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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 2005
Page
1
A brief note from bdtonline.com dated Wednesday June 15 2005 outlines local news items and events. The text emphasizes date specific coverage without additional details or names. The fragmentary source hints at a standard midweek roundup from the Dover-Burlington region site.
Partly cloudy with highs near 80 as west winds 15 to 20 mph. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a chance of showers and lows in the upper 50s.
Donna Goeppert, a 55 year old from Bethlehem, Pa, won $1 million earlier this year on a Pennsylvania Lottery scratch off and earned another million last week. Officials note the odds of a single win are about 1.44 million to 1 and the chance of two wins vary with tickets. Goeppert says the winnings paid mortgages, bought a Cadillac, and funded grandchildren’s education. She spent $20 on her latest ticket.
Daily lottery results listed include West Virginia Daily 3 8 2 2 and Daily 4 4 3 1 3 Virginia Pick 3 3 0 8 and Pick 4 5 1 5 9. The brief notes no additional context or outcomes beyond the numbers drawn.
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In Southwest Virginia, Sen. Phillip Puckett failed to win the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor as Leslie Byrne led with about 33 percent of the statewide vote from 2,290 of 2,351 precincts. Viola Baskerville and J C Petersen trailed.
Skeletal remains found washed ashore on an island in the Tug Fork River were sent to the State Medical Examiner in South Charleston for identification and cause of death. A fisherman found the skeleton Monday around 3:45 p.m. near Mohawk. Sgt. W C Tupper of the Welch Detachment said it appeared to be a skeleton and not long since death.
Mercer County Commissioners approved the oaths of office for board of health members during a courthouse meeting Tuesday morning. Named by Commissioner John P Anderson were Robert R Stevens Joe Coburn Anderson David Hampton Shields and William Sadler. The board's noon meeting was postponed to June 29 due to lack of a quorum amid anticipated supporters of the clean air act. Anderson presided in the illness absence of County Commission President Joe Coburn and called for objections before the vote. There were no further details.
Bluefield town officials led by Mayor Don Harris pledge strict action against littering as spring allergies and heat rise. Police chief plans full enforcement and prosecutions to keep the city clean, citing taxpayer costs and community pride.
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