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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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 2003
Page
1
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.
The government prohibits the use of ephedra and supplements nationwide. Regulatory actions restrict sale and distribution, with enforcement steps outlined for manufacturers and retailers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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