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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 2011
Page
2
Bluefield board members read a measure to shift second Tuesday meetings to noon while fourth Tuesday stays at 6 pm. Mayor Linda Whalen and Board Member Mary Francis Brammer say a noon session could boost public participation.
Mercer County Solid Waste Authority advances plans for a methane collection and flare system at the Princeton landfill. Alliance Engineering of Beckley designs the flare, bids on construction are due by late July, with completion targeted by mid October at a total cost just under a million dollars funded from a long-accumulated escrow.
Crews inspect the empty three story building tied to Bramwell’s ATV resort project near Hatfield McCoy Trails. Town officials consider partnering with a private foundation to add lodging for hundreds of anticipated visitors this fall. The building is not town owned, and contamination tests could take up to 30 days to determine feasibility and health impacts.
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture and Department of Health and Human Resources will issue $20 coupon booklets to eligible seniors for use at markets including Mercer County Tailgate Produce Market for fresh produce, herbs, and honey. Signups begin July 1 at the County Commission on Aging in Princeton or Community Action in Bluefield. coupons valid through October.
Troopers are sweeping for marijuana crops after reports of cultivation. Plant locations are being targeted by air and ground teams. Officials say they do not leave calling cards and the plants are destroyed once found.
Police officials say the probe centers on finances but the squad continues serving the public. McClintock said the size of the money involved is unknown, money is in the bank, bills are paid, and no further layoffs are planned while the investigation continues. The completion date is undetermined.
Supporters of the Planet Xtreme Teen Center in Princeton are selling fireworks at Walmart tents in Princeton and Bluefield this weekend to raise funds for after school and weekend programs. Fireworks sold through July are legal in West Virginia and Virginia. Tim Smith, the center’s executive director, says the fundraiser will serve more than 500 teens this fall and avoids direct donation requests.
Richmond AP reported former Virginia Congressman and state Supreme Court Justice Richard Harding Post known as Richard Poff has died at age 87. A Radford native, he served in Congress from 1952 to 1972, later joining the Virginia Supreme Court. He flew 35 WWII missions as an Air Force bomber pilot and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. Earlier this year two former justices Roscoe Stephenson Jr and William Carrington Thompson also died.
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