Body found of Indiana man after New River jump in Fayetteville
Kevin Ciupak, 40, of Schererville Indiana, disappeared after leaping from Fayette Station Bridge harness rope. His body was found on the New River bank near Teays Landing three days later.
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Fayetteville
Indiana
National Park Service
Kevin Ciupak
Schererville
Ind
Teays Landing
Lizzie Watts
Ciupak
Fayette Station
Watts
Inmate Captured After Escape From Regional Jail
Harold L. Hackler, 23, of Winchester, was captured near railroad tracks north of the city after an escape from Clarke-Frederick-Winchester Regional Jail. He fled during a kitchen duties detail, eluding guards before being chased and seized. Hackler faced felony escape charges and was serving a three year nine month sentence from a May 17 arrest for disorderly conduct and parole violation. Meanwhile Linda L. Powell, a former Drug Task Force member and Crestar Bank executive, turned herself in to Franklin County authorities to begin a 21 year prison term after being convicted in December 1992 on seven cocaine counts. Powell admitted selling drugs to a police informant but claimed private undercover intent.
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Winchester
Clarke-Frederick-Winchester
Harold L. Hackler
Fred Hildebrand
Hackler
Paul J. Krieger
Rocky Mount
Linda L. Powell
Franklin County
Drug Task Force Inc
Martinsville
Sheriffs Department
Ms. Powell
Crestar Bank
Seventy seven workers strike at Tazewell Industries
Seventy seven of ninety workers at Tazewell Industries walked off demanding a pay raise. twelve remained at work. The firm makes roof bolts and plates for mining, and the walkout follows disputes over compensation.
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Tazewell Industries
Commission OKs new city boundary
The Mercer County Commission approved Bluefield’s request for a minor boundary adjustment to annex 6,223 acres of Cumberland Road property owned by Bluefield Gas Co. Attorney J.W. Feuchtenberger represented the city. Opposed by James Bailey, the former Cumberland Public Service District chair, who argued against annexation policy and groundwater concerns near a public water supply. The commission’s action, described as administrative, awaits circuit court input for final ruling.
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Princeton
Mercer County Commission
Bluefield
Cumberland Road
Bluefield Gas Co
J.W. Feuchtenberger
James Bailey
Cumberland Public Service District
Bailey
County Commission
Feuchtenberger
C.E. “Tate” Lohr
T.A. “Buddy” Warden
Circuit Court
Charlie Smith
Commission
John Rapp
Lohr
Athens voters head to polls for town council and recorder
Athens residents vote today at Town Hall from 6 30 a m to 7 p m for three council seats and a town recorder. Incumbents Klingensmith Barbery and McInturff face one challenger while Robert Milton Belcher seeks a council seat. Mayor Richardson Homer Ball and Mary Lou Geiger seats are open next year. recorder position unchallenged with Thomas Barbery as sole filer.
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Athens
Dave Klingensmith
Robert Barbery
Jeff McIinturff
Robert Milton Belcher
Robert Richardson
Homer Ball
Mary Lou Geiger
Town Recorder
Thomas Barbery
Unsafe cooking urged after E coli 0157:H7 scare reaches states
The USDA warns about cooking meat properly after Nebraska tied 21 E coli 0157:H7 cases to meat from Northern States Beef Omaha. Some ground meat may have reached stores in West Virginia and Virginia. Mercer County Health officials report no cases locally. The USDA hotline offers guidance at 1 800 535 4555.
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Green Valley
U.S. Department of Agriculture
West Virginia
Virginia
Stan Walls
Mercer County Board of Health
State Health Department
Mercer County
Walls
USDA
Usda Meat and Poultry Hotline
Mercer County approves Ingleside Road Water Project drawdown
Mercer County Commission approved a final state drawdown of 113 979 dollars for the Ingleside Road Water Project as part of a 1.121 million project nearing completion. The action funds 1 493 in admin 9 905 in engineering and 102 581 in construction, with the system serving 140 to 200 customers over about 10 miles in Willow Brook Old Ingleside and New Ingleside roads. Water comes from Green Valley Glenwood Public Service District. Pentree Inc. is the engineer and West Virginia Pipeline and Mid Atlantic Storage Systems are major contractors.
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Princeton
Ingleside Road
Mercer County Commission
Ginger Gibson
Region I Planing and Development
T.A. “Buddy” Warden
C.E. “Tate” Lohr
Willowbrook Road
Old Ingleside Road
New Ingleside Road
Green Valley- Glenwood
Pentree Inc
West Virginia Pipeline
Mid- Atlantic Storage Systems
Commission
West Virginia Veteran's Affairs Office
Memorial Building
Lohr
Warden
Magistrate Court
Main Street
H. Ben Faulkner Jr
County Commission
City of
Bluefield
Robert H. Miller
Circuit Court
James E. Bailey, Jr
Teen Institute helps teens confront old problems in three day session
Greg Jordan reports from Concord College on the Regional Teen Institute workshop series in southern West Virginia. About 150 local students, plus 15 from Tazewell County, Virginia, explored health risk assessments, date rape awareness, warning signs, refusal skills, anger management, peer counseling, and tobacco use influence.
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Concord College
West Virginia
Leah Beasley
New
PikeView High School
Mercer County
Christy Conn
Wyoming County
Conn
Rick Ball
Tazewell County
Virginia
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