Keystone Mayor Leads Flood Recovery Effort and Redevelopment
Martin, a pastor and Keystone mayor since April after Billie J. Cherry stepped down, speaks of serving flood victims and rebuilding. Two Tri-City Housing units in Midletown will be demolished by the Army Corps of Engineers with plans to reconfigure and relocate them to avoid future floods. He urges community resilience, noting the elderly are hardest hit and expressing faith in Keystone’s revival.
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Domestic Violence Task Force meeting scheduled
Mercer County task force will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the battered women's shelter house. President D B Meadows urges attendance to discuss licensing shelter opening construction and a playground project. Reports on Sexual Assault Response Team and SANE program. A $20 000 Budget Digest allotment from the West Virginia Senate will be reviewed with Salvation Army and local groups. Fund raising for memorial rooms also on agenda. Members without location knowledge may meet at Princeton Municipal Building parking lot for transport.
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West Virginia to Get 8 Million NRCS Flood Debris Funds
Byrd announced 8 million dollars for West Virginia to remove debris from waterways with a 75 to 25 state matching share about 2 million from the state. NRCS plans three cleanup phases including flood debris removal, further debris removal, and erosion prevention with projects in Mercer County and Wolfe noted.
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West Virginia couple in custody after America's Most Wanted aid
Jennifer White faces 20 counts of child neglect resulting in injury involving her four children. Barry White, the stepfather, was arrested after warrants issued for failure to appear. The case drew national attention from America's Most Wanted, leading to their arrest in Kansas and return to West Virginia. Trials were rescheduled with motions on venue and admissibility of therapy statements, amid questions of pedophile profiling tests.
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Kimball School to Get Mobile Classroom After Flood
Roberts said Kimball Elementary will receive a mobile unit with heating and air conditioning to reopen by August 27 after a July 8 flood destroyed the downtown and caused about 1 million dollars in damage to the school. Cleanup continues at Welch and Switchback as Northfork and other facilities await checks and inspections.
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Coalfields Expressway aims to connect southern West Virginia
Bluefield and Tolsia see ongoing highway work as King Coal Highway officials praise Sen Byrd for funding. Interchange I-73 and US 460 at John Nash Boulevard in Bluefield should finish by June 2002, with further four lane expansion toward Route 123 and McDowell County airport. The 96 mile southern WV corridor will link I-73/74 from Myrtle Beach to Michigan, easing travel from Northfork to Welch and Ikes Fork to Bluefield. Funding also supports Welch and Beckley segments plus first 1.4 miles of McDowell County expressway planned this fall.
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