Wreck on Route 52 blocks highway and closes Bluefield State
A Mercer County man crashed a Chevrolet pickup on U S Route 52 near Bluefield State College breaking a utility pole and blocking traffic for more than three hours. William Dwight Mayble Jr 39 of Brushfork was treated for pelvic pain and shortness of breath and charges were pending. The college closed temporarily for electric service work but expected to reopen Friday.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
U.S. Route 52
Bluefield State College
BSC
William Dwight Mayble Jr
R.D. Davis
Mayble
Davis
Jim Nelson
Bluefield State
Childhood cancer survivors honored with highway dedication
The Jonathan Powell Hope and Emma's Touch Foundations led a ceremony at Chuck Mathena Center to dedicate a section of U S Route 460 in Mercer County as the Childhood Cancer Survivors and Memorial Highway. Delegates and state senators spoke of progress in treatment, noting childhood cancer cure rates rising from 20 to 80 percent.
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Jonathan Powell
Princeton
John Nash
Bluefield
Powell
Charles
Karen Vannatter
Emma’s Touch Foundation
Charles Vannatter
Frazier
Vannatter
Chuck Mathena
Emma
Elizabeth
Betty) Kurczynski
West Virginia University
Charleston Area Medical Center
Kurczynski
Mercer County
West Virginia
Don Caruth
John H. Shott
R-Mercer
Scott Catron
Cornerstone Family
Sugar Shack
Flood relief efforts expand across McDowell and Wyoming counties
Emergency officials report ongoing flood response in McDowell County with shelters at First Presbyterian in Welch and Red Cross feeding at the National Guard Armory in Welch. Local businesses like 5 Loafs and 3 Fishes in Kimball serve as distribution points as Homeland Security and churches deliver supplies. State Senator H. Truman Chafin plans a flood task force and interim actions ahead of the next session to address flash flood issues in southern West Virginia.
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Sheets
Teresa van Dyke
McDowell County
Jerry Lester
Salvation Army Citadel
Bluefield
Davy
van Dyke
Bob
Linda McKinney
Kimball
Bob McKinney
Homeland Security
H. Truman Chafin
D-Mingo
Senate
West Virginia
Chafin
Wyoming County
EPA suspend permit 21 draws coal group backlash in Appalachia
Industry executives and environmental advocates clash over the EPA suspension of Nationwide Permit 21. Hal Quinn, Bill Raney and Dan Pochick condemn the move as harming coal mining, while Sierra Club and Earthjustice defend the suspension citing environmental impacts and policy history.
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Hal Quinn
National Mining Association
Appalachia
Bill Raney
West Virginia Coal Association
EPA
Raney
Obama
Dan Pochick
Rish Equipment
Bluefield
Pochick
Appalachian States
Sierra Club
Oliver Bernstein
Earthjustice
Joan Mulhern
Corps
Mulhern
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Barcher
Coal
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California
Ohio
Kido’s Fruit Drinks
Bluefield Ave
Green Valley
Mercer St. Athens Crossroads
Glenwood
Rich Creek Tazewell
Richlands
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