Two Montcalm Children Burned Escaping House Fire
Two young siblings Leandra Fuller seven and Michael Perkins ten were taken to Ohio burn center after escaping a Methodist Hill fire. Perkins in critical condition and Fuller en route to Cincinnati Shriners Hospital. A third teen, Johnathan Perkins sixteen, injured his knee jumping from a window and released. Mercer Sheriff deputy said four people were in the home. the cause is under investigation by state fire marshal officials.
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Montcalm
Ohio
Methodist Hill
Leandra Fuller
Route 2
Rock
Michael Perkins
Shriners Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Shriners
Mercer County
Perkins
Fuller
Tammy Halsey
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Johnathan Perkins
Robert Youther
Bluefield
W.va
G. W. Woods
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Youther
Mercer County 911
State Fire Marshall’s Office
Tim Quillan
Mercer County considers 10 year school plan with tax hike
A proposed 10 year school improvement plan in Mercer County seeks voter approval and a tax increase. Presented to Montcalm and Bluefield residents, two more public forums are set for Thursday at Pikeview High School and Princeton Senior High School to gather input. The plan envisions multiple new schools including a Bluefield primary replacing Memorial and Whitethorn, Route 52 elementary replacing several towns, a Pike View campus middle school, and an elementary serving Princeton.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Montcalm
Pikeview High School
Princeton Senior High School
Memorial and
Whitethorn
Bluewell
Bramwell
Brushfork
Ceres
Pike View High School
Princeton
Mercer
Melrose
United Way campaign starts with 12 percent in hand
Barbara Hawkins reports the United Way of the Virginias aims to launch the 2000-2001 drive next month with 12 percent of its goal already secured. The kickoff received a boost when the Bluefield Rotary Club donated $2,000, presented by Rotary President Davis Jarrell to Campaign Chair Charlotte Sacre.
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Luefield
United Way of the Virginias
Bluefield Rotary Club
Rotary
Davis Jarrell
United Ways of the Virginias
Charlotte Sacre
Bluefield Rotary
Standards could spawn additional heart centers
Princeton Community Hospital CEO Dan Dunmyer warned the proposed Open Heart and Cardiac Catheterization Standards for West Virginia hospitals could trigger a wave of new programs. He called the plan ridiculous and predicted tightening by the Health Care Authority, noting 11 to 16 more open heart programs could arise if adopted, though he argued the state cannot support that many.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Princeton Community Hospital
Dan Dunmyer
Officials rearrange bus schedule to ease congestion
GREG JORDAN reports Mercer County adjusts dismissal times at Bluefield and Princeton elementary schools to reduce traffic. Buses depart at 2:15 p.m. with parent pickup at 2:30 p.m. Bluefield Intermediate and Princeton Primary are affected, with specific pickup points for different grades. Affected parents receive letters detailing new procedures.
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Rinceton
Hope
Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
Brenda Barlow
Bluefield Intermediate
JoAnna Fredeking
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The
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Ronnie Perkins
Bluefield Squad
Eric DiNovo
Eric DiNove
United Way
Barbara Hawkins
John Nelson
Stadium Drive
Princeton Primary School
Daily
Virginia
Sun
Michael Austin
Ken Ludwig
Days Inn
Wytheville
Abby Horosco
AAA Mid-Atlantic
Metro
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