Rains Bring More Rainfall and Snow Fears in Bluefield Area
In Bluefield area over two days rainfall reached 1.70 inches with .39 inches Wednesday and 1.31 inches Thursday. Officials warn of soil erosion while water tables hold average. City managers report standing water but no floods, despite isolated drain and street issues.
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Bluefield
Flight Service
Mercer County
Bill Poe
West Virginia University
John Scott
Four Seasons
Princeton
Dick Shakman
Art Mead
W.va
Bill Looney
Union Street
Looney
Logan Street
College Avenue
B.G. Smith
McDowell County
Miserable Driving Conditions Foreseen in Four Seasons Country
Heavy rain and snow sweeping through the Four Seasons Country trigger a winter storm advisory from the National Weather Service. About two inches of snow expected Thursday night with 80 percent chance of more tonight. rock slides and clogged drains tackled by county crews. early school closings noted in McDowell Bland and Buchanan counties amid ongoing weather hazards.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Buddy Campbell
National Weather Service
Department of Highways
McDowell County
Bland County
Buchanan County
Stewart Stiltner
Oakvale braces for major flooding as roads flood
Oakvale faces potential major flood problems as high water cuts at least two roads, with Willowton Road closed by order and Pigeon Creek entrances submerged 12 to 15 inches. Firefighters warn of rising waters and brace to respond through afternoon, coordinating with Mercer County Dispatch, schools, and highways.
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Oakvale
Stephen Holdren
Willowton Road
Office of Emergency Services
Pigeon Creek
Jimmy Whitlow
Holdren
Mercer County Dispatch
OH-9
Department of Highways
Whitlow
Serbs Accused of Ethnic Cleansing in Eastern Bosnia
Friday U N and Bosnian officials accused Serbs of stepping up ethnic cleansing in eastern Bosnia as new allegations emerged of massacres and rapes of Muslim refugees. Serb commanders, who have devastated enclaves in a four day offensive near U S airdrop sites, called the charges wrong and malicious and reportedly promised safe passage out of the region.
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U.N
Bosnia
U.S
Bloodmobile event at Princeton First United Methodist Church
On your calendar. Noon to 6 p.m. the Princeton Athens Kiwanis Club sponsors the American Red Cross Bloodmobile at Princeton First United Methodist Church. Saturday March 6 at 7 a.m. the Gary Lions Club hosts a pancake breakfast and lunch at Gary United Methodist Church with pancakes sausage bacon coffee and milk.
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Princeton-Athens
Kiwanis Club
American Red Cross
First United Methodist Church
Princeton
Gary Lions Club
Gary United Methodist Church
Snow Likely With Cold Afternoon and Night Freeze
A weather update shows a 90 percent chance of snow this afternoon with a high near 30 degrees. Tonight, an 80 percent chance of light snow and a low in the 20s. Weather package: A-10.
Jobless benefits bill signed by President Clinton
President Clinton signed a 5.7 billion emergency jobless benefits bill to extend unemployment aid through October 2 for up to six more months after standard benefits. The measure also imposes a pay freeze on Congress, keeping salaries at 133,600 dollars.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
House
Tom Foley
D-Wash
Costs total 5.7 billion as program extended
The extension, set to run through October 2, adds weeks of unemployment benefits. It allows those who have exhausted 26 weeks to qualify for additional checks, with 20 or 26 extra weeks based on state unemployment levels. Alaska California Oregon Rhode Island Puerto Rico and West Virginia meet the high unemployment threshold for 26 weeks. the rest qualify for 20 weeks.
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Alaska
Clifornia
Oregon
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Asberto Rico
States
Legislature Faces Most Complex Session Yet in West Virginia
House Speaker Chuck Chambers of Cabell calls the 1993 session the most complex in a decade. Major tasks include Medicaid enhancement and reform, health care changes, and a balanced budget with new budgeting approaches.
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Charleston
Chuck Chambers
D-Cabell
Chambers
Huntington
House Finance Committee
Education Committee
West Virginia
Rental on wrecked van leads to arrest in blast
A man tied to a radical Muslim cleric was arrested in the World Trade Center bombing after attempting to reclaim a rental deposit on a van wrecked in the blast. Police found nitrates on documents shown to the rental agency. Five people died and over 1,000 injured in the garage blast beneath the twin towers.
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New York
World Trade Center
Associated Press
U.S
FBI
Twin Towers
Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City
N.J
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Montcalm
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Konjevic Polje
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