Ethiopian student studies hope amid famine in Ethiopia
Abebe, a 28 year old home economics student from Ethiopia at West Virginia University, balances study with lecturing across West Virginia while sending savings back home. She discusses family, sacrifice, and a mission to teach rural Ethiopians basic home skills, hoping to earn a master’s degree with a future return to educate her people.
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Pineville
Yewelsen
Abebe
West Virginia University
Hico
Herndon
Ethiopia
Morgantown
Helvetia
West Virginia Extension Homemakers Council
Awassa Agriculture College
WVU
Wyoming County
Irene Stump
Homemakers Council
McDowell County
Roane
Putnam
America
Awassa
West Virginia
Steller Nears Resignation as Mercer County Supt
Mercer County Board of Education President Ben Faulkner says School Superintendent Arthur W. Steller plans to formally announce his resignation at a Friday press conference. Steller accepted a new superintendent post in Oklahoma City after a Tuesday night call, with negotiations continuing there while Mercer plans an executive session meeting to discuss the vacancy and related issues.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County Board of Education
Ben Faulkner
Arthur W. Steller
Steller
Oklahoma City School Board
Faulkner
Oklahoma City
Mercer County
West Virginia
James Harrison
First Community Bank
Harrison
Board of Education
John Fleming
Mercer County School System
Fleming
Associated Press
Oklahoma
Fire Kills Princeton Man in Highland Avenue Apartment
A 38 year old Princeton man, Melvin Clark, died in an early morning fire at 900 Highland Ave. Police say he likely fell asleep while smoking in bed, causing a mattress fire and smoke inhalation. Fire damage was contained to his unit, with $300 damage. three other apartments were evacuated.
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Princeton
Highland Avenue
Melvin Clark
Highland Ave
J. M. Hyatt
Clark
Hyatt
Charles Harvey
Coal mine inspections cut in half in West Virginia reorg
Charleston AP: DNR Reclamation Division Chief Pete Pitsenbarger says federal program consolidation halves inspectors for coal mines. One permit will cover water quality and surface mine reclamation, merging EPA water permits with mining permits to improve compliance and reduce backlogs. Coal operators still face Mines health and safety rules.
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Charleston
W.va
Department of Natural Resources
Reclamation Division
Pete Pitsenbarger
DNR
Federal
Office of Surface Mining
Environmental Protection Agency
Water Resources
EPA
Water Resources Division
Pitsenbarger
State Department of Mines
City to submit grant application for Bluefield
The city of Bluefield will file a 500000 dollar grant application to the state Small Cities Program within a week. The plan, discussed at a public hearing, targets low and moderate income areas and includes demolition of blighting properties on Russell Street east to the city limit and the former East End School building. Additional projects cover sidewalk and curb repairs along Princeton Avenue to the central business district. Applications are due June 14 and require matching funds if higher than 500000.
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Bluefield
Bruce Gerwig
Gerwig
Housing and Urban Development
Russell Street
Princeton Avenue
Bland
Russell Streets
East End
Fred Burton
Bluestone Health Center first WV site in CDC PATCH program
Bluestone Health Center becomes West Virginia’s first site in a CDC PATCH initiative designed to identify and address local health problems. About 20 community leaders and health professionals completed a two day workshop led by CDC’s Ron Stoddard to prepare a Matoaka area for a community health plan tackling alcoholism smoking black lung cancer heart disease and highway accidents. The program relies on citizen driven needs and will involve data collection intervention planning and implementation across five phases.
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Matoaka
Bluestone
West Virginia
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Ron Stoddard
Stoddard
CDC
Inmate Singers Seek Freedom Through Prison Record Deal
Richmond AP reports inmates Riccitelli and Ronquest record a charity song in a penitentiary basement with Island Studios. They hope radio play and 1000 records will attract a publisher to win release, aiming for an Opry appearance and freedom from long sentences.
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Richmond
Larry Riccitelli
James Ronquest
State Penitentiary
Riccitelli
Ronquest
Gary McKinley
Island
Hanover County
Nashville
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Garret
Mercerman
State Medical Examiner's Office
Paul Gill
D. L. Spradlin
Eric Brady
Bob Hearn
Bland Street
Sion
Pat Cecil
Bluestone Health Center
CDC Health
Africa
Nashville, Tenn
Merle Haggard
McKinley
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