Montcalm Bridge Replacement Bid Set for Feb 5
West Virginia Division of Highways announces bids due February 5 for a single-span fabricated bridge replacement on West Virginia Route 71 over the Bluestone River near Montcalm. The project uses 317,870 pounds of structural steel and aims to minimize traffic disruption. Weather permitting, construction could start late February and finish by end of 2002, with possible relocation or phased work. Other February 5 bids include the Indian Creek Bridge on Route 16 and projects in Braxton Berkeley Upshur Monongalia and Jackson counties, plus resurfacing in Cabell Fayette Jackson Roane and Wood counties.
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Montcalm
West Virginia
Rt. 71
Bluestone River
Mercer County
Bluestone
Rock
Bennett
Indian Creek
Wyoming County
Braxton
Berkeley
Upshur
Monongalia
Jackson County
Cabell
Fayette
Jackson
Roane
Wood Counties
Division of Highways
Expressway progress and planned bridges in Raleigh County
Browning outlined progress on a four lane expressway in West Virginia crossing McDowell Raleigh and Wyoming counties with two connector bridges in Raleigh County and the Coalfields I 73 74 interchange near Indian Ridge Industrial Park. Design work for additional segments continues as paving lags with a 65 mph limit and the project awaits new funding and a 2003 highway bill.
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Indian Ridge
Browning
West Virginia
McDowell
Wyoming
Raleigh
Buchanan
Dickenson
Wise
Virginia
McDowell County
Sen. Byrd
McDowell County Commission
Gordon Lambert
Lambert
Bluestone Industries
Mercer doctor gets jail, probation in DUI case
Mercer County Circuit Judge Derek Swope sentenced Dr. Edward B. Hunter Jr. to 120 days in jail to be served on 40 consecutive weekends plus five years of probation with home confinement after pleading guilty to three counts of DUI with injury. Hunter must complete 500 hours of community service per year of probation and undergo alcohol and drug abuse counseling with random evaluations. The judge also imposed separate sentencing and fines in a domestic violence case tied to Vonda Moore, then suspended those terms.
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Princeton
Edward B. Hunter Jr
Bluefield
Mercer County
Derek Swope
Hunter
Swope
Vonda Moore
Williamson
Kmart
Third firefighter sentenced in McDowell arson case
Jonathan Winebarger of Anawalt was sentenced in McDowell County Circuit Court to 12 months in the Southern Regional Jail and a 500 dollar fine after a plea deal. He must report on weekends and perform 200 hours of community service. Other Anawalt firefighters faced pleas and sentences in a multi year arson probe.
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Kenneth
Keith Christian
Anawalt
West Virginia
Snowstorm disrupts schools and warns of icy roads
National Weather Service reports no major additional snowfall overnight yet in the region. On Monday morning, Mercer, McDowell, Tazewell, Buchanan, Bland and Giles counties canceled classes. Snow is to taper with up to two more inches by Tuesday morning, while Buchanan County schools will remain closed Tuesday. Highway official Buddy Campbell notes four to six inches at Flat Top and Herndon Mountain, three to four inches at Windmill Gap and East River Mountain, and ice on many roads. Temperatures to dip into the teens with highs in the mid 20s, then a warm-up to the low 40s Wednesday, followed by rain or snow Thursday and Saturday depending on temperatures.
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National Weather Service
Mercer
McDowell
Tazewell
Buchanan
Bland
Giles County
US Weather Service
Buchanan County
Monroe
Silverman
Blacksburg
Buddy Campbell
Flat Top
Herndon Mountain
Windmill Gap
East River Mountain
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Richard
Joan
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Campbell
Hilltop Rd
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Bluefield State
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