City board approves quarterly arts funding and stadium deals
Bluefield Board of Directors agreed to provide 7500 dollars per quarter to the Bluefield Alliance for the Arts, aiding maintenance of the Bluefield Area Arts Center. The panel also approved options on land for Mercer County Schools and contracts restoring football at Mitchell Stadium and concessions at the stadium, plus a August Animal Awareness Month resolution. Residents raised concerns on crime and speeding. Chief Dillon urged reporting to police. Retired Col. Dane Rideout set to become Bluefield city manager on Aug. 8.
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Mercer County Commission OKs three percent wage hike
The Mercer County Commission unanimously approved a three percent raise for county employees, with officials citing funding availability and employees as the county's backbone. Other actions included swearing in a Deputy Clerk, reappointing several officials, approving a new wireless agreement, a $540,000 grant for the Mercer Day Report Center, Constitution Day observance, an extra early voting precinct, and a budget stabilization fund.
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Deadline to clear up health law eligibility draws near
Washington reports hundreds of thousands of HealthCare.gov enrollees face loss of subsidies if citizenship or immigration status questions remain unresolved by Sept. 5. About 310,000 recipients with issues will receive letters, with coverage ending Sept. 30 if documents are not provided.
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Oakvale Road PSD to hold public hearings on water project
Oakvale Road Public Service District plans a Phase 4B Elgood water extension reaching 154 new customers in Mercer and Summers counties. Hearings set for Aug 22 in Oakvale Ruritan Building and Aug 26 in Summers County Memorial Building, 7 p.m. The $5.128 million project would be funded by a $4.65 surcharge plus grants and loans from HUD, IJDC, and American Water.
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Lauren Bacall Dies at 89 in New York
Sultry-voiced actress Lauren Bacall, famed for her pairing with Humphrey Bogart and the 1944 film To Have and Have Not, has died at 89 in New York. She earned two Tony Awards, was nominated for an Oscar, and received an honorary Oscar in 2009.
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West Virginia Ohio natural gas pipeline plan announced
Columbia Pipeline Group unveiled a 1.75 billion project to lay 160 miles of natural gas pipeline across West Virginia and Ohio. The line would transport up to 1.5 bcf daily, linking Marcellus and Utica deposits to markets, with construction beginning fall 2016 and service in late 2017.
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Tazewell county school board sets Aug 19 meeting
Brief notices report the Tazewell County School Board recessing on Aug 11 and reconvening Aug 19 at 5 p.m. at Central Office, with the session scheduled in Tazewell. Additional items note McDowell County 911 Advisory Board’s Friday 9 a.m. meeting at the 911 Center.
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