West Virginia starts search for teacher pension plan administrator
West Virginia seeks proposals from firms to handle accounting work for a new teacher pension program set to begin July 1. About 40 requests were sent. responses are due January 11. The plan creates a defined contribution system overseen by a 12 member retirement board starting January 1.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Jim Sims
Department of Administration
Orga
Lished
George Manaha
Gaston Caperton
Sims
McCallister given life term in six St Albans murders
Kanawha Circuit Judge Andrew MacQueen sentences 21 year old Mark McCallister to life without mercy for killing Billy and Otis Lawson in 1988. McCallister refuses to explain the deaths, says he knows little about other victims, and prosecutors note forged letters and welfare check cashing tied to the case. The murders occurred between 1988 and 1989 in a St Albans trailer compound.
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Mark McCallister
St. Albans
Kanawha Circuit
Andrew MacQueen
McCallister
Billy
Otis Lawson
MacQueen
Rutherford
Pauley
Price
Texas
Bill Druckman
Druckman
West Virginia blaze orange law linked to fewer hunting deaths
Statistics show bright blaze orange clothing reduces deer hunting fatalities in West Virginia. Since 1983 the average hunter deaths per year dropped from 4.2 to 1.6, with bucks only season deaths falling from 3.4 to 1.2. Officials consider expanding the rule if hunters request it, possibly to squirrel and bear seasons, inspired by Maryland’s broader blaze orange law.
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West Virginia
Division of Natural Resources
Ed Hamrick
Hamrick
DNR
Maryland
Turkey
Gas prices fall across West Virginia amid Middle East tensions
West Virginia gasoline prices dropped about 8 cents a gallon in a week with further declines possible. Executives Marvin Gray and David Haines cite crude oil trends, regional pricing, and a 5 cent federal tax as factors while noting prices remain elevated due to Middle East tensions and recent drops in dealer sales. Local prices ranged from 1.24 to 1.40 per gallon.
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West Virginia
Marvin Gray
West Virginia Gasoline Dealers and Automotive Repair Association
Huntington
Gray
David Haines
West Virginia Petroleum Marketers Association
Beckley
Dan's Union 76
Morgantown
Haines Chevron
Martinsburg
Middle East
Kuwait
Virginia Gas Prices Dip Despite New Federal Tax
In Virginia AAA reports average regular unleaded at 1.33 per gallon down 1.3 cents since before Thanksgiving. Richmond and Fredericksburg average 1.36, Roanoke and Lynchburg 1.27, national average 1.37. AAA spokeswoman Maya L. Brewer notes relief that prices did not rise to 2.00.
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Virginia
American Automobile Association of Virginia
Maya L. Brewer
AAA
Richmond
Fredericksburg
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Kuwait
New Beckley Mining Co. to Pay Back Wages to 129 Ex-Workers
New Beckley Mining Co. reaches a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to compensate 129 former employees about 41 000 for Christmas 1988 work. Each union miner will receive 250 to 350 dollars by January. Lasall signed to avoid litigation. Bobby Webb of United Mine Workers District 29 expresses mixed satisfaction.
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Glen Daniel
New Beckley Mining Co
Jay
New Beckley
National Labor Relations Board
Lasall
Bobby
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