Farmhouse Fire Kills Seven Children in Pa Amish Country
A Pennsylvania farmhouse fire claimed seven of eight Clauses children ages 7 months to 11 years in Loysville near Harrisburg. The 3-year-old daughter woke parents as the blaze gutted the home. Neighbors, church members, and dairy helpers organized relief and burial funds.
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Loysville
Pennsylvania
Theodore Clouse
Janelle Clouse
Christina
Isabele
Brady
Hannah
Heidi
Maranda
Samantha
Church of the Living Christ
Noah Lauder
Mike Trout
John D. Hoover
Adam Williams
Body found near Vienna tied to cross-state case
A decomposed female body was found by a Vienna man at a dirt road location near Exit 112 on I-75 and Highway 27. Dooley County Sheriff and GBI investigated, contacting Logan County Ohio and the FBI. Ohio, West Virginia, and Mercer County authorities pursue extradition for Richard Littleton tied to Ohio deaths. Littleton appeared in court as governors arrange extradition procedures.
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Georgia
Vienna, Ga
Dooley County
Sheriff's Department
Georgia Bureau of Investigations
Logan County
Ohio
FBI
Cordelo Dispatch
Vienna
Valdosta
Richard Russell
West Virginia
Russells
Littleton
Mercer County
Relief group sees record first quarter aid demand
The Union Mission reports nearly 1,000 assistance applications in the first three months of the year. Many families faced electric heat shutoffs, with some bills reaching 1,300 to 1,400 dollars, while efforts focus on delaying terminations and providing essentials like blankets and kerosene.
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Hammond
Union
Appalachian Power
Phil Moye
Department of Health and Human Resources
Kate Coil
Kcoil Bdtonline
Summers County hydrant paint effort planned by water company
Jerry Methany of West Virginia American Water says hydrants in Summers County will be painted this year. Mercer Day Report Center crews will also pick up litter while painting on main roads first, then side streets. The project aims to ready in 2-3 weeks with bus transport for participants and broad community cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Methany
West Virginia American Water Co
Bill Jessee
Mercer Day Report Center
Jessee
Gary Davis
Methany
Summers County
Mercer-Summers
Mercer County
Cole
Mahood
Mercer Mall
Wal-Mart
Sam’s Club
Food City
Girl Scout cookie drive in Bluefield area tops 25 thousand boxes
Mahood reports 143 scouts in 14 Bluefield area troops sold 2 114 cases totaling 25 368 boxes. Top sellers were Springville Elementary’s 29 girls in a 432 case effort. Despite weather and a slight dip, proceeds fund trips camping intertroop activities and leader training.
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Mahood
Bluefield
Princeton
Tazewell
Buchanan
Springville Elementary
Girl Scouts of America
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Associated Press
Arlene Lauder
Cen
Tral Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
James F. Nickel
Clouse
Russell
Walmart
Southern Regional
Beaver
D.B
Don” Meadows
Charleston
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Joe Coburn
Mercer County Commission
Allianz Life Insurance Company of
North America
Allianz
DeEtte Brandhorst
Orchard Wood
Allianz Life Insurance Company
Mercer
Tazewell County
Century 21
Cumberland Road
Bluefield, WV
Oakvale Road
Mike Tyree
Mls
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