Four die in West Virginia Turnpike crash near Princeton
Four members of a family and two small children died Sunday when a southbound car struck a guard rail, crossed the median, and collided with a northbound van at mile marker 11 in Mercer County. Victims include 73 year old William Parks and 72 year old Lois Parks of Hartwell Georgia and 9 year old Kyle Bennett and 3 year old Seth Bennett of New Philadelphia Ohio. The van driver was uninjured. Cause under investigation.
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J.C. Gillespie
West Virginia State Police Turnpike Control
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New Philadelphia
Ohio
Princeton Community Hospital
Public hearings set on Mercer County school closings and changes
Mercer County Board of Education will hold hearings June 24 to 26 on proposed closings of Thorn, Silver Springs, Knob, Ramsey, Wade and Cumberland Heights elementary schools. The plan also calls for reconfiguring Mercer and Straley in Princeton to grades 3-5 and Memorial and Whitethorn in Bluefield to grades K-2. Speakers may register 30 minutes before each hearing and have five minutes to speak. written statements are accepted. End of 1996-97 school year target. Hearings will also address Princeton Junior High changes.
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Mercer County Board of Education
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Cumberland Heights
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Eraser opens bigger than Hunchback in first weekend
Industry sources estimate Eraser led at the box office with a bigger first weekend than The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The Cable Guy dropped to fourth after opening at No 1, earning 10.3 million. Audience admissions totaled about 25 million for Eraser and 21.3 million for Hunchback, while Disney's The Rock ranked third with 14.2 million.
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East River Widowed Persons Service Meeting Update
Today at 6 p m the East River Regional Widowed Persons Service meets at College Avenue Baptist Church Bluefield for a carry in dinner. Weather scene notes partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms highs in the 80s tonight partly cloudy with a chance of showers or thunderstorms lows in the 60s. Powerball Saturday draw shows no WV winners with 14 tickets sold for 100000 each and Wednesday's estimated jackpot around 544 milli.
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Widowed Persons Service
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Controlled chaos kids enjoy place of their own
On the last day of Princeton SummerFest 96 families explored the Kids Place near Hunnicutt Stadium. Greg Prudich and Penny Prudich helped run the safe play area with games, face painting, and chalk drawing while parents watched and joined in the playful chaos. Landon Barber, age 1, rode a kiddie car and smiled as his mother Susan Barber admired his enjoyment.
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Princeton
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Hunnicutt Stadium
Greg Prudich
Kids Place
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Pradich
Landon Barber
Susan Barber
SummerFest '96 draws 15,000 plus celebrate community in Princeton
Thousands attend SummerFest 96 in Princeton Mercer Chamber of Commerce events over Friday to Sunday. Organizers Bill Sherwood and George Lanton praise a record turnout, with 15,000 Friday and Saturday and more on Sunday despite high 80s temperatures and no rain. Co chairs Linda Mangus and Jigger Smith credited for expanding the festival with food rides music crafts and a car show attracting families and area residents.
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Princeton- Mercer County
Bill Sherwood
Chamber
Sherwood
George Lanton
Lanton
Linda Mangus
Jigger Smith
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