Va. administrator gets 15 month sentence for embezzlement
Sid Clower, former Henry County administrator, received a 15 month prison term and $678000 repayment order for embezzling funds to pay credit cards and fund gifts for three girlfriends. He must transfer half equity in his home to the Public Service Authority and obtain a $200000 life policy naming the water and sewage agency as main beneficiary.
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Collinsville
Sid Clower
Henry County
Clower
Martin F. Clark Jr
Clark
Public Service Authority
Water and Sewage Agency
Water Service Authority
Southard
Wise seeks to meet budget shortfall
Governor Bob Wise aims to cover a $2 million deficit in West Virginia’s 2003 general fund. He ordered department heads to cut costs after initial reports fell short, noting a $15 million June surplus and Rainy Day Fund constraints. He warned most states ran deficits, while WV held reserves of $50 to $60 million and invested $1.5 million in the Sunny Day Fund to attract business.
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Princeton
Bob Wise
Wise
Mercer Mall
Mercer County
West Virginia
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bottonline
Richlands Revitalization Moves Ahead Despite Flooding
Richlands officials and the Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce report the downtown revitalization project on track after severe flooding slowed earlier work. The program is funded by a Virginia DHCD block grant with improvements along Front Street visible and a potential funding extension sought though not expected.
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Ichlands
Richlands
Richlands Area
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Front Street
Massey Inspections Level With Peers, DEP Violations Report
A Charleston Daily Mail review of 2001 mine inspections shows Massey Energy Co. had an average of 12.4 inspections per active permit, near the 12.3 rate for non Massey permits. Massey faced 4.1 violations per Massey permit versus 2.4 for non Massey permits, amid DEP scrutiny and Massey plans to shift future Kentucky operations.
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Charleston
Massey Energy Co
West Virginia
Massey
Don Blankenship
Richmond
Kentucky
Charleston Daily Mail
Department of Environmental Protection
West Virginia votes to aid children in national survey
The Children's Defense Fund rated national officials on using office power for children. West Virginia earned 75 percent and sixth in the nation, while Virginia scored 36 percent. Senators Byrd and Rockefeller, both 91 percent, and WV reps Mollohan 91 percent Rahall 73 percent Capito 27 percent are highlighted amid broader regional scores and calls to prioritize child welfare over tax cuts for the wealthy.
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Washington
Rick Boucher
Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Children’s Defense Fund
U.S
America
Defense fund/council
Marian Wright Edelman
Congress
the Children’s Defense Fund
Clinton
N.Y
Dayton
Minn
Dodd
Ariz
Robert Smith
N.H
Voinovich
Helms
N.C
Nickles
Hawaii
Rhode Island
North Dakota
Vermont
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Oregon
Arkansas
Delaware
South Dakota
Defense Fund
Alabama
Utah
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Hampshire
Alaska
Idaho
Wyoming
Robert C. Byrd
Jay Rockefeller
House of Representatives
Bob Mollohan
D-W.va
Nick J. Rahall
Shelly Capito
R-W.va
George Allen
John Warner
Allen
Warner
Edelman
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Don Caldwell
FS. Thompson
North Carolina
Branton
Troy Sarver
Jeff McCormick
DEP
Blankenship
Eric DiNovo
Gera Alvarez
Bluefield Orioles
Energy Express
Montcalm
Alvarez
W.va
National Survey
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
George Miller
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