Three hurt in gas well blast near Caldwell Ohio
A routine service at a natural gas well south of Caldwell exploded burning three workers. Oxford Oil Company says the well was not in service. Victims are Harold Fink 39 in critical condition Steve Wilson 33 fair condition and Mike Thompson treated and released. The incident is under investigation by the company and Noble County Sheriff’s Department.
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Caldwell, Ohio
Caldwell
Ohio
John Straker
Oxford Oil Company
Zanesville
Noble County Sheriffs Department
Straker
Harold Fink
McConnellsville
Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus
Betsy Samuels
Steve Wilson
Williamstown
Mike Thompson
Parkersburg
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Virginia Landfill Aims for Rail Line Grant in Brunswick
Aegis Waste Solutions seeks a 150000 state grant to build a mile long Norfolk Southern spur to a Brunswick County landfill. The project would reduce truck traffic and serve industries in Richmond Petersburg and Norfolk. Construction could start in fall with total cost 500000 to 1 million.
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Lawrenceville
Brunswick County
Michael M. Hawes
Aegis Waste Solutions Inc
Richmond
Petersburg
Norfolk
County Board of Supervisors
State Department of Transportation
Norfolk Southern
Hawes
Rockefeller announces Cumberland Road sewer project progress
Sen Jay Rockefeller says his office broke the log jam on the Cumberland Road sewer project with EPA agreeing to participate and administer a 750000 grant from Appalachian Regional Commission. Ed Holsclaw announces a diabetes center in Bluefield and Phymedsco is named a certified training center for patient home glucose monitoring. John R McGhee joins Kwass Stone as partner, firm renamed Kwass Stone and McGhee. Thomas R Egbert is approved as state supervisor of technical aid and special service after a three day State Board of Education meeting. Looki ing Back is compiled by Jeff Lambert.
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Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Cumberland Road
Environmental Protection Agency
Appalachian Regional Commission
Ed Holsclaw
Bio- Dynamics
Bluefield
Phymedsco, Inc
Bio-Dynamics
Thomas R. Egbert
Beaver High School
State Board of Education
State work benefits rise slightly in Charleston
The West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs said July 1 raises will lift the maximum unemployment benefit to 282 and the maximum workers' compensation to 423. The unemployment minimum stays 24 while workers' comp minimum rises to 141.03. The max rates depend on prior wages and are adjusted each July 1. The changes affect claims effective on or after July 1.
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Morgantown
Joseph P. Antolock
West Virginia
Carl Payne
Payne
Charleston
State Bureau of Employment Programs
Supervisors favor Wardell shell site in county plan
TAZEWELL VA The Board of Supervisors favored a Wardell Industrial Park shell building as the most feasible option for now. If Ray Pickers exercises its land purchase option within two weeks the Wardell site will be built. otherwise a 20,000 square foot shell may be constructed. The Bluefield site remains a development commission objective to revisit in July.
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Tazewell
Bluefield
Wardell
Nelson
County Board of Super
Ray Pickers
County Public Service Authority
Development Commission
Webb warns against mail fraud in Bluefield Vespers event
Garnett Webb postmaster of Bluefield outlines how mail fraud is widespread and how the Postal Service combats theft while seeking community help. He warns against medical, work at home, investment fraud, and chain letters and urges throwing away threatening notes. Devotions followed with music by Evangelist Pat Valentine at the Bluefield Community Center on Peck Street. The center, connected to United Way funding, hosts Vespers gatherings and to meet the Vesper Ladies.
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Bluefield
America
Garnett Webb
U.S. Postal Service
Peck Street
Postal Service
Webb
Evangelist Pat Valentine
Carolina
United Way
Watson pleads not guilty to attempted manslaughter
Kenny William Watson of Princeton pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to an amended charge of attempted manslaughter for allegedly trying to throw his 15 month old son from a fourth floor Courthouse Plaza apartment window. Circuit Judge John R. Frazier set August 2 for trial. Watson remains jailed.
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Princeton
Kenny William Watson
Watson
Bill Sadler
Waston
Danni Lynn Connelly
Connelly
Courthouse Plaza
Main Street
Concert features special treat at Music in the Square
Rinceton Chil dren attend Music in the Square hear about the little ole lady who tried to go to Summer Fest during the reading program Mrs Lou Stoker Bramwell reader for Bluefield Daily Telegraph Newspaper In Education segment Today’s Music in the Square kicks off Summerfest activities starting Friday Entertainment includes Brenda Stratton Bill Archer Karl Miller Keith Bailey Kristy Lambert Princeton Reds G M Jim Holland on hand to give away tickets to home games this week Crowning of Beau and Belle of SummerFest Miss SummerFest and Lite Miss SummerFest introduced
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Rinceton
Lou Stoker
Bramwell
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Brenda Stratton
Bill Archer
Karl Miller
Keith Bailey
Kristy Lambert
Princeton Reds
Jim Holland
Roscoe
Reds
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Henrico County
EPA
Harrisonburg
Stephanie Fries
Rockingham County
Dennis L. Hupp
John R. McGhee
Kwass and Stone
Kwass
Jeff Lambert
Todd S
Hanna Springer
Glauster
Wytheville
Wardell Shell
The
Daily Telegraph
Michael Warner
Jane Willis Warner
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