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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 2003
Page
1
Norfolk and Western book documents set amid local shopping guidance. Plasma TV notes highlight what to know before purchase. Appalachian League schedule shows Princeton at home and Bluefield on the road, outlining upcoming games and venues.
A dog struck by a car on the Fourth of July limped into Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital. It hobbled through sliding doors and waited in the hallway for care. Ted Weigel said staff provided water and contacted a veterinarian, offering to cover the bill.
West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control data show Mercer and McDowell counties posting above state averages for underage alcohol sales during compliance checks. Across 55 counties from July 2002 to May this year, 1,504 checks yielded a 130.2 percent noncompliance rate to teens.
A U S Census estimate shows Huntington fell from 50 536 in July 2001 to 49 910 in July 2002, leaving Charleston as the state's only city with 50 000 or more. West Virginia cities overall declined while Martinsburg Beckley Morgantown posted growth. Martinsburg led gains. Mayor Felinton vowed efforts to reverse the trend.
Mercer County officials are to hear a request from bondsman Joe Robertson to revoke the 50000 bond of 51 year old Larry Wert of Princeton who awaits sentencing after conviction on 18 counts of sexual abuse of children. Wert was convicted of abusing three juvenile relatives in a jury trial on 60 related counts. Attorneys asked for a new trial and are to return with Wert on August 25 to argue the motion.
Violent thunderstorms with heavy rain and lightning move through Four Seasons Country on Wednesday. Greg Pruett of the Green Valley-Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department and Dave Marquis of WVDOH inspect a massive tree downed by lightning blocking traffic in Glenwood. Roads remain blocked by fallen trees and mud after the storms as water levels rise across the area.
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