans.

Matthew Shannon Hedrick, 39, and Heather Lane Thompson, 38, both of St. Albans.

Kendrick Edward McElfish, 27, of Cross Lanes and Michelle Lynn Cunningham, 29, of Pinch.

Stephen Paul Solanics, 60, and Barbara Gail Dingess, 66, both of St. Albans.

Ryan Michael Ford, 20, of Powellton and Kristen Lea Sheets, 18, of Belle.

Jason Duane Edwards, 37, and Stacey Lanette Jackson, 36, both of Cross Lanes.

Joshua David Mehall, 35, of Charleston and Stacey Leigh Robinson, 29, of Hurricane.

Rodney Kent Hanna, 53, and Jenivee Dawn Cantrell, 45, both of Charleston.

Timothy Ray Myers, 24, and Christina Alexandria Teal Myers, 24, both of Charleston.

James Robert Fridley, 66, of Clendenin and Chloe Mae Fridley, 61, of Ripley.

Modesto Soriano Montenegro, 26, and Maria-Guadalupe Gallardo Alvarez, 26, both of Cross Lanes.

Steven Ray McFarland Jr., 24, of Charleston and Sarah Nicole Clinton, 21, of Kenna.

Brandon Scott Smith, 33, and Meghann Elizabeth Ferguson, 26, both of Charleston.

Joshua Scott Hudson, 28, and Tara Lynn Foushee, 29, both of South Charleston.

Christopher Jay Hunt, 35, and Catherine Lynn Ginestra, 33, both of Nitro.

Jerry Wayne Myers, 61, and Paula Jean Staats, 61, both of St. Albans.

Bryant Anthony Saunders, 35, and Latasha Nicole Hughes, 30, both of South Charleston.

Raymond Graveland Layher, 36, of Nitro and Angie Lee Ames, 36, of St. Albans.

Ryan Lane Buchanan, 24, of Beckley and Tamara Lynn Davis, 22, of St. Albans.

James August Carbone, 27, of Charleston and Amanda Jean Cross, 28, of Chicago.

Dustin Leon Hicks, 21, and Mallory Kay Yates, 23, both of Charleston.

Jeremy Edward Eren, 34, and Jan Marie Ford, 31, both of South Charleston.

Jonathan Richard Dunn, 22, and Jennifer Renee Duffield, 32, both of Charleston.

Claude Ervin Covert Jr., 49, and Crystal Lynn Epling, 38, both of St. Albans.

Jonathan Ray Holbert, 35, and Erica Lynn Dickerson, 34, both of Charleston.

Wayne Edward Tolley, 48, and Jacqueline Dawn Kessell, 49, both of Charleston.

Jonathan William Crum, 33, and Ashley Nichole Gibson, 31, both of St. Albans.

Donnie Maurice Curry, 47, and Christopher Allen Pack, 33, both of Cross Lanes.

Nicholas Adam Meadows, 29, and Michelle Dawn Casto, 38, both of Cross Lanes.

Jeremiah Michael Dwain Gillispie, 19, of St. Albans and Chynna Rae Johnson, 19, of Hurricane.

Tyler Michael Gardner, 19, of Dunbar and Macala Elizabeth Caudill, 19, of South Charleston.

Timothy Wayne Schoolcraft, 52, and Lisa Dawn Mullins, 46, both of Charleston.

Jeffrey Paul Goodrich II, 26, and Colleen Erin Heaton, 24, both of Charleston.

Divorces

The following people filed for divorce in Kanawha County between Sept. 25 and Oct. 7:

Casey Nicole Parsons from Jeremy Edward Parsons

Diane L. Lovejoy from Mark E. Lovejoy

Katherine June Saunders from Ryane Parks Saunders

Mohamad Aboelmagd from Marwa Abosabaa

Anna Maria Holstein from James Edward Holstein

Nanette Marie Sloan from Kevin Andrew Sloan

Sharon Kay Todd from Keith Ellis Todd

Janelle Feldhaus from Douglas M. Feldhaus

Kevin Eric Parsons from Amy Lynn Parsons

Marvin Ray Welch from Faith Yvonne Welch

Tara Ann Poe from George Allen Poe

Joseph Edward Sigmund from Mary Beth Sigmund

Timothy Rockford Dorsey from Mia Leigh Ross-Dorsey

Terrance Wayne Stanley from Leann Stanley

Kelly Olivea Engle from David Lee Engle

Michelle F. Hoylman from Anthony J. Hoylman

Ann Adair Goldberg from Robert Alan Goldberg

Logan Brooke Harless from Steven Allen Harless

John E. Prouse Jr. from Celia Darlene Prouse

Thomas Root Jr. from Christina Taylor

James Loveless from Kim Loveless

Amanda Marie Mace from Titoe J. Johnson

Shelly Anne Hight from Roger Scott Hight Jr.

Steve Waybright from Sarah Waybright

Demetria E. Plumley from Harold A. Plumley

Tamara Jo Johnson from Steven Chapman Johnson

Sally Ann Deal from Johnny Ray Deal

Bradley Elliot Stephenson from Jessica Lee Stephenson

Kimberly D. Seacrist from Brian K. Seacrist

Brian Scott Blount from Nicole Angela Blount

Timothy Alan Sutton from Beth Ann Sutton

Edward Frances Clark from Joan Lee Clark

Melissa D. Tantinan-Flowers from Jeremy Wayne Flowers

Jessica Sweeney from Charles Sweeney

Adam Michael O'Dell from Brittany Erin O'Dell

Robert Samuel Mobley from Heavenor Marie Mobley

Amber Nichole Burns from Christopher Ray Burns

Ernest Ervin Graves from Denise Davis Cool

Donna Marie Hoffman Greene from Michael Stewart Greene

Jennifer R. George from Joshua A. George

Troy G. Miller from Cynthia A. Miller

Emily Dawn Nelson from Jeremiah Earl Nelson

Amy Joe Carte from Jeremy B. Carte

Nicole L. Wentz from Edward W. Wentz

Melinda Cooksey Wilkinson from Timothy Edward Wilkinson

Property transfers

The following property transfers of $50,000 or more were recorded in Kanawha County between Sept. 25 and Oct. 9:

James A. and Betty L. Estep to Central WV Regional Airport Authority. Lot, Elk District, $180,200.

John and Patricia Holt to David Penix. Lot, Charleston, $165,000.

Arihant LLC to Indu Chowdhury. Lot, Union District, $301,200.

Ken E. and Debra K. O'Dell to John Eric and Lori Beth McCown. Lot, Elk District, $70,000.

Kennon T. and Meredith A. Chambers to Laurinda and Lori L. Hedrick-Litteral. Lot, St. Albans, $135,000.

David H. and Robin S. Claudio to Christina Hinkle. Lot, Union District, $435,000.

James G. and Etta G. Anderson to Christy J. Shaw. Lot, Elk District, $115,500.

Joseph Kyle Cavanaugh to Patricia F. Holmes. Lot, South Charleston, $145,000.

William R. and Mary V. Riggall. Lot, Charleston, $125,000.

Tonya R. Parker to John E. and Stephanie K. Parker. Lot, Charleston, $90,000.

Karen Atkins Wheeler to Kenneth J. and Dortha J. Morris. Lot, St. Albans, $99,800.

Phillip A. and Carla T. McClure to Ashley Lewis Jacobs. Lot, Jefferson District, $95,000.

Sanjoy K. Nath to Bobby John Tanner. Condominium, Charleston, $56,000.

Adam R. and Lisa A. Walters to Tara Adkins. Lot, St. Albans, $143,000.

Marlo Scruggs to Michael J. Reed Sr. Lot, St. Albans, $129,000.

Carol L. Turley to William W. and Kathryn Joyce Tolley. Parcels, St. Albans, $92,000.

Tamara Hyre Craig to Michael A. and Jacqueline J. Blankenship. Lot, Kanawha County, $98,500.

Brooke R. Hylert to William P. Jones. Lot, Charleston, $114,900.

Patrick M. Rawlings to Debra Jean Markle. Lot, Charleston, $115,000.

Travis S. Criner and Elizabeth Nease-Criner to Marc Labossiere and Andrew Nease. Lot, Nitro, $95,000.

Hereford & Riccardi PLLC to Huntington National Bank. Lot, Charleston, $202,624.25.

A&M Properties and Investments LLC and Montani Properties LLC to Tiffany R. and Curtis R. Loy. Lot, Nitro, $77,000.

Samuel M. Williams and Burley A. Williams to Andrew W. and Samantha E. Lester. Lot, Pinch, $189,900.

Douglas Cleo Webster and Mary Margaret Smith to Jerry L. Anderson Jr. Lot, Jefferson District, $139,900.

William H. Parsons II to Texie D. Tate and Jackie D. Tate. Lot, Union District, $88,500.

Richard G. Gush and Summer D. Hartman to Dax A. and Kristen Miller. Lot, St. Albans, $121,000.

Kimberly D. Olsen to Rosa Maria Santis-Chalis. Lot, Dunbar, $75,000.

Sallie E. Robinson to Develop Belle LLC. Parcels, Malden District, $250,000.

Doris J. Tolbert to Develop Belle LLC. Lot, Malden District, $500,000.

Opal P. Higginbotham and Brenda K. Higginbotham Dorsey to Develop Belle LLC. Lot, Malden District, $130,000.

Ralph D. Robinson to Jill E. Dawson. Lot, St. Albans District, $140,000.

Sandra Kay and James P. Walker to Joseph F. Dunn. Lot, Spring Hill District, $122,000.

Derek J. and Cherise M. Good to Charles Eric Fields. Lot, Dunbar, $110,000.

Billy D. and Debra Gail Alford to Gina A. and Nicholas J. Watts. Lot, Union District, $167,000.

Montani Properties LLC and A&M Properties LLC to Amy C. James. Lot, St. Albans, $109,000.

James R. and Melanie A. Vickers to Katie M. Brown. Lot, South Charleston, $190,000.

Marilyn K. Herigstad to Adam W. and Lynn S. Eldridge. Lot, Charleston, $93,500.

Joe R. and Janet C. Howard to Vicki L. Stanley. Lot, Malden District, $151,500.

Ralph H. Chaney II to Richard Lee and Angela Dawn Chaney. Lot, Jefferson District, $57,500.

Ronnie C. and Tasha M. Elswick to Evin N. and Cassandra J. Hamm. Lot, Cabin Creek District, $217,000.

Carl R. Smithers Jr. to Fred Jr. and Peggy R. Kalinoski. Tracts, Elk District, $220,000.

Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc. to Estella M. Stone. Lot, Malden District, $51,218.97.

Subtrax Inc. to RALS ZV Washington LLC. Parcels, Charleston, $700,000.

Subtrax Inc. to RALS ZV MacCorkle LLC. Lots, St. Albans, $800,000.

James G. and Jill Jerabek Harlan to to Michaela Ruth Dawkins. Lot, South Charleston, $124,900.

Maureen Frances Ann Supcoe to Damon L. Ellis. Lot, Charleston, $182,000.

William S. and Nancy J. Tabbert to Robinson Rental Properties LLC. Lot, St. Albans, $96,000.

Karen L. Rodgers to Joseph C. Copley. Lot, Elk District, $149,500.

Christopher E. Johnson and James E. Johnson to Cheryl L. Goebel. Lot, Nitro, $200,000.

Carolyn Vannatter Mundy to Trena F. Adkins. Lot, Union District, $195,000.

Amber Harrison Duncan to Tara N. Beech. Lot, St. Albans, $89,900.

Reta M. Hughes to Abel J. and Cierra L. Walker. Lot, East Bank, $100,000.

Timothy Wyatt and Toni Rae Brown to Harry J. II and Laura K. Richo. Parcels, South Charleston, $211,800.

Diana G. Campbell to Megan Pennington. Lots, Charleston, $90,000.

Zachary A. Hylton to Marc C. Fowler. Lot, Jefferson District, $113,000.

Lynda Joyce Covert, Patricia Lyn McCracken, Jeanette Kay Pauley and Keith E. Pauley to Zachary C. Phalen. Lot, St. Albans, $85,000.

Martha Raver Hacala to James A. Frame, Justin D. Frame and Shannon R. Frame. Lots, Elk District, $165,000.

Seneca Trustees Inc. to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Lot, Union District, $91,700.

Pine Grove Realty Company to T&J Consulting LLC. Parcels, Charleston, $80,000.

Benjamin M. Sheridan and Satoko Sheridan to Richard R. and Julie L. Riley. Lot, St. Albans, $105,000.

3 Guys Realty LLC to Crawford Holdings LLC. Lot, Charleston, $140,000.

Gary L. and Dorothy A. Olcott to Betty R. Wendling. Lot Charleston, $160,000.

Betty M. Nichols to Joshua E. and Amanda B. Humphreys. Lot, Big Sandy District, $150,000.

David Spudich and Ronni Spudich to Erin Magee. Condominium, Loudon District, $132,500.

Thelma Moore, Christopher L. Moore, Carajane Moore and Jerry W. Moore to Rebecca A. Boggs Lanham. Lot, Washington District, $205,000.

David L. Statler Jr. to Dean C. and Stephanie M. Chambers. Lot, Loudon District, $196,500.

Marlies Charbonniez to Minnie L. White. Lot, Charleston Annex District, $230,000.

Restaurant scores

The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department issues non-critical and critical violations. Critical violations are given to incidences that relate directly to the protection of the public from food-borne illness. The incidences are not negotiable and must be corrected immediately. Repetitions of critical violations may lead to enforcement actions or permit suspension. The following restaurants were rated, and the number of critical violations issued are included:

Fifth Quarter Restaurant, 201 Clendenin St.: 8 critical violations. Inspector's comments: The Person in Charge is unable to demonstrate knowledge by having 7 critical violations marked on this inspection; chicken in line reach in cooler 47 degrees F, thrown away; food on salad bar 52-degrees F, thrown away; food on salad bar 52 degrees F, thrown away; rice on prep counter at 97-degrees, thrown away; inside of line cooler is visibly soiled; inside of line prep cooler is visibly soiled; utensils in lo-temperature dish machine are not exposed to the sanitization cycle for the required length of time; cleaning chemical (wiping cloth bucket) stored on food prep counter beside ready to eat food. Upon re-inspection on Oct. 6, the restaurant received no critical violations.

McDonald's, 2535 Mountaineer Blvd., South Charleston: 6

China Gourmet, 34 RHL Blvd., South Charleston: 6

The Blue Parrot, 14 1/2 Capitol St.: 5

Quarry Manor, 699 South Park Road: 5

Texas Steakhouse & Saloon, 103 Alex Lane: 4

Blues BBQ, 1109 Jefferson Road, South Charleston: 4

Fraternal Order of Eagles #519, 404 Virginia St.: 4

Weberwood Elementary School, 732 Gordon Drive, South Charleston: 4

Chick-Fil-A, 509 Mountaineer Blvd., South Charleston: 4

Meadowbrook Go-Mart & Sub Express, 1502 Greenbrier St.: 4

Little India, 1604 Washington St.: 4

Longhorn Steakhouse, 91 RHL Blvd.: 3

Sam's Uptown Café, 28 Capitol St.: 3

Dairy Queen, 8589 North Elk River Road, Clendenin: 3

Eastbrook Center, 3819 Chesterfield Ave.: 3

Bob Evans, 4001 MacCorkle Ave., South Charleston: 3

Buck's Pizza, 505-A S. First Ave., Nitro: 3

Boulevard Tavern, 806 Kanawha Blvd. E.: 3

IHOP, 6308 MacCorkle Ave.: 3

Oak Ridge Center, 1000 Association Drive: 3

Bear's Den, 405 Capitol St.: 3

Schlotzsky's, 4600 MacCorkle Ave., South Charleston: 3

Mimi's, 1107 Fledderjohn Road: 3

Days Inn, 6400 MacCorkle Ave.: 2

Bob Evans, 2809 Mountaineer Blvd.: 2

Scriptures, 4002 MacCorkle Ave.: 2

Gino's Catering Mobile #1, 209 First Ave., Nitro: 2

Sub Express/Pizza Primo Restaurant, 6414 MacCorkle Ave.: 2

Subway, 1001 Warrior Way, Belle: 2

Charleston Surgical Hospital, 1306 Kanawha Blvd.: 2

Charleston Catholic High School Commons, 1033 Virginia St.: 2

Hampton Inn Southridge, 1 Preferred Place, South Charleston: 2

Domino's, 701 Oakwood Road: 1

7-Eleven, 288 Oakwood Road: 1

Papa John's, 4120 MacCorkle Ave. S.E.: 1

Mimi's, 2838 Mountaineer Blvd., South Charleston: 3

Sacred Heart Grade School Cafeteria, 1035 Quarrier St.: 1

Tim Horton's Cafe & Bake Shop, 223 MacCorkle Ave., St. Albans: 1

Highland Hospital, 300 56th St.: 1

Highland Hospital Lunch Room, 300 56th St.: 1

Little Caesars Pizza, 1112 Fledderjohn Road: 1

Swiftwater General Store, 310 Capitol St.: 1

Corner Kitchen, 1701 Bigley Ave.: 1

Kanawha City Elementary School, 3601 Staunton Ave.: 1

Venture Lanes, 6300 McCorkle Ave., St. Albans: 1

Noah's Eclectic Bistro, 110 McFarland St.: 1

Big Joes, 10 Capitol St.: 2

Tudor's Biscuit World, 217 Lee St.:1

Kentucky Fried Chicken, 2 Trace Fork Blvd., South Charleston: 1

Cedar Grove Community School, U.S. 60, Cedar Grove: 1

Penn Station East Coast Subs, 2478 Mountaineer Blvd., South Charleston: 1

Zan & Ann's Kool Treats-Mobile, 1000 Applewood Circle, Sissonville: 1

South Charleston Senior Center, 601 Jefferson Road, South Charleston: 1

Jimmy John's Sandwiches, 32 Capitol St.: 1

Sam's Hot Dog Stand, 211 Hale St.: 1

Manna Meal, 1105 Quarrier St.: 1

Capitol Conference Center, 815 Lee St. E.: 1

Two people allegedly involved in the death of a man in a fall from a ninth-floor window in Charleston were incarcerated at South Central Regional Jail overnight, according to a regional jails employee.

Martez "Quick" Griffin, 23, is charged with one count of felony murder and one count of first-degree robbery, police have previously said. Lisa Ferrebee, 43, is charged with accessory to felony murder and accessory to first-degree robbery.

Both were booked into jail at about 1:20 a.m. They were taken into custody by Arkansas State Police in Little Rock after reportedly fleeing there after the alleged robbery on Sept. 22.

Charleston police charged three men with felony murder and Ferrebee as an accessory after Bryson "B" Ward, of Detroit, died in a fall from the window at Charleston's Vista View Apartments during the alleged robbery. Felony murder is a charge used when someone is killed in the commission of a crime, in this case robbery.

Police said they found Ward dead outside 1311 Renaissance Circle, the result of a fall from the window of apartment 912 shortly before midnight, as well as evidence of a struggle inside the apartment.

Tyler Ferrebee, 23, of Dunbar, and Brian "BK" Parks, 26, of South Charleston were also charged with felony murder and first-degree robbery.

Charleston Police Lt. Steve Cooper, chief of detectives, previously said that several thousand dollars was divided between several people.

Surveillance video shows the three male suspects in the hallway outside the apartment at about the time police received a disturbance call, according to criminal complaints for Parks and Tyler Ferrebee filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court.

Lisa Ferrebee, Griffin's girlfriend, lives in apartment 912, according to the complaints.

A witness told police that Griffin stays off and on in the apartment with her, the complaint says. The witness said she had been with them earlier in the day Sept. 22, and that Griffin had been angry with the victim.

Cooper said Griffin and Ward knew each other from their hometown of Detroit and had traveled back and forth between there and Charleston often.

The day after the death, Tyler Ferrebee, Lisa Ferrebee's son, went to the Charleston Police Department to be interviewed. He said he had been present when Griffin and Parks formed a plan to "steal B's s--- and cut off his" genitals, according to the complaint. He said he agreed to drive them to 1311 Renaissance so they could complete the robbery.

Tyler Ferrebee said Parks and Griffin went into the building while he waited in the car, the complaints say.

He allegedly then took Parks and Griffin to the Dunbar Plaza Hotel. During the ride back, Griffin said, "We beat the hell out of B," according to the complaints.

Tyler Ferrebee said he later learned from Parks' girlfriend that Ward had been killed from a fall from a window, the complaint says. Ferrebee admitted to receiving $2,000 cash from the robbery.

Parks and Tyler Ferrebee were arrested and arraigned in Kanawha Magistrate Court on Sept. 24.

Reach Erin Beck at erin.beck@wvgazette.com, 304-348-5163, Facebook.com/erinbeckwv, or follow @erinbeckwv on Twitter.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - U.S. and West Virginia flags are being lowered at all state-owned facilities.

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin ordered the flags lowered from dawn to dusk Wednesday, the day of memorial services for Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond.

Hammond was one of six U.S. airmen killed when a military transport plane crashed in Afghanistan. Five civilians also were killed.

The 26-year-old Hammond was a 2007 graduate of John Marshall High School in Glen Dale.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is warning West Virginians about a scam involving bogus credit card debt collections.

Morrissey says the callers target consumers about an overdue credit card debt and insist on getting payment information over the phone.

The scam has been around for a while, but it is taking an aggressive upswing. The attorney general's Consumer Protection Division reported Tuesday that it has received around 70 complaint calls per hour. Consumers have claimed to be receiving up to 80 calls a day related to this scam.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia hunters who were selected to participate in this year's limited antlerless deer and bear firearms seasons should be receiving their permits any day now.

Paul Johansen, chief of the Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Section, says the permits have been mailed. The permits will provide 2,220 antlerless deer hunters and 2.995 bear hunters an opportunity to help wildlife biologists meet management objectives in designated areas of the state.

Hunters also can see if they were selected for a permit by logging on to their account at www.wvhunt.com . Johansen said applicants can click on "Enter Lottery" on their home screen, and those who were selected will see the word "picked" in the box beside that respective hunt.

BRAMWELL, W.Va. (AP) - Two Hatfield-McCoy Trail System trails in Boone and Lincoln counties are being closed because the trail land has been sold.

The system will lose 200 miles of ATV trails from the closure of the Little Coal River Trail in Boone County and the Ivy Branch Trail in Lincoln County.

Hatfield-McCoy executive director Jeffrey Lusk tells the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that the trail land had multiple owners. A single company bought all of the land.

Lusk says the trail system will work with the new owner to try and reopen the trails. He says he doesn't yet know the company's identity because the sales are private transactions.

He says the system still has more than 500 miles of trails.

PADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) - A special prosecutor will be appointed to handle criminal charges against Paden City Police Chief Joseph Richardson.

Multiple media outlets report that a Tyler County judge on Tuesday granted prosecutor D. Luke Furbee's request to disqualify his office from the case.

Furbee declined to comment to The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register on the request.

State police arrested the 33-year-old Richardson on Monday on misdemeanor charges of domestic battery and unlawful restraint. He remains free on a $10,000 bond.

Paden City Mayor John Hopkins has said Richardson was suspended pending an investigation. The City Council plans to hold a special meeting on Thursday.

It wasn't immediately known whether Richardson has an attorney. A telephone listing for Richardson couldn't be found.

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders looked to build Wednesday on their strong Democratic presidential debate performances, but the three other Democratic candidates were still seeking traction.

A day after aggressively defending her long public service record and contrasting it with that of Sanders, the Vermont senator who has excited Democrats' liberal base, Clinton remained in Nevada, talking to local media in the early voting state.

Sanders was scheduled to attend a taping of "The Ellen Degeneres Show," which has become a popular stop for presidential hopefuls.

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, meanwhile, told CNN on Wednesday his debate performance showed that "more than two candidates" are seeking the nomination.

Strong performances by Clinton and Sanders also appeared to narrow any opening for a presidential bid by Vice President Joe Biden.

Sanders has built an insurgent campaign that draws huge crowds - nearly always bigger than Clinton's - and boasts far more individual donors than the former secretary of state. But he's still introducing himself to voters nationally - a task made obvious Tuesday night as he had to explain his identity as a "democratic socialist" and decried the focus on Clinton's use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state.

But he made clear that he wasn't necessarily defending Clinton. Rather, he was bemoaning the attention the controversy takes away from other matters, particularly his focus on an uneven economy tilted to those already at the top.

"I think the American people want substantive debate on the issues affecting their families," he told CNN late Tuesday after the debate, during which he outlined his pitch for universal health care, free college tuition and paid family leave, ideas he said he'd pay for with tax hikes on wealthy Americans.

Clinton, meanwhile, already is widely known to the electorate, and she is working methodically not to repeat the mistakes of her 2008 campaign, when then-Sen. Barack Obama used an impressive nuts-and-bolts operation to overtake Clinton's favored campaign.

She defended her record on foreign affairs, including her 2003 vote to authorize the Iraq War - and issue that Obama successfully hammered her on in their primary battle. Clinton used the discussion to align herself with the president, who remains extremely popular among Democratic voters.

"After the (2008) election, he asked me to become secretary of state," she noted. "He valued my judgment, and I spent a lot of time with him in the Situation Room, going over some very difficult issues."

Both Clinton and Sanders camps declared the debate a success.

Sanders' campaign says that he raised more than $1.3 million since the start of the debate and that social media measures showed Sanders led Google searches and some Twitter metrics during and after the debate.

Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a Clinton backer who'd traveled to Las Vegas to watch the debate, could barely contain her glee Wednesday on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" as she assessed Clinton's performance.

"We were just - we were over the moon," she said. Granholm called the debate the "best two hours of the campaign so far."

The exchanges between Sanders and Clinton sometimes left O'Malley, Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb looking for room to talk.

"The two phrases I hear people say again and again are 'we need new leadership' and 'we need to get things done again,"' O'Malley said Wednesday, continuing his thinly veiled criticism of Clinton. He added that he "likes" and "respects" Clinton, but questioned whether her long ties to Wall Street and political financiers are what voters prefer.

"They want a president who is truly independent from those relationships of the past," he said.

Perhaps most important for Clinton, she left many observers wondering whether Biden still has an opening for a late entry into the race.

David Axelrod, an unaligned Democratic strategist who helped mastermind Obama's 2008 campaign, said on Wednesday Clinton emerged stronger with a "very self-assured, powerful performance" that should give Biden pause, while Sanders had a strong performance but still fell short of projecting the persona of a nominee. Sanders, he said, appears to be running to pull the party leftward.

O'Malley, Axelrod told CNN, had a "strong night" but didn't perform "in such a way that he will catapult up into the mix." Webb and Chafee, he said, "came in as unknowns. They left people wondering why they were there."

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Barrow reported from Atlanta. Follow the reporters on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BillBarrowAP and https://twitter.com/bykowicz .

This story has been corrected to show that Sanders' campaign says that he raised more than $1.3 million since the start of the debate, not $4 million.