Human remains found in Mercer County area
West Virginia State Police report human remains located in the southeastern Mercer County region near Oakvale Willowton and Elgood. Cadaver dogs and search teams are used to locate more remains and they have been sent to Charleston for identification. No identity or gender known and no link to two McDowell County cases suggested.
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Princeton
Mercer County
West Virginia State Police
J.K. Cooper
Welch
Cooper
Uti
Charleston
Neigh
Boring
McDowell County
James E. Muncy Jr
Berwind Lake
Muncy
State Medical Examiners Office
West Virginia Senate approves education bill in 18-16 vote
In a special education session, the West Virginia Senate passed an education bill by 18-16 after a tornado warning interrupted debate. Supporters touted charter school provisions while opponents warned on funding for school psychologists and social workers amid storm damage outside the Capitol.
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Charleston
Stephen Baldwin
D-Greenbrier
Baldwin
Senate
Mitch Carmichael
R-Jackson
West Virginia Senate
House of Delegates
Capitol
Tress
Kanawha
Tom Takubo
R-Jefferson
Republican
WVDOA Chief Sees Agricultural Growth Potential in Mercer County
Kent A. Leonhardt, commissioner of West Virginia's Department of Agriculture, visited Mercer County to discuss farming opportunities and job creation at a Princeton round table. He cited agriculture as a potential economic pillar, noting plans to ease regulations, boost overseas timber sales, and promote local food industries.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Department of Agriculture
Mercer County
Kent A. Leonhardt
Memorial Building
Leonhardt
Eric DiNove
Commissioner of Agriculture
Kent Leonhardt
Guardrails to curb deadly I-77 stretch near Camp Creek
West Virginia officials plan guardrails along the median on an eight mile section of I-77 near Camp Creek. The edges of both sides will be fenced after 12 fatalities in 30 months. The installation should be finished by early fall.
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Camp Creek
Greg Barr
West Virginia Parkways Authority
Eric DiNove
Flattop
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