Urban forestry expert aids Bluefield tree board meeting
Jennifer Brashears, certified arborist with West Virginia Division of Forestry, leads Bluefield residents and Athens Tree Board members through urban forestry concepts. She stresses public safety, explains that urban trees have limited life expectancy, and endorses pruning methods over topping while promoting a free workshop at Herb Sims Youth Center with practical pruning guidance.
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Bluefield
E.F. Hutton
Jennifer Brashears
Brashears
West Virginia Division of Forestry
College Avenue
Athens Tree Board
Tom Ford
Carol Board
Liz Roth
Stuart Shinault
Asplandic
Appalachian Power
Tim Probert
Bluefield Tree Board
Asplandh
Tree Board
Probert
College Avenue’ Baptist Church
Shinault
Herb Sims
Stadium Drive
Goodtreecare
West Virginia
West Virginia House approves fee hike for environment fund
The House backed SB622 to create a special fund to preserve West Virginia’s outdoor heritage, funding farmland and forest lands, wildlife habitats, and historic properties with $5 increases to reporting fees and lien releases. Critics argued fees rise burdens on home buyers, while supporters cited public support and benefits for future generations.
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Charleston
House
West Virginia
Tim Manchin
D-Marion
West
Manchin
Harry Keith White
D-Mingo
Police blotter March incidents at local lodgings and streets
On March 5 at the Econo Lodge on Cumberland Road an unwanted guest left before arrival. A disturbance at the same location led to subjects being escorted off the property. A tractor-trailer stuck at Cherry Street and Carolina Avenue was moved. March 4 entries include wallet theft at Cole Harley, a missing manhole cover at Washington Street and College Avenue, a door bell disturbance at 1326 Augusta, fallen trees on Montclair Street, and a robbery at a drug store on Bland Street and South Street with one arrest.
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Cumberland Road
Prim.a.b. Palmer
Econo Lodge
Ptim
A.B. Palmer
Cherry Street
Carolina Avenue
S.N. Horton
Cole Harley
Ptm
H.E. Naurhannell
Washington Street
College Avenue
Prim
J.T. Brooks
Augusta
Prim. H.E. Naumann
Montclair Street
Bland Street
South Street
Cpl
M.D. McPherson
West Virginia budget talks stumble over pension costs
Hel mick warned teachers and lawmakers that a quick accord on merging 19 164 Teachers Defined Contribution members and funding gaps may be impossible before midnight Saturday. The session faces a 660 million shortfall in police and fire pensions, with Charleston and Huntington seeking state aid while others urge local revenue fixes. Lawmakers also advanced a stream protection bill ending Tier 2.5 and granted pay raises to legislators, while weighing different teacher and state worker pay packages and a sales-tax approach for city funding.
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Helmick
House
Senate
American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia
Charleston
Huntington
Manchin
Lara Ramsburg
West Virginia weighs bills on schools guns taxes and teachers
Senate bills propose schools could teach 6th to 12th graders about guns and hunting. House made the program optional. Judges in Mercer County Wayne County and the Potomac Highlands could gain new trial judges if a Senate measure passes. PROMISE loans for state scholars shifted to a yearlong study. Inventory tax credits and senior homeowner protections move toward House votes. Stream protections scrap Tier 2.5. Teacher pay raises advance while recruiting bonuses in shortage areas falter.
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West Virginia
Senate
House
Mercer County
Wayne County
Potomac Highlands
Manchin
Promise
Narrows Livestock Auction report March 1 sales summary
Narrows Va. Narrows Livestock Auction Market Inc reports March 1 sales. Stock feeder cattle 121 head: steers 200-800 lbs cross ranges. heifers 200-800 lbs mostly midrange. Holstein steers 200-600 lbs 60-101. slaughter cattle 23 head with cows and bulls priced. sheep 44 head with lambs 90-115 lbs. goats 15-80. hogs 2. baby calves 12. cows with calves 3 pairs 820-960. bred cows and heifers 27 head 300-880.
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Narrows
Narrows Livestock Auction Market Inc
Assembly lawmakers weigh budget and transportation fixes
Assembly members debated budget cuts and transportation funding with Puckett noting the lottery may fund itself and some senators urging delay to April veto actions. Printing the full budget for 140 delegates could take 12 to 15 hours, delaying a vote as divisions persist among budget, judges, and transportation. The veto session is set for April 28.
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Puckett
House
Jerry McReynolds
Dan Bowling
Cazewell
McReynolds
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