Lawmakers accuse Manchin of TEDDI loan threats
Two Monongalia County legislators allege state Treasurer A James Manchin threatened to cut TEDDI loan money after they questioned the program. Manchin denied the claims but said he would investigate job figures and could withhold new loans in the county citing attendee attitudes and pending reviews.
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Morgantown
Monongalia County
A. James Manchin
Manchin
Del
Shelby Leary
D-Monongalia
George “Buffy” Warner
R-Monongalia
Leary
Warner
Associated Press
Teddi
Ed DeBerry
DeBerry
High Street
Charleston
State Tax Department
Bridge finished after seven year fight on Secondary Route 16
Brickyard Road residents near Princeton await road rerouting after the bridge on Secondary Route 16 east of Princeton was completed. Wayne Musick of the West Virginia Department of Highways says the project, worth 482 858 dollars, should finish by October 30 with rerouting within 30 days of starting excavation. Phyllis Shepherd, who led the residents, says they are definitely pleased the project nears completion.
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Princeton
Brickyard Road
Department of Highways
Wayne Musick
West Virginia Department of Highways
Farmer's Market opens with music and free watermelon in Bluefield
The new weekly Bluefield Farmer's Market debuts in Center Square with ribbon cutting at noon. Leslie Moyer of United Way notes home produced items only, 3 dollar vendor spaces, and plans for future markets and arts demonstrations. Free watermelon slices are provided by Boy Scouts and Cheerleaders at 11:30.
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Bluefield
Center Square
Leslie Moyer
The
United Way
Moyer
Boy Scouts
Bluefield High School
Eunice Fields
Stanley Linkous
Paul Cole
Eugenia Hancock
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
General Telephone of the
South
Lewis
Fashion Florists
Fish kill after mine acid drainage near Philippi
About 1,500 fish perished from acid drainage leaking from a coal mine site owned by Black Diamond Coal Co two miles north of Philippi in Barbour County. Rain overflow sent reddish water into a Tygart Valley tributary near the river, upstream from Tygart Lake. DNR officials say drinking water is not affected and swimming or boating remains unchanged.
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Philippi
State Department of Natural Resources
Black Diamond Coal Co
Barbour County
DNR
Tygart Valley
Tygart Lake
Gary Straughan
Tax break OK'd and recall veto by Gov Arch Moore
Gov Arch Moore signed a measure granting a one million dollar tax break to the media farmers and others while vetoing a bill establishing a recall procedure for furloughed state employees. The tax break targets sales tax exclusions for media and farmers plus utilities and natural resources producers.
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Charleston
Arch Moore
Moore
Virginia colleges lead in endowment per student study
An Associated Press report notes Virginia Military Institute has the largest endowment per student among publicly supported colleges, according to a National Association of Colleges survey. The study ranks Virginia endowments near the top nationwide, highlighting VMI and other state institutions.
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Virginia Military Institute
National Association of Col
Virginia Annual Auto Inspections Show Safer Roads
Virginia shifted from twice yearly to annual motor vehicle inspections in 1982. Police records indicate accidents where inspectable defects caused events have fallen from 3.6 percent in 1981 to 2.8 percent in 1986. The share of vehicles with at least one defect found at inspection rose from 20.75 percent to 33.75 percent, amid revamped procedures and stricter inspector licensing.
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Virginia
William T. Parker
Chesapeake
Bumgardner
Neely Defends 1984 China Trip Amid Illicit-Expense Debate
Charleston AP reports current law would deem Neely's 1984 China trip illegal today though the campaign listed 2576 dollars travel expense to China for a month at Fudan University. Neely, wife, and son traveled with costs covered by themselves and the Chinese government.
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Fudan University
Shanghai
William H. Harrington
Ken Hechler
State Supreme Court
Harrington
Neely
Morgantown
Clark Frame
Frame
China
Fairmont
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Farmer’s Market
Ashley
Trumka
Mullens
United Mine Workers
Rich Trumka
UMW
Charles Ashley
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International Teller
Wyoming County
Whitley
Richmond
Uss
Richard Williams
Richard Lee Whitley
Electric Chair
Timothy Kaine
Richard Smith
Kaine
Williams
Roanoke
Pulaski
Billy Gray Goins
Donald Wayne Wall
Roger William Huff
Colonial Beach
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