Weather Update For Wednesday August 20 2014
Mostly cloudy conditions with a high near 83 and a 50 percent chance of showers and storms. A low around 65 expected, shaping the day with warm humidity and possible afternoon thundershowers.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 2014
Page
1
Mostly cloudy conditions with a high near 83 and a 50 percent chance of showers and storms. A low around 65 expected, shaping the day with warm humidity and possible afternoon thundershowers.
A Powerball ticket from the February 11 drawing in West Virginia worth 1 million dollars remains unclaimed after the August 11 deadline. The Wheeling Island ticket matched five numbers. the retailer collects a 10,000 dollar bonus, with funds diverted to future prizes. A match-5 ticket sold in Poca for August 2 also awaits claim.
West Virginia Daily Three numbers 7 6 7 and Daily Four 6 3 2 3. Virginia Pick Three 7 8 1 and Pick Four 5 0 0 4. No additional context or results provided.
A Virginia special election coverage highlights a motorcycle ride, gospel concert and picnic tied to community service. A trailer crash near the art center on Country Girl Road prompts safety notes as Project Lifesaver outreach continues.
Republican State Delegate A Benton Chafin Jr won a hard fought special election for the 38th Senatorial District seat vacated by retirement of Phillip P Puckett. With 158 of 159 precincts reporting Chafin had 17215 votes for 59.11 percent to Democrat D M Hymes 9400 votes 32.27 percent.
A new mobile veterans clinic began along Stadium Drive in Bluefield in February. Hundreds of Mercer County veterans have already used the service, with capacity to help many more, as Veterans Administration representatives note. Local veterans pushed for the clinic, urging service members to utilize it.
Retired Col. Dane Rideout is Bluefield’s new city manager on day two, aiming to improve an already strong city through an objective lens, process changes, technology adoption, and lean staffing. He ordered staff to identify obsolete practices, propose implementations, and set top three priorities, while reviewing the master and comprehensive plans to align resources and spending. He also asked for critical needs to be reported within 30 days, focusing on safety, costs, and taxpayer impact.
An environmental survey delays Gardner Road repair near Pikeview High School. West Virginia DOT notes the area hosts freshwater mussels requiring impact assessment and possible relocation before work can start. Road collapse occurred Aug 12. repair119 is estimated at 2 to 3 days once cleared.
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