Mercer County Extension to Hold Budget and Personnel Meeting
The Mercer County Extension Service will hold its annual budget and personnel approval meeting Thursday December 6 at 4 30 p m in the Memorial Building Princeton The Mercer County Commission and Board of Education budget requests will be developed for the extension service The public is welcome for more information contact the Mercer County Extension office at 425 3079 or 487 1439
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Mercer County Extension Service
Memorial Building
Princeton
Mercer County Commission
Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer County Extension Office
A Christmas Remembered Promises Festive South Bluefield Night
South Bluefield hosts a Monday holiday promotion by the Merchants and Professional Association from 5 to 8 p.m. Local stores offer special promotions while free carriage rides with Santa Claus are planned. Yuletide decorations adorn stop signs in the district served by the group.
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Bluefield
South
West Virginia gets 316500 grant for mine safety
West Virginia receives a 316,500 federal grant from MSHA for fiscal 1991 to promote safe work practices in mining. U S Rep Nick Rahall cites the program as essential to reaching a goal of zero fatalities in the industry within the next decade.
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Washington
West Virginia
Mine Safe and Health Administration
U.S
Nick Rahall
D-W.va
MSHA
Rahall
Balloon Festival profits reach record in Morgantown
Morgantown AP reports the fifth Mountaineer Balloon Festival earned about 17500 in profits, the largest to date, with 48 balloons launching over the three day event. The festival began in 1984 with 20 balloons and a 6500 deficit.
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Morgantown
Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners
Fatal collision claims two more lives near Shepherd College
In Martinsburg, an accident killed Shepherd College football player Douglas Cleaver, 19, who died at Washington Hospital Center. Andrew J. Haba, 18, of Clarksburg, Md., was struck by the Hulburt vehicle and died after the crash. Captain Richard Steerman said no charges were filed. Haba’s redshirt freshman status at Damascus High School was noted by Shepherd coach Monte Cater.
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Martinsburg
Shepherd
Douglas Cleaver
Shepherdstown
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, D.C
Cleaver
Michael Hulburt
Harpers Ferry
Andrew J. Haba
Clarksburg
Hulburt
United Way in Bluefield reports $66,229 short of goal
The United Way of the Virginias final campaign report shows $431,770 raised toward a $498,000 needs goal for 39 local agencies. If the remaining $66,229 is not raised, budgets may be pro-rated, campaign director Bill Craft said. Contributions can be mailed to United Way P.O. Box 595 Bluefield WV 24701.
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United Way of
Virginias
United Way
Bill Craft
Bob Culler
P.O. Box
Bluefield
W.va
Daily Telegraph Tip Line Contacts City Editor and Bureau Chief
A tip line is provided for readers to contact City Editor Jim Terry or Princeton Bureau Chief David Barker at the Daily Telegraph. The notice lists a phone number 327-6171 for tips.
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Call City
Jim Terry
Princeton
David Barker
The
Daily Telegraph
Gra ham Junior High writing winners honored in 1985 contest
Julie Brown and Cynthia Murray won first and second in the Gra ham Junior High School cultural arts writing division in 1985. The 1965 Bluefield fire damaged a residence and contents valued at 4500 dollars with no injuries.
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Julie Brown
Cynthia Murray
Graham Junior High School
Bluefield
Settlement Reached in West Virginia Child Advocate Case
Attorneys for the state Child Advocate Office and plaintiffs in a Mercer County class action said an out of court agreement has been reached awaiting approval by U S District Judge Elizabeth Hallanan who will meet with both sides at 2 p m Tuesday The pact places child advocate lawyers in charge of 22 regional offices tightens procedures trains staff and creates a monitoring unit to ensure deadlines are met with measures to withhold wages and intercept state workers compensation payments to secure child support and to charge interest on late payments
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Charleston
U.S
Elizabeth Hallanan
Tuesay
Mercer County
Beckley
Jeff Matherly
Anxiou
Child Advocate Office
State urges doctors wait for Blue Cross WV liquidation
West Virginia officials urge physicians and hospitals not to bill patients for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of West Virginia debts until the company is liquidated in court and assets distributed. Insurance Commissioner Hanley Clark says providers lack needed figures and should refrain from charging patients for claims owed before October 12.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield
West Virginia
Hanley Clark
Clark
Blue Shield of
Ohio
Gaston Caperton
Caperton
West
Student Government Day in Bluefields Promotes Civic Involvement
Bluefield Virginia and Bluefield West Virginia will host Student Government Day with 58 Bluefield High School and 46 Graham High School students working with city officials. Students will observe, attend meetings, and receive certificates after presenting their city governance insights.
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Bluefield
Bluefield High School
Graham High School
Bluefields
Greater
Paul Cole
City Board Room
Martinsburg VA to coordinate Gulf crisis casualty care
Martinsburg VA hospital designated to help back up Defense Department during Persian Gulf crisis. Nationwide plan allocates beds for injured soldiers, including 22 VA centers prepared to treat chemical weapon injuries, with 25,000 beds pledged within 72 hours of alert.
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Martinsburg
Veterans Administration Center
Howard Boyd
U.S. Department of Defense
Boyd
Defense Department
Veterans Administration
New York
Ohio
Kentucky
North Carolina
Students design electronic exhibit for Lincoln Memorial
High school students from across the nation presented a plan at Harpers Ferry to create an interactive museum beneath the Lincoln Memorial. The exhibit would feature computerized displays on Lincoln, King, Mandela and global civil rights figures, with videos, quizzes and artifacts to tell their stories.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Nelson Mandela
Lincoln Memorial
John Eckert
Gig Harbor
Wash
Eckert
Tional Park Service
Scottsdale, Ariz
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King
Pease SM
Robert Johnsson
National Park Service
Lincoln
Washington, D.C
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China
Maureen May
Copley
Ohio
Jane
Radford
Tou Ger Xiong
St. Paul, Minn
Xiong
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