WV lawmakers weigh tougher truck limits and ATV safety
A Senate bill would keep 80,000 pound track limits but raise fines and enforcement for overweight coal trucks. WV coalfields protest planned at the Capitol as debates over ATV safety stall in the House. Legislative leaders forecast return next year with better prep.
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United Mine Workers
Capitol
Theodore Hapney
UMW
House of Delegates
House
Jon Amores
D-Kanawha
Shoemaker
Amores
NRTA pushes for truck weight reform amid last day session
NRTA leaders Jimmy Wedge and Corky DeMarco urge unity among state truckers as the 2001 legislative session ends with two House Judicial Committee bills stalled. They frame the issue as a rational one and warn of enforcement of existing weight laws, hoping discussions resume after calm returns.
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Wedge
NRTA
Corky DeMarco
House Judicial Committee
Judicial Committee
TOPS Announces Community Meetings On Education Reform
McDowell County residents are urged to engage in a public dialogue on local education. TOPS leaders Hatcher and Rutherford outline goals including high quality schooling and community involvement, with meetings scheduled March 5 to March 21 at multiple towns and centers. For details contact Patton or Hatcher.
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Hatcher
Rutherford
TOPS
Berwind
Canebrake
Hartwell
Amonate
Squire
Jolo
Bradshaw
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Welch
Anawalt
Bartley
Panther
Patton
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Obituaries Continued From A-3 Obituaries
Obituary notices list multiple deaths with service details from Feb 2002. Clara Pardew 93 of Harmony House Athens died Feb 27 2002. Millie Bryant Fields Perricelli 66 of Thompson Valley passed away Feb 28 2002. services set in Princeton Tazewell and Bluefield areas with burial plans, calling hours, and memorial contributions indicated.
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Athens
Harmony House
Forsamerly
Princeton
Virginia
Oscar Woolwine
Myrtle Fillinger Woolwine
Liberty Baptist Church
Earl C. Pardew
Benny Pardew
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Paul Hall
Bailey-Kirk Funeral
Thompson Valley
Millie Andeline Bryant Fields Perricelli
Tazewell
County
Frank Joseph
Roxie Poe Bryant
sThompson Valley
Church of God
Walter Oscar Fields
Little Ed Bryant
William Oscar Fields III
Leney Perricelli
Oscar William Fields
Sharon
Bobby Fields
Nancy
Bluefield
Linda Virginia Mae Hash
Millie Sue Johnson
Shirley Louise Fields
Dottie Irene Graham
Mudfork
Keene Harmon
Wade
Stiltner’s
Alice Agnus
A.C
Penny
William N. Rupert
Knox
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Seneca
Wade Roberts
Burns Wornal
Memorial
Athens Road
Palm Memory Gardens
Matheny
Perry D. Rowe
Singleton Funeral Service
Cedar Bluff
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Colorectal Cancer Screening Urged in West Virginia
In West Virginia over 500 people may die annually from colorectal cancer which is the second leading cancer killer. Early detection through screening saves lives by finding cancer early and removing precancerous polyps. Contact Dr David Mullins at 304 425 1852 for an appointment across from Princeton Community Hospital.
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West Virginia
North America
David Mullins
Princeton Community Hospital
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