Filmmaker Eyes Braxton County Monster Film
Independent filmmaker Thomas Dickens in Los Angeles hopes to produce a motion picture about the Braxton County Monster, joining the Mothman legacy. He needs budget funding while festival events in Charleston mark the Flatwoods Monster 55th Anniversary with exhibits and alien crash claims.
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Beckley
West Virginia
Braxton County
Flatwoods
Richard Gere
Los Angeles
Thomas Dickens
Dickens
Charleston
Larry Bailey
Roswell
N.M
Election canvass Bramwell Matoaka confirms votes
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Bramwell and Matoaka canvasses show write in Marsha Howell leading mayoral race in Matoaka with 41 votes to 31 for incumbent Randy Radatz. Recorder Michelle Lyons unopposed at 39 votes. Council totals unchanged. Howell envisions town growth via a coffee shop venue and park stage. Bramwell canvass 7 PM to 8:50 PM. Louise Stoker 104 votes, Molly Lohr-Robinetee 94. McDaniel 9. Athens canvass set for today.
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Matoaka
Mercer County
Marsha Howell
Randy Radatz
Michelle Lyons
Howell
Radatz
Bramwell
Sandy Flanagan
Louise Stoker
Molly Lohr- Robinette
F. Noel McDaniel
Flanagan
Edris H. Miller
Jim Bishop
Joe Vinciguerra
Katharine Hewitt Barringer
Kelly Murphy Eller
Athens
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bdttonline
Utah boy dragged from tent killed by bear in canyon
An 11-year-old boy was dragged from his family's tent and killed by a black bear during a Father's Day outing in American Fork Canyon Utah. The family slept in a large tent when the boy screamed something's dragging me and disappeared. The cut in the nylon tent suggested a bear attack rather than abduction.
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Utah
American Fork
Stepfa
Ther
American Fork Canyon
Salt Lake City
U.S Forest Service
Warner's cautious stance tests Bush on Iraq war
Senator John Warner, seen as a potential switchblade on Iraq, has offered only mild challenge to President Bush. He opposed binding troop-deployment bills, voted against advancing his own plan, and backed a waivable aid restriction. Warner vows to reassess after August, seeking to balance loyalty and views while his stance frustrates both parties.
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John Warner
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Warner
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Iraq
Baghdad
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Carl Levin
D-Mich
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Levin
Navy
Marine Corps
John McCain
Vietnam
Lemonade ties Bluefields in cool community spirit
Connie Saunders chaired the chamber board and praised the event that links Bluefields communities. The day’s heat topped 90 degrees at Mercer County Airport as residents looked forward to Kwik Kafe lemonade at multiple locations offering refreshing drinks and friendly service.
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Connie Saunders
Chamber
King Coal Highway bridge project moves ahead with contract
During a meeting, officials touted the bridge as a major step for the King Coal Highway project. The state budget originally totaled 20 million dollars for the bridge, with a 16.3 million dollar contract awarded and 3.7 million hoped to extend the interstate corridor to Stoney Ridge. When finished, the King Coal Highway will span 95 miles across Mingo, Wayne, Wyoming, McDowell and Mercer counties, with the Tolsia segment adding 55 miles from Williamson to Huntington, interchanging with the Coalfields Expressway in Welch near Indian Ridge Industrial Park and the site of a new federal prison.
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King Coal Highway
Mike Mitchem
Walker
King Coal
Mingo
Wayne
Wyoming
McDowell
Mercer
Tolsia
Williamson
Huntington
Welch
Indian Ridge
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Costa Rican mission convoy fed with beds and gear
Missionary project organized by Jonathan White, Nathaniel Kelly, and Lonnie Shinn, drawing support from Greenbrier Baptist Roncerote Woods Chapel New Market Va and Kegley Baptist. The convoy will travel through six Central American countries carrying metal bunk beds donated from Alderson Federal Prison Camp and other items for Costa Rican camps serving youths and Bible students.
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Costa Rica
Jonathan White
Nathaniel Kelly
Lonnie Shinn
Sue Shinn
Greenbrier Baptist Church
Roncerote
Woods Chapel
New Market
Kegley Baptist Church
Kegley
Shinn
Alderson Federal Prison Camp
Martha Stewart
Alderson
Church
Concord University
Bible College
Texas
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Lonnie
Norman Mendez
West Virginia sees high per child death rate from neglect
West Virginia shows 4.1 child neglect deaths per 100000, second only to Oklahoma. Census data place under-18 residents at about 378000, 21 percent of the population, with national child death rate at 1.96 per 100000. The federal report notes 1460 child neglect deaths nationwide in 2005, most under age four and often linked to parental actions. WV emphasizes thorough reporting through its Child Fatality Review Team, while experts caution cross-state comparisons.
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West Virginia
West
Virginia
Ohio
Office of
Chief Medical Examiner
Maureen Runyon
Michigan
North Carolina
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