Golden Mountaineer card discounts spark mixed results
The Golden Mountaineer prescription card offers 10 percent savings for seniors without insurance at Mercer County locations including Hickmans, Four Seasons Pharmacy, Kroger, and others. Pharmacists note variable benefits, with some seniors seeing little or no savings and others reporting success at Kroger. State officials say West Virginia seniors saved about $500,000 since September.
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Hickman’s
Four Seasons Pharmacy
Kroger Pharmacy
Clinic IV
Clinic Pharmacy, Inc
Goodykoontz Drug Store
Kmart Pharmacy
Medicine Shoppe
Princeton Pharmacy Institution
Southside Pharmacy
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
Mercer County
Ken Reeves
Kroger
Princeton
Hickman
Sue Moorefield
Richard
Patricia Talbott
Olivia Dillon
Violet Oney
Governor’s Office
West Virginia
Hospitals Seek Ways to Shrink Vacancies and Retain Staff
Hospitals explore youth entry through community and technical colleges to cut vacancy rates. PROMISE Plus could steer graduates to health care in exchange for years of service. Officials cite nurse turnover, high stress, and administrative burden as key challenges.
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Lewis
John Unger
D-Berkeley
Unger
Congress
Richard Pollack
American Hospital Association
Nursing Executive Center
PJ. Maddox
Center For Health Policy, Research & Ethics
George Mason University
Fairfax
Maddox
Pollack
End of February Likely for Filling Vacated Judgeship
Judge candidates could be named by the Feb 28 session to fill vacancies in the 29th Judicial Circuit. Bluefield, Virginia attorney Chip Hurley has earned endorsements from three of four local bar associations. Mullins retired on Sept 1, 2001, with the General Assembly expected to weigh bar endorsements in its decision.
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Larimer
Jack S
Chip” Hurley
Bluefield
29Th Judicial Circuit
General Assembly
Governor's address sparks mixed views on economic growth
Locals react to Gov Wise speech with focus on economic development while noting budget limits. Frederick, eight year veteran, says session should center on growth. Earl Ray Tomblin urges emphasis on economic development. Mercer County School Superintendent Akers supports pay raises for teachers and staff to retain workers, and praises proposed changes to the increment pay scale for longer service. Akers also questions 180 day attendance plans and current law on rescheduling missed days. Princeton attorney Holroyd calls the address solid and cooperative, with full implementation of last year’s programs and attention to medical malpractice insurance via BRIM.
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Frederick
Senate
Earl Ray Tomblin
D-Logan
Mercer County
Deborah Akers
Akers
Wise
Princeton
Robert E. Holroyd
Princeton Community Hospital
Dollar General robbery call ends in two employee arrests
Bluefield Virginia police ruled an armed robbery at the Westgate Shopping Center Dollar General was unfounded and arrested two Bluefield employees Angela Lewis and Linda Riley for grand larceny. Cash totaling $2379 was reported stolen as investigators said the suspects fabricated the incident.
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Bluefield
Dollar General
Angela Michelle Lewis
Linda Marie Riley
Jack
Asbury
Westgate
John Murray
Mercer
Tazewell
Monroe County voters to decide on Sunday hunting
Monroe County voters will decide whether to allow Sunday hunting after the County Commission voted to put the measure on the May 14 primary ballot. The action follows last year’s Sunday hunting bill changes requiring a countywide vote to prohibit.
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Monroe County
Union
Donnie Evans
Craig Mohler
Commission
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