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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2017
Page
1
Sled dogs free SUV stuck in Alaska snow
Nine Alaska sled dogs pulled a stuck tourist SUV free on the Chena River near Fairbanks. Musher Neil Eklund and his son helped after tourists failed to move the vehicle, praising the dogs for their synchronized effort and noting the risky frozen river conditions. Eklund races include the Iditarod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks
Alaska
Neil Eklund
Chena River
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Eklund
Bible in the Schools motion filed in Bluefield court
Mercer County Board of Education lawyers filed a motion in federal court to dismiss a lawsuit seeking an end to the Bible in the Schools program. First Liberty Institute filed the motion to dismiss a January suit by the Freedom From Religion Foundation on behalf of an unnamed parent Jane Doe. The suit says Jamie Doe, an atheist child, fears ostracism if not allowed to skip Bible classes posed as indoctrination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County Board of Education
Bluefield
First Liberty Institute
Plano
Texas
U.S. District Court
Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc
Wisconsin
Jane Doe
Jamie Doe
Bitter cold marks area as winter lingers into spring
Bluefield area faces near record cold for 2017 with a Wednesday high near 25 and a low around 14 amid snow showers. AccuWeather and meteorologists warn warmer days lie ahead but cold fronts return this weekend, with highs in the 30s and scattered showers through the week. The National Weather Service projects sunny today near 37, then a 40 percent shower chance Friday, and mixed precip with snow showers into Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Accuweather
David Samuhel
Samuel
Samuhel
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Tazewell County to add 911 text messaging by year end
Tazewell County officials plan to offer 911 text capability by year end as part of a Virginia grant. Sheriff Brian Hieatt and 911 Director Derrick Ruble describe two way communication for callers who cannot speak or hear and improved location tracking with Next Generation 911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell
Brian Hieatt
Tazewell County
Derrick Ruble
Virginia
Ruble
Next Generation 911
Next Generation
Tow truck driver arrested for DUI after crash response
Mercer County tow driver Jack Garten Jr 42 of Princeton was arrested for driving under the influence after failing field sobriety tests at a late night crash on Route 20 Athens Road. Cpl Ellison noted odor of alcohol and Garten was charged under the commercial vehicle statute with a .02 blood alcohol threshold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County
West Virginia
Jack Garten Jr
D.W. Miller
Miller
Route 20
Athens Road
Cpl
J.M. Ellison
Mercer County 911
Ellison
Garten
Danieley
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