Four confirmed dead in Ohio flash flood leaves 34 missing
In Shadyside and Belmont County, searchers recovered four bodies on Saturday, raising deaths to 15 from the eastern Ohio flash flood. About 34 remain missing as authorities sort reports, with new victims including a 5-year-old girl from Glencoe and a 6-year-old boy identified as Donald Webb.
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Shadyside
Ohio
Glencoe
Tiffany Webb
McMahon Creek
Chuck Vogt
Belmont County
Donald Andrew Webb
Vogt
Danny Humphrey
Mary Grimes
Ohio River
Jim Boling
Ohio Air National Guard
Okmulgee bakers claim giant pecan cookie world record
Okmulgee residents celebrate a 32 foot diameter pecan cookie baked on a wheeled oven on Main Street as the city vies with Moultrie Georgia to claim the Guinness world record for the largest pecan pastry. Mayor samples the first slice as crowds watch. The Okmulgee entry reportedly weighs 7,500 pounds, beating Moultrie’s claimed 3,000 pound cookie by a large margin.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Max Keck
Keck
Main Street
Moultrie
Weather outlook for today and tonight with showers likely
Partly cloudy day with a 30 percent chance of afternoon showers and a high in the 80s to 85. Tonight remains mostly clear with a low around 60s. Weather package A-10.
Bluefield Opens $190,000 Orioles Clubhouse at Bowen Field
The Bluefield Baseball Club dedicated a new 190000 dollar clubhouse at Bowen Field during Meet the Orioles, named for George Fanning. Baltimore officials praised the facility with Doug Melvin calling it outstanding and a major upgrade for the Orioles in the rookie leagues. The clubhouse features a trainer's office whirlpool and 33 lockers, and fundraising aims to finish by July as plans show it among the best minor league facilities.
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Bluefield Baseball Club
Baby Birds
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Meet the Orioles
Doug Melvin
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Melvin
George McGonagle
George Rao
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Orioles
Gus Gil
Frank Robinson
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Frederick
Baseball Club
McGonagle
Highway backers push for Bluefield to Huntington four lane
Ammar Jr of the Bluefield to Huntington Highway Association says four months of activity have built support for a new four lane interstate type road from Bluefield to Huntington via Keystone Welch Gilbert Williamson Logan and Wayne. He urges residents to contact state delegates governors and national senators to back a Route 52 like I 73 corridor and stresses Clean Air Act pressure for low sulphur coal needs.
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Huntington
K.A. Ammar Jr
Huntington Highway Association, Inc
Ammar
Keystone
Welch
Gilbert
Williamson
Logan
Wayne
West Virginia
Cumberland Road sewer line moves toward construction
The Cumberland Road sewer project in Bluefield moves to construction before year end 1990 after delays. DNR officials say ARC funding of 750000 supports design by Thompson and Litton with EPA paperwork underway. Matching funds come from the Shott Foundation Bluefield Sanitary Board and Mercer County Commission.
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Environmental Protection Agency
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DNR
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Tingley
Appalachian Regional Commission
EPA
ARC
Eut
West Virginia
Shott Foundation
Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitary Board
Mercer County Commission
Father's Day Daughter Remembers Dad’s Life and Death
An editor's note reflects on Father's Day as Tad Bartimus recalls his father James L. Bartimus through a personal account of his final days. The daughter describes a painful hospital scene, the struggle with terminal cancer, and the wish to ease her father's death with dignity.
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Associated Press
Tad Bartimus
James L. Bartimus
Seay remembered for his legal skills and love of flying
Tom Seay, noted criminal defense lawyer and pilot, died in a Welch air crash. A Vanderbilt Law School graduate, he began practice in Welch in 1960 with W H Ballard, later forming his own firm. He was active in the American Legion, bar associations, and Rotary.
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Seay
J.J
Tom
Meda
Robert Seay
Dickson High School
Glenna Bearden
Dickson
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