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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 2016
Page
1
Robotics competition and city fire incidents dominate town notes
Lola Eey reports on a robotics competition and a string of emergencies including a structure fire in Duhring, a single-vehicle crash, a state police Secret Santa event, a house fire on Lyndale Avenue, and a Bluefield Virginia parade, highlighting local safety efforts and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duhring
Lyndale Ave
Bluefield
Walmart to close Kimball store in West Virginia
McDowell County leaders seek how to stop economic bleeding after Walmart Kimball store confirms closure by January 28, costing 140 jobs. Officials note the Kimball Walmart is the only West Virginia location listed for closure, amid broader plant and facility shutdowns in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
Walmart
Kimball
Welch
Walmart Company
West Virginia
Virginia
McDowell County
U.S. Route 52
Senate panel backs disputed right to work bill in West Virginia
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the right to work measure on a party line vote with nine Republicans in favor and eight Democrats opposed. The bill allows non union members to work in a union shop without dues and imposes penalties on employers who push union membership. Secretary of Revenue Keith Burdette questioned the policy’s practical impact, citing 62 active projects and 108 prospects with no indication right to work sways investment. Senators debated the bill’s messaging and broader state needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Senate Judiciary Committee
Secretary of Revenue
Keith Burdette
West Virginia
Burdette
Uncertainty over West Virginia GOP agenda as court weighs seat
West Virginia faces a delayed party agenda as the Senate vacancy fight rolls on. Oral arguments loom after a weekend court move, with the GOP hoping a Republican replacement would cement a 17 16 majority and push a right to work bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harleston
West Virginia Supreme Court
Senate
Daniel Hall
Wyoming
Hall
Patrick Morrisey
Chamber
Bill Cole
GOP
Shortcut proves fatal for woman struck by train in tunnel
A 32 year old Welch area woman Melissa Trent was killed when she trespassed on Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks and walked through Hemphill No 2 Tunnel. A freight coal train hit her and she died at the scene. The case is closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WELCH
McDowell County
Bluefield
J.R. Coburn
West Virginia State Police
Melissa Trent
Norfolk and Southern
Hemphill No. 2
Norfolk Southern
J.C. Woods
Woods
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