Protesters block Litwar bridge halts McDowell students
Eight protesters at the Litwar bridge near Panther prevent eight McDowell County buses from crossing and keep over 70 Panther Elementary students home. About 200 Jaeger High and Jaeger Intermediate pupils were absent as roads remain unsafe after recent flooding and rains. Police and Highway officials are coordinating with the school system to address the concerns.
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Jaeger
McDowell County
Litwar
Panther
Per L.A. Bailes
Welch Detachment
State Police
Cone
Litwar Bridge
Bailes
Kenneth Roberts
Department of Highways
Roberts
Litnar
Panther Elementary
Jaeger High School
Jaeger Intermediate School
Nixon suffers stroke at 81 in New Jersey home
Former president Richard Nixon, 81, suffered a stroke at his Park Ridge New Jersey residence at 5 45 p.m. He was taken by ambulance to New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center and listed in stable condition. He remained conscious and was being treated with blood thinners.
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Richard Nixon
Nixon
Park Ridge
N.J
New York Hospital
Cornell Medical Center
Kathy O'Connor
O'Connor
Former Miss Williamsburg arraigned on multiple charges
Tracy M. Lippard, 22, a former Miss Williamsburg and Miss Virginia contestant, was arraigned in Greenbrier County Circuit Court on multiple counts including attempted murder and carrying a concealed weapon. The case, involving a plot against Melissa Weikle and her parents, was continued to late July with Lippard free on 42000 dollar bond.
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Lewisburg
Virginia
Tracy M. Lippard
Charlotteville
Greenbrier
Lippard
Williamsburg
Melissa Weikle
Rodney
Carlynn
T A Scott
High Point
N.C
Lip
Wei
Weikles
Rodney Weikle
Sou
Secret Service
Wethher Hles
Neighborhood Watch kickoff downtown Bluefield meeting notice
Today at 7 p m Main Street Bluefield starts a Neighborhood Watch in the downtown area with a planning session at Craft Memorial Library. Call 325 5442 to register for arrangements. Also note reorganizational meeting at Princeton Public Library Annex for a Friends group and Red Cross board meeting at First Presbyterian Bluefield tonight.
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Main Street
Bluefield
Craft Memorial Library
Princeton Public Library
Friends of the Library Group
East River Mountain Area
American Red Cross
First Presbyterian Church
Princeton City Attorneys Reject Recreation Center Transfer Plan
Princeton City Attorney Robert Carr urges keeping the Princeton Recreation Center under city control noting long history and youth benefits. He criticizes public comments as speculative while outlining a possible 30 year foundation lease with conditions and a required deed transfer from Mercer County Building Commission for the 1.22 acre site.
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Princeton
Princeton Recreation Center
Princeton Community Hospital Foundation
Robert Carr
PCH Foundation
Carr
Princeton Recreation
Mercer County Building Commission
Cedar chest saves memories after two fires in Rinceton
Donna and Robert Charles faced two devastating fires, the 1993 blaze destroying their home and leaving cherished keepsakes saved in a cedar chest. The chest, damaged but salvaging baby books and photos, inspired Lane Furniture to replace it with a new Lane cedar chest after Mrs. Charles wrote to the company.
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Rinceton
Donna
Robert Charles
Mrs. Charles
Charles
Bob
Sara Tomchin
Tomchin Furniture
Princeton
Lane
Lane Company
Alta Vista
Donna Charles
Educating for organ donations in West Virginia week
CORE reports 35 organ donations last year in West Virginia doubling prior years. National and Tissue Donation Awareness Week runs April 17 23 to boost understanding about donation and the donation process. Parents fear for remains and costs but families are not charged. Notable cases include 11 year old John Michael Wayne Hager and his father B W Hager who donated a kidney after tissue matching.
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Luefield
West Virginia
Jody Mohr
Center For Organ Recovery & Education
CORE
Mohr
John Michael Wayne Hager
Princeton
B.W. Hager
Scott Kearns
Bluefield
Kearns
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West Virginia Daily
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Eddie Lee
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