Varmint Run Half Marathon Tests Heat in Burkes Garden
Keith Hurley of Charlotte won the 1:19:37 half marathon title in Burkes Garden with the beating heat and hills challenging all. Martin Van Gelder finished 29 seconds behind on a course record pace. Lee Hunter led all women with 1:47:14, 41st overall. The event traces a 1952 legend of a sheep-killing varmint pursued across the county.
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Burkes Garden
Keith Hurley
Charlotte
N.C
Hurley
Martin van Gelder
van Gelder
Jason Kwen
Ken Farley
Kwen
Etonic
Lee Hunter
Hunter
Charity McDaniel
Tazewell County
Clell Lee
Tombstone, Ariz
Mercer County court adds clerk to ease case backlog
Mercer County Magistrate Court plans to cut paperwork backlog with a new clerk. Gypsie Blankenship cites one of the busiest courts in West Virginia as the reason for funding, with Melinda Beaman handling worthless check cases and Karen Kirby promoted to deputy clerk over traffic matters. Deputy clerks Peggy Wall and Harriet Elmore manage misdemeanors and related work as the transition begins.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Gypsie Blankenship
West Virginia
Blankenship
Melinda Beaman
Karen Kirby
Peggy Wall
Harriet Elmore
Trio charged with mining violations in Virginia mine
A federal grand jury indicted James Earl Vandyke Rex Mullins and Noah Lee Vandyke for safety violations at Key West Mining Inc in Vansant and Tazewell Virginia in September 1993. Vandyke faces up to nine years and 650000 dollars in fines Mullins up to eight years and 550000 dollars and Noah Lee Vandyke up to five years and 250000 dollars. A preliminary hearing date has not been set.
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Abingdon
Key West Mining Inc
James Earl Vandyke
Vansant
U.S
Roanoke
Rex Mullins
Key West Mining
Mullins
Noah Lee Vandyke
Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration
Pisgah Residents May Be Hooked Into Water Project
Mercer Summers Water Supply Project may serve Pisgah area residents who rely on wells amid declining water and rising contamination fears. County officials say demand eclipses supply as housing expands. a 24 inch pipeline from Bluestone Lake to Princeton is planned, with funding hurdles ahead. Athens plans indicate town service unlikely for Pisgah, though areas near the main line would be included.
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Princeton
Pisgah Road
Mercer-Summers
Paul
Betty Craft
Pisgah
John Rapp
County Commission
Buddy Warden
West Virginia American Water Company
Bluestone Lake
Athens
Robert Richardson
West Virginia Turnpike
JoHo Estates
Front End Fire Engine Sign Boosts Bluewell Station
Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department displays a unique sign using the front end of a 1924 American LaFrance fire engine. Chief Buddy Warden notes the novelty as volunteers bolted the engine to Amelia Hall and activated lights and a working sign. The department, formed in 1953 with early funds from bake sales, has grown with multiple expansions and a Brushfork substation to serve the area.
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Bluewell
Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department
Buddy Warden
LaFrance
Pittsburgh
Amelia Hall
Bluewell School
Northfork
Hugh Hills
Route 52
Lorton Lick Road
Virginia Ayres
Brushfork
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Mary Paynter
Chad Gross
Whitewood
Camp Joy
Trio
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