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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 2016
Page
1
Hokies Open ACC Tourney Play in Madness Beginnings
The Hokies begin ACC tournament action as the frantic opening round signals the start of the postseason. Local fans anticipate energized play from Virginia Tech as they face early test in a high stakes bracket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madness
Would-be robber nabbed after PA taxi stand still standoff
In Reading Pennsylvania a would be robber faced a deputy behind a taxi after the cab halted at a green light. Surveillance video shows Deputy Terry Ely arriving as the passenger draws a gun and demands money. The deputy draws his weapon and orders the suspect out. Victor Martinez Herrera, 18, was arrested and no defense attorney listed in online court records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Pennsylvania
Berks County
Wfmz-Tv
Terry Ely
Ely
Victor Martinez-Herrera
Local police log covers fires and crashes in Bluefield and Duhring
Report notes a structure fire in Bluefield and another in Duhring alongside a single vehicle crash. Also listed are updates on a Believe movie filming and a robotics competition, plus a State Police Secret Santa event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Duhring
Santa
Lottery Drawings From West Virginia and Virginia
Lottery results reported for West Virginia and Virginia include West Virginia Daily 3 numbers 2 2 6 and Daily 4 8 7 2 1. Virginia Pick 3 4 4 7 and Pick 4 5 0 0 3 released with no additional context or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia Daily
Daily
Virginia Pick
Water projects gain steam in West Virginia grants
More than 1.4 million in state grants announced Tuesday will bring public water service to hundreds of families in Mercer and McDowell Counties. Over 12 million in Small Cities Block Grant funds will support 13 projects across Mercer, McDowell and other communities, totaling over 44 million in combined funding for more than 17,000 households statewide. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin cited economic development and quality of life improvements as outcomes. Mercer County Commission received 1,209,503 to back a 5.1 million project extending water service to about 150 new households in Elgood via Oakvale Road Public Service District.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Mercer
McDowell
Mercer County
McDowell County
West Virginia
West
Virginia
Earl Ray
Romblin
Oakvale Road
Elgood
Communi
Practice makes purried Local kids read to shelter pets
Eleven students from the Wade Center in Bluefield spent Tuesday reading to dogs and cats at the Mercer County Animal Shelter. Shelter director Michelle Muncy noted coordinator Jessica McDaniel arranged the program, describing it as the first such effort to blend reading with animal interaction and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachelle Safford
Claire
Mercer County Animal Shelter
Wade Center
Luefield
Bluefield
Michelle Muncy
Shel
Ter
Wade
Jessica McDaniel
Muncy
Fiveyearold hero Drew Kosiar honored for returning purse
Mercer County Commission recognized Drew Kosiar a five year old from Princeton for finding a stolen purse in December 2015 during a cleanup along Pisgah Road and returning it to the owner. The event was acknowledged with a commission resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinceton
Pere Kosiar
Mercer County Commission
Greg Puckett
Drew
Beth
Wayne Kosiar
Princeton
Mercer
Pisgah Road
Drew Kosiar
Worker and responder injured in Mercer logging site accident
A tree cutter at a Mercer County mine site near Clark's Gap and Peter's Gap was pinned when a timber fall occurred. The injured worker and Assistant Chief John Sommers, EMS chief, were treated. the worker flown to Charleston Area Medical Center while Sommers was hospitalized then released. Fire units, two ambulances, and the Princeton Rescue Squad assisted, with rough access delaying response.
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Matoaka
Mercer County
Clark’s Gap
Peter’s Gap
Nelson Gross
Princeton
Gross
Charleston Area Medical Center
John Sommers
Department
EMS
Princeton Community Hospital
Greg Jordan
Jordan
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