Wreaths Across America event honors veterans at Rest Haven
State Sen elect William P. Cole spoke at the Mercer County Civil Air Patrol wreath laying ceremony held at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Princeton as part of the national Wreaths Across America program. Cadets placed wreaths on veterans graves with others including WV Wing CAP chief of staff Captain Ivan Scarbrough and Marine Corps League member Randy Gibson among the attendees.
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William P
Bill’ Cole
Chelsey Minton
Chad Williamson
Stephen Antolini
Mercer County Civil Air Patrol
Cole
Rest Haven Memorial Park
Princeton
Ivan Scarbrough
WV Wing
Civil Air Patrol
Patricia Synan
Rod Mayberry
USMC
Ray Tilley
Mercer County Veterans
Randy Gibson
Marine Corps League
Daisy Walker
Rest Haven
Shelter pets find homes at county fair adoption drive
At the shelter booth during a county fair, families meet animals including a Chihuahua named Chloe and a cat awaiting adoption. Adopters describe their plans, with one family seeking a basset hound but choosing a Chihuahua, while others consider Christmas gifts. Fees cover spaying or neutering vaccines and deworming.
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Chloe
Lisa Dunkleberger
Lake Shawnee
Williams
Bluefield City review after CFO theft probe and accounts audit
Bluefield officials disclosed that a former chief financial officer illegally diverted city funds for personal use. The city reports a federal levy of 14 000 was recovered from bank accounts, payroll taxes are current, and a nationwide search for a new CFO has begun while investigations continue.
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Ferguson
Eiber
Cochran
Mercer County
Scott Ash
West Virginia Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Ash
Cer
Newtown Funeral Procession For Local Victims Deepens Mourning
In Newtown families gather for back-to-back funerals of first graders James Mattioli and Jessica Rekos at St. Rose of Lima as the town mourns. Wakes honor teachers and adults, while police guide traffic and a therapy dog comforts students coping with the Friday shootings. Authorities recount the gunman Adams Lanza, a mother Nancy Lanza, and the AR-15 rifle used. National reactions rise with gun control talks, store suspensions, and political voices calling for action.
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Newtown
James Mattioli
Jessica Rekos
Itthke James
James
Clare Savarese
Jessica
Santa
Rich
Krista Rekos
Victoria Soto
Stratford
Conn
Lauren Ostrofsky
Soto
Hawley Elementary School
Newtown High School
Adam Lanza
Sandy Hook Elementary
Tate Schwab
Hickey
Priscilla
Randy Bock
Priscilla Bock
Peter Mitckell
Shannon
Hawley Elementary
Ronan
Good Dog Foundation
New York
Lucian Lipinsky
Lipinsky
Lanza
Nancy
Connecticut
Diane Harty
Jessica Phillips
Nancy Lanza
America
Oregon
U.S
Cerberus Capital Management
Freedom Group
Cerberus
Pittsburgh
Dick’s Sporting Goods
the Outlines
Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
Mike Thompson
D-Calif
House
Jack Kingston
Georgia
National Rifle Association
Kingston
White House
Jay Carney
Barack Obama
Dianne Feinstein
Obama
Community Christmas Tree campaign tops goal for kids
Donations reached 766 bringing the year’s total to 35 859 while the 2012 aim was 30 000 More than 825 children will be served at Friday’s party at the city auditorium on Stadium Drive Bluefield WV The Daily Telegraph sponsor for the program since 1917 invites further gifts to Bluefield Daily Telegraph c/o Community Christmas Tree PO Box 1599 Bluefield WV 24701 memorials noted for Maggie Lawson and parents John and Pauline Pauley with several donors giving 100 each totaling 766 today and 35 859 year to date
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Stadium Drive
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
Jimmie
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
c/o
Community Christmas Tree
Community Christmas Tree Fund
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