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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1994
Page
6
In Roanoke two adults and children hid as a deer crashed through a front door and damaged multiple rooms. The animal entered and exited via the kitchen and bay windows leaving a blood trail, with deer sightings noted as rare in the southwest part of the city.
DOH officials described severe flooding with water 30 to 40 feet deep in places. Littlesburg Road was washed out and closed to normal traffic while Hurricane Ridge and nearby roads underwent repairs. Bluewell rescue teams used boats to evacuate residents as private bridges were washed away and county fire departments aided in efforts.
Responding agencies included State Police, Sheriffs Department, Bluefield and Princeton Rescue Squads, DNR, OH-9 Ambulance and Dispatch, OES, Red Cross, Union Mission, Highway related units, Mercer County School System and others as part of a coordinated alert.
Police and fire crews responded to multiple flooding reports on Tuesday across 218 North Street 1721 Fern Street 221 Logan Street and 1721 College Avenue with fire or street departments notified. A 1982 Chevrolet truck at 1004 Albemarle Street faced breaking and entering with a stereo and handgun stolen but recovered the same day. Mercer County incidents include a man napping in a Honda showroom Green Valley a stolen car recovered near Church Hollow a June bear sighting in Montcalm and a misfire accident from a .38 derringer injuring William Cuccord. Vandalism at Bluestone Quarry damaged four windows and a coffee maker. Grand larceny at Tri-C Construction involved plywood and roof studs. Princeton Police logged a 1983 Oldsmobile collision causing fence damage. State police reported a single-vehicle wreck on I-77 near Ingleside Exit with a Dodge Dakota badly damaged but no injuries.
In Princeton Mercer County Circuit Court Judge David Knight sentenced five local defendants on offenses from 1993 and 1994. Vicki Whited pleaded guilty to petit larceny after burglary charges, receiving one year prison time suspended and two years probation. Melvin Hubbard, convicted of petit larceny, got one year suspended with a $500 fine and two years probation. Commodore Roger Bell pleaded guilty to breaking and entering after an aggravated robbery charge was dismissed, receiving one to 10 years. Raymond Parker pleaded guilty to uttering with sentences of one to 10 years. Darnell H. Bryant got one year with credit for time served. Sentences run concurrently with a Greenbrier County term.
In THEDFORD Nebraska a coal train with over 100 cars crashed into the rear of another on Wednesday, killing two crewmen and pushing derailed cars into a third train. Two crewmen leaped from the third train just before impact, escaping with minor injuries. Engineer Lance McClaren called himself lucky to be alive after jumping off within 100 feet of the collision.
Mercer County Circuit Court hears the case of Michelle White, a former Matoaka High School student who says the board failed to provide transportation to a softball game, leading to a serious car crash in April 1992. Attorneys clash over permission slips, school policies, and White’s postaccident employability as the trial ends Friday.
West Virginia State Police will run a sobriety checkpoint at the Bluewell area intersection of U S Route 52 and Route 20 from 10 p m June 17 to 3 a m June 18. The Princeton detachment chose hours to catch intoxicated drivers on highways. Extra lighting will be used and not all motorists will be asked to exit. troopers will only stop drivers showing signs of intoxication.
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