Friday June 19 2009 Highlights From Bdtonline
Friday June 19 2009 coverage from Bdtonline highlights local news events and brief summaries. Readers learn about community updates and notable happenings on that date with concise reporting and key names where available.
Weather Outlook for Today
Partly cloudy morning progresses to showers and storms by evening. High temperature near 88 degrees with humid conditions anticipated.
Quote from Bush on Gitmo at Erie dinner sparks debate
Former President George W. Bush warned at a Erie business leaders dinner that some Gitmo inmates could kill Americans, saying persuasion and therapy won’t change their minds while discussing the detention facility’s future amid stock market figures and diary notes.
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Gitmo
George W. Bush
Erie
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
WV couple hit by bridge debris from demolished span
A West Virginia couple in Mason found a football sized fragment from the Pomeroy Mason Bridge demolition land in their spare bedroom. As workers imploded a pier, the blast sent debris through siding into the bean bag chair where Kelly Stewart stood filming. The pier was the last major remnant of the bridge linking Mason to Pomeroy Ohio, replaced by a new structure opened in December.
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W.va
Mason
West Virginia
Pomeroy Mason Bridge
Steve
Kelly Stewart
Ohio River
Pomeroy Ohio
Lottery results from West Virginia and Virginia posted
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers are 5 7 6. Daily 4 draws 2 2 6 7. Virginia Pick 3 numbers 4 4 4. Pick 4 numbers 5 0 6 4.
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West Virginia Daily
Daily
Virginia Pick
Pick
Paper subscription and delivery contact details
The notice invites readers to subscribe and resolve delivery issues with the paper. It states circulation hours seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 6 a.m. to noon on weekends, plus morning redeIivery in a limited area and provides customer service phone number 304-327-2800.
Improvements at Mercer County Airport Gain FAA Grant
Wildlife study and safety work advance as 200000 federal grant funds terminal upgrades. Rahall announced the FAA money to replace aging terminal windows and improve heating ventilation and air conditioning. Runway safety zones are under construction at both ends to slow aircraft off the runway. Airport manager Randall Earnest notes ongoing dirt work and progress is about halfway complete.
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Brushfork
Mercer County
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
U.S
Nick Rahall
Dw.va
West
Rahall
Randall Earnest
Earnest
Mercer County Airport Authority
Headed for home in tough economy Rays Orioles eyes on region
In tough times officials push Minor League Baseball as an economic boost. Princeton Rays GM Jim Holland notes outside money supports salaries, while Bluefield Orioles GM Mike Showe highlights affordability and rise in local attendance as the 2009 Appalachian League season opens. Interns from Asia may join Bowen Field for summer programs amid gas-price concerns.
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Luefield
Jim Holland
Princeton Rays
Rays
Orioles
Mercer County
Bluefield Orioles
Manger
Mike Showe
Toll vote moved to Charleston
West Virginia Turnpike toll hike vote and West Virginia Parkways Economic Development and Tourism Authority meeting were moved to the Charleston Civic Center due to a booked event at Tamarack. The July 1 9 30 a m session will decide toll changes with attendance uncertain.
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Princeton
Greg Barr
West Virginia Parkways, Economic Development and Tourism Authority
Charleston Civic Center
Barr
Authority
Tamarack
Charleston
Civic Center
West Virginia
New sheriff settles into old position
Mercer County Sheriff Don Meadows, appointed to replace the resigning sheriff, began duties with a range of reforms. He outlined expectations to uniformed personnel, pledged equal workload, and emphasized teamwork while stating he had not yet named a chief deputy. Meadows previously served as sheriff from 1989 to 1996 and returned to lead the department.
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Mercer County
Don Meadows
Mercer County Commission
Meadows
Danny Wills
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