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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 2011
Page
1
A brief file from bdtonline.com dated Thursday January 20 2011 presents concise notes on local happenings. It records community updates and short items likely affecting residents, including events, notices, and small-town figures.
Today remains mostly cloudy with a high near 41 and light south winds. Tonight a chance of rain and snow before 10 p.m. then snow. Savanna Burton is named Player of the Week, taking top honors for her performance.
Market data shows Dow at 12.64 with Nasdaq at 11 825 29 and S&P at 713 10. A Moundsville case reports 6 month old fingers chewed by a rat leading to a child neglect charge against Jessica Williamson 23. She was arraigned with a $5 000 bond after deputies stopped her leaving a DHHR proceeding.
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers 6 1 6. Daily 4 numbers 0 8 3 9. Virginia Pick 3 numbers 5 3 4 and Pick 4 numbers 9 7 4 4.
Questions about home delivery subscriptions and issues with rack sales mail delivery or e edition. Circulation staff available seven days a week with contact hours 6 pm to 1 am Monday Friday and 6 am to noon on weekends. Morning redelivery offered within a limited area. Call 304-327-2800.
Carilton Tazewell Community Hospital announced an 18 month transition toward outpatient emphasis to achieve financial stability. Several jobs will be cut including two non clinical and cafeteria roles. The plan includes a combined ED and hospitalist program, CT scanner upgrade, PACS, a primary care clinic remodel, and merging ICU with the medical surgical unit to cut costs. Community support is urged to meet the changes.
The Tazewell County School Board voted to add 35 minutes to the school day starting Monday January 24 to meet state clock hour requirements after winter weather caused 11 days of closures. Principals plan an 3 45 p.m. dismissal while morning bus schedules stay the same.
West Virginia delegate Clif Moore co sponsors House Bill 2136, the Plastic Shopping Bag Excise Tax requiring stores to pay five cents per bag with no customer pass through. He says now is not the right time to introduce the measure due to the economic downturn, though he supports greener goals. The bill has been referred to the House Finance Committee for review.
The U S House passed a measure to repeal the year old health care law by a 245 to 189 vote largely along party lines. GOP aims to remove the individual mandate and roll back Medicare Advantage changes, with Senate action and Obama veto looming.
Federal investigators say a small methane fire and coal dust ignition caused the deadly Upper Big Branch explosion in West Virginia. 27 workers died. Poor maintenance and broken equipment were cited as factors, with preliminary findings expected within months.
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