Website threat prompts Montcalm High School probe
Police say a Montcalm High School website posted threatening language leading to an investigation. Three students may have posted the message, with no weapons found. case being handled by West Virginia State Police Princeton detachment.
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Montcalm High School
Montcalm
E.F Hensley
West Virginia State Police Department
Princeton
Hensley
Mercer County Schools
Don White
West Virginia State Police
Fatal Bluefield Fire Yields Mercer County Man
State Fire Marshals say no new details on the fatal blaze that killed a 30 year old Bluefield man at Green Valley Excavating on U S Route 19. The Medical Examiner has not released the victim’s name, and investigators were tied up with other cases.
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Luefield
West Virginia
Mercer County
South Charleston
Bluefield
Green Valley
U.S. Route 19
Robbie Bailey
E.J. Robinson
Couple Accused of Caging Children in Home
In Norwalk Ohio a couple, Michael and Sharon Gravelle, face custody hearings over 11 adopted special needs children kept in cages. An investigator described punishments with a board and confinement in a bathroom. allegations include water submersion and a nose bleed. The Gravelles deny abuse, claim alarms protected the children, and custody fate rests with a judge.
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Norwalk
Ohio
Huron County
Randy Sommers
Sommers
Michael
Sharon Gravelle
Gravelles
Ellen Johnson
Timothy Cardwell
Wakeman
Kenneth Myers
Slippery Route 52 hazards prompt planned fixes
Delp notes winter slick spots along Route 52, especially a shaded curve toward Bluefield State College. Spring plans include a drainage install once asphalt work can resume. for now residents are urged to exercise caution as a winter storm watch signals more snow sleet and freezing rain.
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Delp
Bluefield State College
Blacksburg Weather Service
Cat Protection Ordinance Discussed By County Board
The board hears a proposed animal control ordinance to allow an extended grace period if a domestic cat is inadvertently picked up by officers. Officials weigh definitional issues on stray cats and owner notification while a public hearing will be scheduled after drafting. A rabid-cat incidents spurred a free vaccination clinic on Saturday January 14 across multiple sites with times listed.
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Rasnick
Roger Mullins
David Anderson
Donnie Lowe
Lowe
Jim Spencer
Raven Elementary
Bandy Community Center
Bishop Union Hall
Pocahontas Park
Mercer County Drug Court ready to open Jan tenth
The Mercer County Drug Court is funded by a 450000 grant from the Department of Justice and will open January 10. Judge Derek Swope will preside felony cases, while Magistrate Mike Flanagan handles magistrate court drug cases. Organizers emphasize addressing root causes to reduce recidivism and involve a broad coalition including Laura Helton and Carolyn Hardin.
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Mercer County
Artimez
Panhandle
Laura Helton
Helton
Carolyn Hardin
National Association of Drug Courts
Swope
Angela Bartle
CAC
Jim Baker
Mercer County Community Corrections Board
Terri Pierce
Melissa Clemons
West Virginia State Police
Scott Ash
William Sadler
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