Local police blotter reports DUI near Glenwood and disorderly conduct
Mercer County sheriff deputies logged a 5:05 p.m. call in the Glenwood area near Pepsi Cola Road and Green Valley sewage plant after a white Mazda with Virginia plates was observed driving suspiciously. A 44-year-old Christina Keever was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct near the Montcalm IGA Store at 6:35 p.m. A 16-year-old juvenile caused property damage on Orange Lane, wrecking a 1982 Mercury into a parked AMC Concord, breaking a door, and ending with hospital transport and tow. Additional reports include a school bus incident on Pisgah Road, destruction of property at Village Green Mobile Home Park, and a late-night two-vehicle accident in Bluefield with a city bus involved. Juveniles on Monroe Street shouted profanity. officers dispersed them.
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Mercer County
Smith
Bramwell Road
Montcalm
Christina Keever
Montcalm Iga
Orange Lane
Pisgah Road
L.R. Catron
Bluefield
St. Luke's Hospital
A.W. Buzzo
Lewis Street
G.A. Haynes
Monroe Street
Colgan Air Beechcraft 1900 to base at Mercer County Airport
Satterfield says Colgan Air will station a Beechcraft 1900 at Mercer County Airport to serve Bluefield and Beckley. A July Business After Hours will showcase the aircraft for public inspection. Airport upgrades, fuel, hangar, and office arrangements are being finalized with Authority approval.
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Colgan Air
Colgan
Mercer County
Bluefield
Beckley
Mercer County Rt
Satterfield
Flood relief efforts under way for Mercer County flood zone
Officials and Red Cross coordinate aid after Tuesday night floods. State and federal aid unlikely. FmHA offers 1 percent loans to low income families for repairs. Residents can contact Benjamin Gay at the FmHA Princeton office or call East River Red Cross at 327 5017 for emergency help. State OES notes local damage may not qualify for FEMA aid. situation to be reviewed in a few days.
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Red Cross
Sam DePue
SCE
Benjamin Gay
Tony Whitlow
Dmercer
Mercer County
State Office of Emergency Services
Charleston
FEMA
Blackwood
Agriculture Department
East River
American Red Cross
Littlesburg Road
Brushfork
OES
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Princeton
DeGraw Trial Venues Considered for Mercer County Jury
DeGraw, along with A l Garton and Ash, argued over obtaining a Mercer County jury for a fair trial. Frazier reported talks with Raleigh and Fayette officials on relocating the trial. He aims to preside and start court next week, while favoring Fayette County and avoiding McDowell Wyoming or Monroe due to media saturation.
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Garton
Ash
Mercer County
DeGraw
Frazier
Raleigh and Fayette Court
High County
Gove Irn
Fayette County
Kanawha County
McDowell
Wyoming
Monroe
Bluefield man found guilty in drive by shooting case
Larry Stephen Patrick Jr., 20, of Bluefield, was found guilty on charges of discharging a firearm within city limits and destruction of property in connection with a March drive by shooting at the Ramada Inn. The incident on Route 460 left bullet holes in rooms 123 and nearby, with a woman screaming but no injuries reported.
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Bluefield
Ramada Inn
Larry Stephen Patrick Jr
P.O. Box
Route 460
Bluefield Police Department
Testimony in former Matoaka student suit against board continues
In Mercer County Circuit Court Michelle White, a former Matoaka High School student injured in 1992 en route to a softball game, asserts the Board of Education failed to provide transportation and that two student drivers acted as its agents. White testified she had permission to leave and faced severe ongoing pain, with plans to complete high school or pursue a GED.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Matoaka High School
Michelle White
Matoaka
Mercer County Board of Education
John Anderson
MCBOE
Steve Fowler
White
Paula Slone
Slone
Pike View High School
Mine owner in two count federal indictment
Ronald G. Wallace of Grundy faces a two count federal indictment returned by a grand jury in Abingdon Virginia. The charges allege conspiracy to make false statements and to provide false documentation to MSHA regarding respirable dust sampling and falsely stating to the FBI and MSHA that he had not signed blank dust data cards. If convicted, he could face up to 10 years imprisonment and fines.
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Abingdon
Buchanan County
United States
Robert P. Crouch Jr
Ronald G. Wallace
Grundy
Wallace
United States Mine Safety and Health Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
MSHA
FBI
Telephones Outage Hits South Bluefield Merchants
An outage affects BLUEFIELD South Blue field telephones with merchants reporting inconvenience. Service is expected to be restored by Monday.
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Bluefield
South Bluefield
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Daily Telegraph
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