Trench Collapse Fatal for Bluefield Worker
Investigation continues into the Friday trench collapse in Bluefield that killed Robert Blevins 44 a 16 year sanitary department veteran. Police and sanitary board officials describe pavement and curb failure into the trench as workers replaced a ruptured sewer line with OSHA notified but not yet arrived.
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Bluefield
Robert Blevins
M.D. McPherson
Police Department
Blevins
McPherson
Sanitary Department
Greg Matney
Bluefield Sanitary Board
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Matney
OSHA
McDonald’s
Terry Honaker
Mark Blevins
Mblevins
Bottonline.com
Bluefield Regional Medical Center Diabetes Education Earns ADA Recognition
The BRMC diabetes self management education program, first recognized in March 2002, has received continued recognition from the American Diabetes Association. Classes meet in Building A, Suite 304, with sessions scheduled January through November on various weekdays and one all‑day Saturday. Pre-registration is required at 327 1697 and an initial assessment plus physician referral are needed.
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Luefield
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
American Diabetes Association
Methanol poisoning victims released from hospital
Deborah Griffith of Princeton Community Hospital said two patients hospitalized for methanol poisoning were released in mid December. Kenneth Earnest and Roger Coburn, both 38 and 32 from Matoaka, died from drinking methanol at a December 9 party. Mercer County Sheriff Lt. D B Bailey said the deaths were accidental with no criminal intent.
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Matoaka
Deborah Griffith
Princeton Community Hospital
Griffith
Kenneth Earnest
Roger Coburn
Ing
D.B. Bailey
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Bailey
Princeton patients join Ornish program to slow heart disease
Princeton Community Hospital and the Dr. Dean Ornish Program report 11 local heart and diabetes patients improved after a 12 week course. Participants cut cholesterol and glucose, lost weight, and lowered mood and stress scores, with weekly exercise averaging 136 minutes.
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PCH
Dr. Dean
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Dr. Dean Ornish
Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield
Lifestyle Advantage
West Virginia
Public Employees Insurance Agency
Police blotter reports multiple incidents on Bland Union Princeton Monroe Ohio Carolina Knox streets
A disabled motorist on Bland Street could not be located. A disoriented female was taken to the hospital. A verbal domestic dispute on Princeton Avenue was noted. Loud music on Monroe Street was quieted. A possible prowler on Ohio Street was secured. A trespass at Tiffany Manor was investigated. A threatening female on Carolina Avenue was resolved. A subject on Knox Street screamed in a vehicle. the vehicle had left. Officer S S Whitt and others investigated various calls.
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Bland Street
S.S. Whitt
Union Street
Bluefield
Princeton Community Hospital
A.B. Palmer
Princeton Avenue
B.W. Copenhaver
Monroe Street
Ohio Street
R.S. Mason
Tiffany Manor
M.D. McPherson
Carolina Avenue
Knox Street
Alarm at Advance Auto Parts Reported Saturday Morning
An activated alarm at Advance Auto Parts early Saturday prompted a security check. Officer H L Hamm investigated and determined the area was secure with no further incidents reported.
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Advance Auto Parts
H.L. Hamm
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Bly
Eric DiNovo
Roger Street
M.D. McPhereson
BRMC
Diabetes Association
Bdtonline
Bluefield City
Warlick Furniture & Glass
Raleigh Street
Norman Bein
M.D
F.A.C.S
Bein
Pennsylvania
Riverbend Medical Associates
Chicopee
Massachusetts
American College of Surgeons
Hahnemann University Medical School
Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s Professional Building
Southview Drive
Bluefield, WV
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