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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 2004
Page
1
The WVVA weather team says temperatures will reach the 80s with higher humidity. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms is expected in the afternoon or evening as conditions stay unsettled.
A regional patrol notes several spots offering the region’s lowest gasoline prices on Wednesday. Prices vary by station and location, with motorists urged to shop around and check for daily changes.
An 8-year-old Mercer County boy is cited as West Virginia's first LaCrosse encephalitis case in 2004. Melody Rickman of the Mercer County Health Department confirms. The child was moved to Charleston Area Medical Center for diagnosis, with symptoms ranging from mild flu-like illness to severe outcomes but a fatality rate under 1 percent.
Caregivers seniors and supporters protested outside the Mercer County Commission on Aging to oppose a policy that forces in home care providers to rotate clients every three months. Former employees and clients joined the second protest claiming the change harms elderly care.
Mercer County Grand Jury handed down 110 indictments including two first degree murder charges. Ernest Jeffrey Meadows faces murder in the death of Heidi Brown and Kayla Marie LaSala charged in a separate case. Brown had been missing since Christmas with body parts found in Princeton. Meadows allegedly choked Brown, struck her with a sledgehammer, then disposed of the body.
FEMA and local emergency workers advance recovery in Mercer County as officials announce federal aid for flood damaged wells and septic systems. The Individuals and Households Program may help homeowners and renters with water access, septic pumpouts, and repairs where damage is permanent. Federal and state disaster relief guidance was issued to residents.
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