December 31 2003 Warmup Expected for WV Weather
A frosty start gives way to a milder afternoon with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s under sunny skies, per the WVVA weather team.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2003
Page
1
Nation bans supplements and ephedra use
The government prohibits the use of ephedra and supplements nationwide. Regulatory actions restrict sale and distribution, with enforcement steps outlined for manufacturers and retailers.
Year in review Portioned look at 2003 top stories
Area residents leaving for bowl game highlights and a note on West Virginia National Guard Sgt Shari Wright serving in Iraq with her father Sgt James Gheen in the same unit. They will deploy in January and say the bond strengthens their family and unit.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia National Guard
Shari Wright
Iraq
James Gheen
Wright
Gheen
Middleport
Ohio
3664
West Virginia Army National Guard
Fort Dix
N.J
2003 regional soldiers mobilized amid Iraq war and floods
In 2003 area soldiers from Bluefield Welch Richlands and Hinton joined the U S effort in Iraq with the 150th Armor 276th Engineer and 201st Field Artillery. Flooding on November 19 damaged hundreds of homes and businesses and two Buchanan County children died after a culvert washed away their mobile home. President Bush declared a federal disaster for parts of southern West Virginia.
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Bluefield
United States
Saddam Hussein
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Iraq
Army National Guard
150Th Armor
Welch
276Th Engineer
Hinton
304Th
Fort Stewart
Federal Homeland Security Initiative
Buchanan County
Bush
276Th Engineer Battalion
Virginia National Guard
Richlands
201St Field Artillery
West Virginia Army National Guard
Stamp delay prompts reprint rush for 2004 hunting licenses
Printing snafu delays new hunting license stamps in West Virginia for 2004. The Division of Natural Resources restamps about 2003 stamps and rushes them to about half of the 500 license agents. Stamps will be available at county clerks offices and various stores across Fayette Greenbrier Mercer Raleigh Summers Monroe and other counties. Some agents to receive stamps by January 16 with interim restamps for 2003 stamps.
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Division of Natural Resources
West Virginia
DNR
Fayette
Wal-Mart
Kmart
Oak Hill
Greenbrier
Lewisburg
Park Cente Sporting Goods
Rainette
Waterfront Sporting Goods
Three Rivers Edge
Hinton
Wyoming
Uncle Tom's Loans
Oceana
Godfrey's Corner
Hanover
Monroe
Bob’s Grocery
Lindside
Route 12
Grab and Go
Ballard
Kerosene Prices Seen Jumping Under Tax System
HARLESTON AP State tax officials say a new fuel tax collection system starting Thursday will improve efficiency and curb evasion. Distributors warn higher costs to home heating users with a drum of kerosene rising about 11.28 dollars. Jill Oliver of Oliver Fuels notes many customers are low income and may struggle to file refunds, uncertain how long reimbursements take.
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Harleston
Jill Oliver
Oliver Fuels and Oils Inc
Jefferson
Center cooks lunch after service disruption at Princeton Senior Center
In Rinceton the Princeton Senior Center faced a rough noon meal start as cooks found the propane tank missing. Laura Boyer said Highland Propane reported CASE had asked removal, disrupting the hot lunch service that day though arrangements were in place.
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Rinceton
Princeton
Laura Boyer
Princeton Senior Center
New Year's Eve boosts demand for party supplies and babysitters
In Bluefield and surrounding areas as 2003 ends, retailers report a surge in New Year party kits, hats, balloons, whistles, and champagne glasses. Babysitters, including Leslie Mays of Bluefield, Va., are in strong demand for gatherings. Local stores highlight kits for 10 featuring hats, horns, streamers and banners.
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Bluefield
Leslie Mays
Mays
Beth Grindstaff
Party Time Inc
Pounding Mill
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