Weather Brief for Saturday December 29 2018
Mostly cloudy early then turning sunny with a high near 47. Light west wind 7 to 9 mph. The forecast calls for calm to mild conditions throughout the day.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 2018
Page
1
Mostly cloudy early then turning sunny with a high near 47. Light west wind 7 to 9 mph. The forecast calls for calm to mild conditions throughout the day.
Beginning balance 34031 dollars. Donations include In loving memory of Agnes and Cebert Murphy Kay Murphy 200 dollars and in memory of CE CL WE and ML 250 dollars anonymous 100 dollars in honor of Pat Crane Lindsey Crane 50 dollars and 20 dollars for Little Jimmy gift giving. Daily total 620 dollars. Total to date 34651 dollars.
A Marion County Circuit Court hearing is set to decide whether 57 2018 general election ballots will be counted. The case arose after county officials sought a writ of mandamus from the West Virginia Secretary of State. The outcome affects two Fairmont City Council races tied after the elections.
The West Virginia Daily lists Lottery results with Daily 3 2 5 0 and Daily 4 3 6 7 8. Virginia Pick 3 2 7 8 and Pick 4 3 3 5 5 appear in the Inside section alongside a reference 75"00001".
Gov. Jim Justice announced a deadline extension for the $24 E ZPass on the West Virginia Turnpike due to processing volume. The Parkways Authority unanimously extended the deadline from Dec 31 to Jan 11 and will monitor further action at their Jan 10 meeting. The offer covers three years of unlimited tolls for a $24 fee plus a $13 transponder, after which annual costs rise to $25.
Washington nears a partial government shutdown as President Trump demands Border Wall funding and Democrats set to take the House on Jan 3 refuse him. Trump threatens border closure and aid cuts to Central American nations, while lawmakers trade blame in the standoff poised to carry into the new year.
CDC data show West Virginia leading the nation in prescription opioid deaths in 2017 with 17.2 per 100 000 residents, down 12.7 from 2016, while heroin deaths stayed at 14.9 and synthetic opioid deaths jumped from 26.3 to 37.4 per 100 000. The national trend saw synthetic opioid and heroin deaths stable or rising, highlighting ongoing overdose issues.
Darrell Bailey a longtime Mercer County Sheriff's Office deputy and former chief deputy died Friday after a cancer battle. Bailey served 33 years in law enforcement, starting at Mercer County Jail in 1983 and later serving five years at Princeton Police Department. He worked for Sheriff Don Meadows and afterward as a federal court bailiff. Meadows praised Bailey as a loyal, tough officer with a big heart.
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