Mike Rutherford

• Deputy to Seek Sheriff's Office: ; John Rutherford Tells Group He Plans to Run for Brother Mike's Job in 2012

Chief Deputy John D. Rutherford, a long-time lawman and the brother of Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford, reportedly announced he would run for sheriff in the 2012 election. The announcement came at the Upper Kanawha Valley Mayor's Association meeting held at the Belle town hall, said Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper, who was in attendance.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• March 29, 2011

• Old Face in a New Place ; Mike Rutherford, the Former Portland Coach, Finds Talent, Excitement in Westbrook.

Mike Rutherford, the former Portland High baseball coach, stayed away from coaching for a season, but the allure of the game has brought him back. Rutherford is into his second week as the Westbrook High coach. Last week he worked with pitchers and catchers. This week he's greeting the rest of the team for tryouts and indoor practices.

• Portland Press Herald
• April 01, 2008

• Kenova Elementary Unlikely to Reopen

Schoolchildren are unlikely to ever set foot in Kenova Elementary School again, Wayne County school officials said, one day after the nearly century-old building was closed because of structural problems. After recent weeks of heavy rain, a potentially dangerous sinkhole formed outside one of the school's walls, said Wayne County Assistant Superintendent Mike Rutherford.

• Charleston Gazette
• May 16, 2011

• Twenty-Five Years Have Gone, but a Moment Stays Around ; Mike Rutherford, Who Won the Fitzpatrick Trophy for 1982, Still Remembers and This Year Will Present It.

Of the trophies, honors and awards that Mike Rutherford has won during his years of high school and college athletics, he has kept only one: the James J. Fitzpatrick Trophy. That trophy, he believes, is the ultimate accomplishment for any high school athlete in Maine. Twenty-five years after he won the award, it still retains an emotional value.

• Portland Press Herald
• January 18, 2008

• Cape Elizabeth Coach Hired to Lead Portland Baseball ; Todd Day, Who Teaches in Portland, Will Replace Mike Rutherford to Head a Tradition-Laden Program.

Todd Day, who coached Cape Elizabeth to a state baseball title in 2004, has been hired as the Portland High baseball coach. He replaces Mike Rutherford, who resigned in November after 12 seasons.

• Portland Press Herald
• January 05, 2007

• Deep-Six Dispatch

SUFFERN, N.Y. - Rutherford's Mike Paskas spent just six minutes on the mat Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Bergen County George Jockish Holiday Wrestling Tournament. But what he got out of it was immeasurable.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• December 30, 2011

• Ex-Portland Coach: Deering Recruited ; Mike Rutherford Says Deering Enticed a Baseball Player to Transfer, but the Parents Cite Academics.

In the end, Mike Rutherford didn't want to deal with the politics of coaching. The challenge of coaching in the city of Portland has changed," Rutherford said. "At this point in my career I do not want to meet those challenges.

• Portland Press Herald
• November 14, 2006

• Tax Answers Sought On Deputy Gear

Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford wants clarification on recent IRS regulations that could force deputies to pay taxes on uniforms or equipment they use every day. County officials found out about the rules last month, after an IRS representative met with them and explained what items are and are not taxable under federal regulations.

• Charleston Gazette
• September 12, 2011

• Facing Salary Cuts, Kanawha Sheriff Hopes Layoff Can Be Avoided

The Kanawha County sheriff is hoping to avoid eliminating a position in the upcoming fiscal year due to budget cuts hitting all county agencies. During a special budgetary meeting Tuesday, Sheriff Mike Rutherford and Chief Tax Deputy Allen Bleigh announced that they are eliminating about $66,575 from the department's salary line item for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• March 09, 2011

• Sheriff Details Shooting: ; Single Bullet Killed Officer After Suspect Hit Cruisers with Truck

Only one bullet hit Charleston Patrolman Jerry Alan Jones the night he died after a police chase turned violent, according to new information released by investigators. Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford said during a press conference Monday that 16 shots were fired by Charleston police officers the early morning of Sept. 13.

• Charleston Daily Mail
• September 29, 2009