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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2000
Page
1
Bluefield Daily Telegraph and The Register Herald present Prep Playbook A-7 as a lively magazine promoting youth sports. It augments daily high school coverage with features on student athletes coaches fans and the stories behind the games and cheers. Scores remain in the regular pages.
The McDowell County grand jury indicted former State Police Trooper Gary L. Messenger II on six counts for an Oct 9 1999 attack in Welch. Charged are malicious assault burglary breaking and entering assault battery and false swearing. The case involved Raymond Neal Rose who suffered severe injuries and 911 tape captured the beating. Prosecutor Houck said Hinzeman faced evidence but was not indicted. Disciplinary actions broadens to four troopers on leave. Additional charges may follow in Raleigh and Kanawha counties.
A mysterious motor vehicle crash near the McDowell and Tazewell county border left a male occupant dead inside a vehicle found early Monday near the Dry Fork River. The driver is missing as investigators from the West Virginia State Police Welch Detachment pursue the case.
Bluefield directors appoint Deborah Enigk and Steve Ferris to fill Mercer County Board of Health vacancies while Princeton Council declines action. Ben Paine remains listed as continuing service. Princeton plans a meeting with county officials to discuss the 1955 contract governing health department operations. Councilmembers abstained or offered no nominations, citing lack of interest and the need for legal counsel.
Robert Merrill Gainer of Shepherdstown died Wednesday in Martinsburg hospital at 87. A 1940 Shepherd College graduate and WWII Navy veteran, he posted an 87-6-1 record at Bluefield High School from 1959 to 1967 with four state titles. His 31-year career included Big Creek, Poca, Elkview and Roanoke’s Patrick Henry, where he won the 1973 Virginia Class AAA title with an unscored-upon playoff run.
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