Kimball man dies after single vehicle crash in Carswell Hollow
Richard Mitchem 36 of Northfork died at Welch Community Hospital after a Jeep CJ5 ran off Secondary Route 52/7 near Kimball. Driver James Lowe 47 from Kimball tested 0.188 on intoxilizer and faces DUI charges with injuries and death. Two passengers were injured. conditions not released. Bond set at 100000. Proceedings pending preliminary hearing.
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Kimball
Northfork
West Virginia
Richard
Ricky” E. Mitchem
Ashland
Welch Community Hospital
C.F. Kane
Carswell Hollow
James Joel Lowe
Kane
Johnny Ray Mullins
Keystone
McDowell County
Ity
Adam Wertz
D.W. Miller
Lowe
Kimball Volunteer Fire Department
Welch
Beavers
Grand Jury
Kenna Amos
Kamos
Bdtonline
Civil Air Patrol patch marks storied WV history
Bluewell and Mercer County CAP members celebrate the patch design from 1950 featuring the Bell X-1 piloted by Chuck Yeager who broke the sound barrier in 1947. The emblem honors Civil Defense roots and Civil War soldiers, noting a 2002 Bland County crash found by local CAP teams.
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Bluewell
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Mercer County
Jim Vance
West Virginia
Vance
Eddie Middlehauf
Potomac Squadron
Chuck Yeager
Hamlin
Jeet
Bland County
U.S. Air Force
WVCAP
Mercer County Group
Larry Smith
Kenna Amos
Kamos
Bottonline
Radio club gathers 100 members for emergency drills and global contacts
In Bluefield West Virginia a 100 plus member amateur radio club showcased emergency power and multiple transmitters at a Boy Scouts camp. Operators shared callsigns and power setups while connecting with contacts from Ontario Canada to Norway.new contacts included an airplane contact and a Czechoslovakia station.
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Ontario
Canada
New Jersey
Texas
New Hampshire
Georgia
Alabama
Indiana
Illinois
Dave Cox
Bluefield
BRMC
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Cox
Kadar
Kenna Amos
Kamos
Bottonline
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