Living with Inflation How families can guard against rising costs
A five part series by CPAs from West Virginia and Virginia outlines practical steps for households facing inflation. It explains how to read the CPI, identify your personal cost pressures, and compare your spending with the average family. The guide emphasizes tailor made strategies to curb living costs and preserve purchasing power despite price increases.
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Cee Eines
West Virginia
Virginia
Cpas
Commission Approves Compressor Purchase for County Fire Dept
The McDowell County Commission approved a $7,500 appropriation to Welch Fire Chief Jerry Rotenberry to buy an air compressor and six new air bottles for county fire departments. The equipment will be housed at Welch station to speed bottle fills, reducing delays from trips to Pineville.
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McDowell County Commission
Commission
Chester Matney
Raymond Lawson
Welch
Jerry Rotenberry
Rotenberry
Pineville
McDowell Fire
Lawson
Matney
McDowell County Firefighters Association
Anawalt
Personal notices of families and travels across Bluefield and Kentucky
Peggy Persin records social updates: E M Cecil visiting Mrs K A Ammar in Bluefield. Dr T J Penn and family spending Thanksgiving in Lexington with sons Tandy and Bill Bob visiting relatives in Georgetown and Somerset. Dr Keith Speer treated at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Also notes Samuel de Champlain’s 1603 Canada landing and voyage for Aymer de Clermont per royal patent.
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T.J. Penn
Tommy
Lexington
Tandy
Dallas
Tex
Bill Bob
Georgetown College
Georgetown, Ky
Dr. Penn
Dewey Lee Penn
Georgetown
Penn
Thomas Wilson
Somerset, Ky
Keith Speer
Johnston Memorial Hospital
Abingdon
Samuel de Champlain
Canada
Aymer de Clermont
France
Mercer County Magistrate hears bound over for stolen vehicle case
Thursday proceedings before Mercer County Magistrate David Pedneau included David Burgess of Princeton bound over to the Mercer County Grand Jury on a warrant alleging possession of a stolen vehicle. John Parr represented Burgess and Bruce Ambrose the state. Deputy R E Baughman was the complainant. Richard A Harris of Bluefield was found not guilty by directed verdict on a petit larceny warrant with Norfolk & Western Railway Detective K L Young as complainant. Norris Kantor represented Harris. Charles Smith represented the state.
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David Burgess
Princeton Ave
Princeton
Mercer County
John Parr
Bruce Ambrose
R. E. Baughman
Richard A. Harris
Box 182
Bluefield
Norfolk & Western Railway
K. L. Young
Norris Kantor
Charles Smith
Legalities Of Plaza Construction Explained To Welch Officials
Welch officials and the Prosecutor Wade Watson office discussed the legality of a proposed McDowell plaza complex to house city and county offices and the main library after the city building burned. Mayor W B Swope said Sarah Hall found the plan legal and that the five member board cannot include commissioners or city council members.
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McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
McDowell Plaza
Welch
W.B. Swope
The
Daily Telegraph
Sarah Hall
Wade Watson
McDowell Public Library
Welch City
McDowell County Commission
Swope
Hall
Men Plead Guilty To Stealing Power In McDowell County
Two McDowell County men pleaded guilty in magistrate court to charges of stealing electricity from Power Co in Welch and Pineville areas. Jack Miller of Caretta and Fred Engleman testified before Magistrates Judy R. Decker and Mike Nasser. Miller was fined 137.10 and Engleman 239.57 for electricity costs. Miller’s service was disconnected after discovery he had no proper application and later reconnected.
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McDowell County
Weiss
Miller
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Peggy Persin
E.M. Cecil
K.A. Ammar
David Pedneau
Small Business Institute
Frankie’s
Jerold Dugger
Bluefield State College
Craig Willis
Concord College
Roger Fortner
U.S. Department of Commerce
Charleston
Samuel Laufer
Center For Economic Action Board of Directors
Kent Poff
SBI
City Building
Ponderos
Iar
Blue Prince Plaza
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Jcpenney
Jeguett
Warlicks
Berklines
Warlick Furniture
Raleigh St
W.va
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