West Virginia teachers begin summer institute on citizenship
At Pike View High School kindergarten through second grade teachers joined the Governor's Summer Institute as part of statewide eight sessions by the Center for Professional Development. The program, started in 1991, aims to boost computer use and teaching techniques focusing on citizenship for young children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gail Looney
Henry Marockie
State Board of Education
Marockie
Gaston Caperton
California
Marockie Sai
Charleston
Inmates Clear Trees As Mercer Creeks Fear Floods
Mercer County officials warn of continued rain and saturated ground as Brush Creek and nearby creeks swell. In Glenwood inmates from Southern Regional Jail cut uprooted trees, clear debris, and wade through waist high water to prevent damming and back yard flooding.
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Rinceton
Mercer County
Glenwood
Southern Regional
Brush Creek
Nelson Short
Mercer County Flood Control and Fire
Bluefield
Short
Donnie Lucas
Miners paid more in southern counties
Southern West Virginia coal miners earned higher wages due to overtime and demand for low-sulfur coal. In 1994 average miner pay reached $46,618, with Boone County leading at $32,742 and Kanawha County at $53,214. Chemical workers averaged $49,961. federal, state, and local government wages varied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
State Bureau of Employment Programs
Bureau
Arch Mineral
Ashland Coal
Kanawha County
Marshall County
Logan County
Clay
Preston
Tommy Wiblin
South
Boone County
West
Princeton coking plan aims to add value to coal shipments
Dr. Richard A. Wolfe of Coal Technology Co outlines a plan to commercialize a modern coking process using southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia coals. A $12.5 million Princeton plant could produce about 60 000 tons annually, with a two hour reactor, byproducts, and a marketed automotive fuel liquid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Richard A. Wolfe
West Virginia
Virginia
Wolfe
Coal Technology Co
CTC
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
U.S
Princeton
Bristol
Cently
Norfolk Southern
Appalachian Power Co
Morgantown Energy Technology Center
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Greg Jordan
The
Daily Telegraph
Pike View High School
Supreme Court
Robert A. Burnside Jr
Citizens Watch Group
Mercer County Board of Education
State Supreme Court
Wiblin
David Buchanan
David
East River Avenue
Whitethorn
Tazewell
Princeton Coking Operation
Bill Archer
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