Obama taps Merrick Garland for Supreme Court seat
President Obama nominates 63 year old Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court amid Republican vows to block any nomination this election year. Garland, a centrist with a record in the D C circuit and prosecutions from the Oklahoma City bombing case, would tilt the court toward liberal positions on some issues while remaining tough on crime.
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Health in West Virginia: county wellness ranking and programs
The report notes limited community outreach on healthy lifestyles in McDowell and Mercer counties. It cites nutrition classes, a WVU Extension voucher program, and Five Loaves and Two Fishes Food Bank efforts, plus widespread mental health challenges and lifestyle factors contributing to poor health. McDowell ranks lowest in the state, while Jefferson and others top the list.
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Bluewell Area Cleanups Planned On Lorton Lick Road
Crane announces a major community cleanup for Bluewell and Lorton Lick Road in Mercer County. Volunteers meet 9 a.m. at Bluewell United Methodist Church with supplies donated by the county commission. Deputies, litter control officers, and church groups urged to participate. rain date is next Saturday, April 9.
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Long-lived Bluefield resident recalls life spanning a century
The interview with 105 turning 106 year old Chappell covers her schooling at Concord College and Bluefield West Virginia Business College, her 1930s meeting with Rudy Chappell, lengthy railroad work, her 60th wedding anniversary near 2001, wartime losses among students, polities, church service, and a wish for another birthday profile as she approaches 106.
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Normandy
North Korea sentences U.S. tourist to 15 years in prison
Otto Warmbier, 21, University of Virginia student, was sentenced by North Korea’s Supreme Court to 15 years with hard labor for subversion after confessing to attempting to steal a propaganda banner. The case drew responses from U.S. and Ohio officials as tensions rise with Pyongyang amid nuclear tests and joint military drills.
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