Salvation Army Christmas kettles fund area aid
Barbara Hawkins reports on Salvation Army Christmas kettle donations started Nov 24 and continuing through Christmas Eve to aid hundreds of area families with toys and holiday meals. The piece notes prisoner's lists, hospital and nursing home gifts, and special children’s parties as part of the season’s outreach. It also covers Mercer County Jail card requests, a new Goo News Mission program, and local civic updates including Princeton Councilman Lewis Skeens’ recovery, plus details of upcoming board meetings and reorganization.
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Salvation Arms
Salvation Army
Mercer County
Gerald Chancellor
Princeton
Grand Detention
Decision On St Luke's Construction In Bluefield
In Bluefield a request by St Luke's Hospital for a certificate of need to replace its 72 bed facility with a $6 million, 72 bed plant faces a state decision by Dec 27. The HSA board voted 29 to deny, citing misalignment with the statewide health plan and possible bed excess for the region. Supporters say the project merely replaces beds. critics warn cost and financing issues may be prohibitive and question intent to proceed.
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St Luke's Hospital
Bluefield
Sul Nusbauth
West ‘Virginia Health Systems Agency, Inc
Office of Health Planning and Evaluation
West Virginia Department of Health
HSA
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St. Luke's Wild
St Luke's
Hamana, Tne
Weacre
Platmick
U. S. 40
St. Luke's
Humana
St. . Luke's
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Hutmann
Christmas Check Cashing Dilemma at Department Store
A shopper seeks to cash a $1 mileage check at a department store service desk. The clerk questions two IDs and scrutinizes the incomplete exchange while coworkers discuss cold weather, delaying the transaction and highlighting cautious cash handling.
Interrogating Clerk Delivers Odd Identity Mixup
A store clerk slows and inspects a driver's license and Blue Cross card, misreading numbers and asking about address. The scene spirals with paranoia as the narrator imagines FBI, KGB, and CIA style questioning while shopping. The clerk finally returns $33 in cash after a long, unsettling exchange.
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FBI
CTA
KGB
Norman Labatt
Blue Cross
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Corky" Caldwell
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James Oxley Jr
Allen Lackey
Jim Terry
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Polaroid
Utie Briel
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Tulcolor
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Princeton Community Hospital
Old Guards
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William Young
Blair Rorabough
Memorial Funeral Home
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