Sunday June 26 2005 events overview
A brief listing notes Sunday June 26 2005 coverage from BDtonline with likely local happenings and notices. Specific details, schedules, or featured stories are not provided in the fragment. Entities present include the date, the source domain, and the publication day.
Weather and flood remnants noted with time markers
Today forecasts show a 40 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms with a warm high near 86. Showers may arrive late, low around 67. Three years later remnants of flooding are being erased as cleanup continues.
Lottery Draws Report
West Virginia Daily 3 numbers 0 8 6 and Daily 4 8 1 0 9. Virginia Pick 3 2 0 8 and Pick 4 4 3 6 2.
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West Virginia Daily
Daily
Virginia Pick
Delivery questions for Telegraph re delivery line
To solve any problems concerning your paper's delivery, contact the Telegraph re delivery line at 304 327 2802 from 7 am to 12 pm seven days a week. Please call by noon to ensure timely delivery within limited re delivery area.
West Virginia voters reject Manchin pension bond plan
In a special election held Saturday, West Virginia voters opposed Gov. Joe Manchin's plan to issue up to 5.5 billion dollars in pension bonds to fix the retirement system. With 88 percent of precincts counted, the measure trailed 47 to 53. Manchin said he would not pursue another pension bond election and urged moving on as future leaders address the issue. He spent election evening at his wife Gayle's high school reunion in Beckley.
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Charleston
Joe Manchin
West Virginia
Manchin
Gayle
Beckley
Mercer County backs pension bond amendment in sparse turnout
Mercer County voters approved the pension bond amendment by 2,526 to 1,480 amid an overall West Virginia rejection of the measure. District II including Princeton Athens Oakvale and parts of Glenwood showed the strongest support with 1,273 for and 770 against.
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Rinceton
West Virginia
Mercer County
Princeton
Athens
Oakvale
Glenwood
Honeymoon ends for methadone clinics in Appalachia
In Middlesboro Kentucky a protest with about 300 people gathered outside city hall as anti methadone sentiment rose amid rising violence linked to drug addiction. Critics fear methadone clinics attract addicts from nearby areas including southwestern Virginia where a moratorium exists.
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Middlesboro
Appalachia
Dubin
Virginia
Bluefield Looks to Legislature to Revive Economy
Bluefield leaders say West Virginia business climate reshaped by medical malpractice reform workers compensation and tort reform could spark growth. New and returning board members urge Charleston changes to entice firms, create careers, and boost employment across the city near the state line.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Virginia
Garry Moore
Moore
Charleston
Manchin
Pete Sarver
Ron Crabtree
Linda Whalen
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