West Virginia final days loom over pay raises and reforms
As the 60 day West Virginia Legislature nears adjournment, lawmakers face bills on public employee raises, retiree health care costs, and insurance coverage. A compromise would boost state spending by 67 million with raises for teachers troopers and natural resources police. Debate also covers retiree subsidies, funding shifts and an eventual state run insurance exchange. The session unfolds with an acting governor and ongoing court ordered election for governor.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Earl Ray Tomblin
Marcellus
Tomblin
Senate
House
House Senate
Natural Resources Police
Supreme Court
U.S
Joe Manchin
Witnesses rush to aid in Route 460 crash rescue
Passersby called 911 after a Pontiac Grand Prix struck a light pole at Mercer Mall Road on Route 460 around 12 30 PM. The passenger was extricated by removing a door while rescuers cut the roof to free the driver. Both men were hospitalized. their conditions were not released. Sgt G W Woods investigates.
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Green Valley
Luefield
U.S. Route 460
Mercer Mall
Route 460
Mercer County 911
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Princeton Rescue Squad
G.W. Woods
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Lions Club pancake breakfast a Bluefield tradition
Bluefield Lions Club volunteers man hot plates at the Herb Sims Youth Center, continuing decades of pancake breakfasts that fundraise for eye projects, the United Way, and Boy Scouts. Don Cooper is praised as the top ticket seller, with 950 tickets sold this year. The event runs from 6 30 a m to 1 p m today and 6 30 a m to 7 p m yesterday, supporting eyeglass collection and community services.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Lions Club
Lions Club
Gray ‘Peretti
Peretti
Herb Sims
Stadium Drive
Elizabeth Pruett
Boy Scouts
Don Cooper
Roy Pruett
Don
Cooper
West Virginia Eye Foundation
United Way of the Virginias
Bluefield High School
Wade Center
Leader Dogs For
Graham High School
Vision
Walmart
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Destruction and Theft Blotter Items Noted March Dates
Police blotter records March 10 reports of court paperwork destruction possibly intentional with Patrolman M L Ramsey filing a report. Also March 10 dumping complaint on Bluefield Avenue leading to trash removal after officer talk with subjects. On March 11 Mercer County 911 logged a stolen vehicle report from 1235 College Avenue with Patrolman R D Davis filing.
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M.L. Ramsey
Bluefield Avenue
J.T. Begley
Mercer County
College Avenue
R.D. Davis
Former Wyoming Council on Aging director appeals ruling
Robert E. Graham 63 of Stevenson seeks an appeal of a district court judgment in a federal civil case against his insurer National Union Insurance Company. He asserts coverage for legal fees incurred defending state civil charges stemming from his 2004 complaint and ensuing 2009 summary judgment in Kanawha County. Graham was previously named in a 39 count federal indictment, convicted on one count, later overturned by the Fourth Circuit after a bench trial in 2006.
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Bluefield
Wyoming County Council On Aging and
All Care Home and Community Services Inc
District Court
Robert E. Graham
Stevenson
Fourth Circuit Court of
Graham
West Virginia
Kanawha County
National Union Insurance Company
Pittsburgh
Beckley student wins WV Undergraduate Literary Symposium
Mitchell Lilly, 23, of Beckley captured first place at the West Virginia Undergraduate Literary Symposium held at Wheeling Jesuit University. The March 7 Bluefield Daily Telegraph incorrectly listed him as Michael.
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Athens
Mitchell Lilly
Beckley
West Virginia
Wheeling
Jesuit University
Michael
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Greg Jordan
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Wyoming Council On Aging Files Appeal
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Princeton
21St Century Oncology
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the Center For Cancer Care
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