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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 2010
Page
1
Local preview prints a Tuesday entry dated February 2 2010 from Bdtonline with brief items on events, updates and community notices. Names and places are sparse in the readable portion but indicate ongoing coverage of local affairs.
The forecast calls for a chance of snow and sleet before noon, then a chance of rain. It will be cloudy with a high near 41 degrees.
Obama budget faces record spending and mounting deficit as lawmakers clash over fiscal priorities. Officials cite stimulus programs and tax policy while critics warn of long term debt and reduced investment in services.
SunGard report notes market activity while Newport Oregon hosts a Coast Guard airlift turning two rare olive ridley sea turtles Myrtle and Maude into a flight to San Diego for rehabilitation at SeaWorld. Cmdr Todd Lightle states the mission also provided pilots a training flight and a loading exercise. Myrtle was found on Agate Beach in Newport and Maude on Washington state’s Long Beach Peninsula.
West Virginia Daily 3 draws show 5 1 5 and Daily 4 results 0 7 4 1. Virginia Pick 3 yields 7 5 3 and Pick 4 delivers 2 5 2 9.
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A Mercer County school levy vote can proceed despite Precinct 46 in Matoaka failing to open due to a missing key. Unofficial results from January 30 show 1,840 yes and 365 no, with eight inches of snowfall affecting turnout across 58 precincts. County Clerk Verlin Moye noted only Matoaka’s polling place was affected.
Tazewell County supervisors near a pivotal vote on wind turbines along East River Mountain ridgeline. Vice chair David Anderson backs a ridgeline protection ordinance to block up to 60 turbines, while Chairman Seth White says many Northwestern and Western district residents support the project and potential tax revenue. White emphasizes representing the entire county and listening to substantial feedback before deciding.
West Virginia May 2010 primary filings release lists candidates across McDowell and Mercer counties. In McDowell County, two candidates seek the county commission seat, Harold McBride and Cecil Patterson, both Democrats. Incumbent Don L. Hicks seeks re election as county clerk with Paisel Lockhart also listed. Circuit clerk Francine Spencer, appointed last December, has filed for election. McDowell Board of Education has three seats with Lynda Evans Mike Mitchem and Mark Shelton as incumbents. Randall Patton filed for conservation district supervisor. Nine candidates filed for eight seats on the Democratic Executive Committee, including incumbents Kathleen Dudley William Chapman and Vanessa White alongside multiple challengers.
Elliott Spike Maynard a former West Virginia Supreme Court justice switches to Republican and announces challenge to U S Representative Nick Rahall for the 3rd Congressional District citing a war on coal. Five candidates now seek the seat with filing deadline past. Bruce Barilla, a Democrat, and Rahall remain in the race.
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