Business owner, state continue legal fight over masking, stay-at-home orders | News, Sports, Jobs
sadams@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — The owners of a restaurant in Putnam County filed a response Monday to a motion to dismiss by attorneys for Gov. Jim Justice in a case seeking to overturn his indoor mask order, his earlier stay-at-home order, and the COVID-19 guidelines for businesses. A court filing Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia by attorneys for Andrew and Ashley Stewart, owners of Bridge Cafe and Bistro in Putnam County, responded to a motion to dismiss filed Dec. 7 by Justice. The Stewarts filed a complaint against the state, the Putn...