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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1999
Page
9
A terse weather card notes high and low ranges for Four Seasons Country with mention of partly sunny conditions on the first day of summer, partly cloudy nights, and mid to near 80 degree highs. It includes scattered precipitation figures for June 20, 1999 and June 21, 1998 plus precip totals spanning the last 30 days and since January 1, 1999.
Lucy Joanna Ours of Mason County won the Miss West Virginia title after three years of competition, taking the crown at Robert C Byrd High School in Clarksburg. The 21 year old plans a year off from West Virginia University studies in public relations and will compete in Miss America in Atlantic City Sept 18. Jodi Clark of Moundsville was first runner up, Rebecca Carr second, Traci Staley third, and Katherine Thompson fourth.
Norfolk Southern Corp. will invest up to 7 million dollars to curb coal tainted stormwater from the Elizabeth River at the Lamberts Point yard. The project is part of a Virginia DEQ settlement reached this week for pollution violations first found in December 1997. A safer stormwater network with drains and pumps is under construction, expected to finish by year end.
West Virginia residents debate Continental One a proposed 1400 mile four lane highway linking Toronto to Miami. Proponents promise jobs and growth while opponents warn of congestion pollution and loss of farmland. Local officials note some segments justify four lanes, while others do not.
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