Snow forecast and icy roads prompt shelter readiness
Snow is expected to continue with partly cloudy skies and temperatures from 20 to 30 degrees. Friday saw subzero conditions at times and many automobile accidents occurred due to slick roads Thursday through Friday. Despite frigid temperatures, no power loss was reported. the Office of Emergency Services stands ready to open shelters with the Salvation Army, with 911 calls triggering shelter responses.
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Office of Emergency ‘Service
Salvation Army
OES
Juror Deliberations Continue in Vance Murder Trial
Testimony from April 20 describes Vance as probably intoxicated at the time of the shooting. Forensic notes show blood alcohol level 151 and presence of barbiturates, with lack of sober memory of facts. Defense asks for more witnesses. judge recesses trial to Monday for possible early deliberations.
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Vance
Hughes
Bell
Welch Emergency Hospital
Kendrick King
McDowell Circuit
Floyd Anderson
Ness
King
Flood relief plan advances funding for Tug Fork area
County and state officials outlined a flood recovery project tied to a congressional add funded annually by U S Senator Byrd. The study covers roughly 55 miles of Tug Fork up to Anawalt and includes several tributaries. It would address 988 damaged structures and fund four new schools with $38 million for construction and floodplain measures over seven years.
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Smith
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-Wva
Mitchem
Tug Fork
Welch
McDowell‘Mingo Line
Anawalt
Panther ‘Creek
Army Corps
Byrd
Winter weather shuts several WV schools two days short
Mercer McDowell counties closed for two days with a two hour delay. West Virginia requires make up time. Monroe County and Virginia districts move to recover lost days with added school time. Giles Buchanan and Wythe counties plan make up days. waivers possible if more days are missed.
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Princeton
Mercer County
McDowell County
West Virginia
Deborah Akers
Akers
Monroe County
Lynn Guy
Guy
Virginia
Tazewell County
Karen Webb
Webb
Giles County
Buchanan County
Paul Hayes
Hayes
Wythe County
Joe Bean
Bean
West Virginia block grants shared by area agencies
Area agencies serving Mercer, Monroe, Summers and McDowell counties share a total Community Block Grant award of 5,006,931 from the U S Department of Health and Human Services and the Administration for Children and Families. CASE in Bluefield and Community Action of South Eastern West Virginia receive funds to support food programs, seed vouchers, transportation for seniors, and crisis intervention services for low income residents.
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Charleston
Mercer
Monroe
Summers
McDowell
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Administration For Children and Families
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
West Virginia
Council of the Southern Mountains
Community Action of
South
Second Harvest
National Food Bank
Ornetta Hubbard
CASE
Bluefield
Community Action Agencies
Police search for suspect in Welch armed robbery
Welch police investigate an early morning armed robbery at the Kwik Serve Exxon on Stewart Street. At 2:55 a.m. Friday the suspect fled on foot after showing a knife and taking $231 from the clerk. no suspects are identified and the case remains open.
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Welch
Welch City
Kwik Serve Exxon
Stewart Street
Glenwood Time Capsule Reopened Gathers Local Keepsakes
Ann Dorton and Glenwood residents helped reopen the time capsule built by Jim Lynch. Items returned include the 1980 finger towel by Virginia LeBaron, a Furby with a smile note, a Bible and cross from Cecil Bond’s family, a marketing tape, and an annual report. Jim Croce’s Time in a Bottle played as the capsule was resealed.
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Glen Wood
Ann Dorton
Cecil Bond
Ruth
Jesus Christ
Glenwood
Susan Belcher
Muncey
Jim Croce
Jim Lynch
Farley
Virginia LeBaron
County lacks foster homes to aid Mercer County children
Mercer County CPS supervisor Donna McDaniel Heatherly told Princeton Rotary Club the area needs more foster homes as current ones are full or at capacity. With 210 children in custody and about 720 annual referrals, she noted placements often send children to northern towns, while workers handle up to 40 cases each.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Princeton Rotary Club
Donna McDaniel Heatherly
CPS
State Department of Health and Human Resources
Parkersburg
Martinsburg
Morgantown
Heatherly
Rotarians
Protective Service
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Eric DiNovo
Chris Martin
Michael Browning
Nick Goss
Bluefield College
Athens Road
Princeton, WV
Sealy, Serta and Stearns & Foster
Ober
Sealy
Jett A A
Doorbuster
Budget Buster
Sealy Luxury Firm
Serta
Mattress Warehouse
Wry Poisst.com
Beckley
K-Mart
Advance Auto Parts
Mattress
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