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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 2012
Page
1
A dense market diary notes indices and volumes including Standard & Poor s 500 and Russell 2000 figures with entries for Advancing and Declined issues, unchanged counts, and a Nasdaq diary block. It references volume 11.24 and figures 76475 2334 703, offering a snapshot of daily activity with no clear single event.
The Bluefield Sanitary Board advances a proposed rate increase that would raise customer bills by 8 percent starting March 11, with later hikes of 15.6 percent in March 2013 and 23 percent in March 2014. Director Dr Tom Bbestas supported the motion, while Pete Sternlott did not second the measure. The board approved a second reading after a noisy session.
Alpha Natural Resources reached final settlements with the estates of all 20 victims of West Virginia's Upper Big Branch disaster and with at least seven injured miners from the April 2010 blast after marathon mediation. Attorney Mark Moreland confirmed the deals, pending court approval, and noted compensation for a loss beyond full remedy.
Roanoke County suspends trash collection after vandal smashed 18 windshields on 15 garbage trucks and damaged mirrors at the Public Service Center in Salem. Police investigate. repairs await determination of downtime.
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers 9 9 1 Daily 4 numbers 2 8 5 0 Virginia Pick 3 numbers 3 3 6 Pick 4 numbers 7 1 0 0 listed as upcoming draws and outcomes for local readers.
Bluefield officials delayed action on a request from Cole to close and abandon part of Pine Street and an adjacent alley between Highland Avenue and Pine Street. Cole plans a retail and wholesale truck parts distributorship at the site near the old Pontiac factory, prompting the street closing ordinance.
Mitt Romney captured the New Hampshire primary with about 37 percent of the vote, edging Ron Paul at 24 percent as Huntsman 17 and Gingrich and Santorum tied at 10 each. Romney celebrated the historic double win after Iowa, promising to resume the campaign with South Carolina looming.
Local government items list Mercer County entities including the Bluefield Sanitary Board and Mercer County Commission alongside events such as a county spelling bee. The note mentions a Bluewell skater and a search for shooting suspects, indicating ongoing investigations or public safety updates.
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