Miners still await air packs a year after Sago disaster
West Virginia coal miners continue to work without new emergency breathing devices amid backorders after Sago and other mine disasters. Draeger reports ample stock while CSE warns it will take months to fulfil orders. Regulators now accept purchase orders as proof of compliance as safety reforms roll out with Aug. 31, 2007 deadlines.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Joe Manchin
Sago
CSE Corp
Draeger
Pittsburgh
Wes Kenneweg
Kenneweg
Sage
CSE
Scott Shearer
MSHA
Kentucky
Phil Smith
United Mine Workers Union
Aracama and
Darby
State Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training
Couple recalls longtime life in coal country and WWII era
Vinton and Juanita Marshall describe early 1940s life in Hillsville and Coalwood. He worked in a company store, later becoming a coal mine electrician for 35 years, while she recalls small weddings and modest Christmases. World War II reshaped work, travel, and shopping as rationing limited essentials and community ties grew stronger.
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Vinton
Coalwood
Marshalls
Juanita
Army
Rhine River
Europe
Welch
Bluefield
Violent storms tear up Fla. homes
Severe storms damaged at least three dozen homes across the Southeast, with Florida bearing the worst toll between Tampa and the Georgia line. Three people were injured and three homes destroyed, as two dozen homes in Pasco County sustained damage and emergency crews reported a roof blown off in San Antonio. County roads were briefly blocked by fallen trees, while the Lake City area saw multiple homes destroyed or damaged. The Weather Service considered a tornado likely in Lake City and Columbia County, with officials noting few serious injuries.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Tampa
Georgia
Pasco County
Gulf Coast
Tampa Bay Golf & County Club
Doug
Weather Service
Scott Carroll
Carroll
Lake City
Columbia County
Columbia County Sheriff’s Department
Laurie Windham
Windham
Ron Block
Windy weather prompts advisory in Mercer Tazewell counties
Wind gusts toppled a power line on Marion Avenue in Tazewell and another line reported by the 911 center near Richlands. No major wind problems in Mercer County. A “Christmas Day rain bow” noted by Bluefield Fire Department. NWS advisory for Mercer and Tazewell counties expired late Monday. Gusty winds may continue with rain then possible snow later, per NWS Blacksburg.
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Marion Avenue
Tazewell
911 Center
Richlands
Mercer County
Bluefield
National Weather Service
Mercer
Blacksburg
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Hobbyist builds sprawling HO train world in cluttered maze
Brown houses a complex HO gauge railway with kits and handmade parts from Popsicle sticks wire and thread. He shows a multi tier display, a compact control center, and a Welsh bought European train plus the Norfolk and Western 611 replica. He lacks space but keeps expanding.
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Nascar
Jack Brown
Brown
June
Wales
Norfolk and Western
Bill Leckie
Greenbrier County
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline
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