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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2002
Page
1
A diverse slate in District 25 competes for the House seat. Endorsed by local groups, candidates include community members with varied backgrounds as voters weigh priorities for representation and district needs.
A 14 month old girl was found in Elkhorn Creek near Superior after heavy flooding on Saturday. A woman died when a tree fell from a mountainside and crushed a pickup cab on U S Route 52 between Eckman and Keystone shortly before 11 a m. Deputy Mark Shelton confirmed the child’s body was found in Vivian and that Angela Walls Darnell, from North Carolina, had been identified earlier. The report notes the missing person case tied to Friday night.
Buchanan County deputies confirm the first storm related fatality as Robert Snellenberger, 37, of Hurley, was found drowned. Four others remain missing with ground searches ongoing though Hurley roads remain partly closed to non emergency traffic.
Matoaka Mayor Jack Coburn described the flood as the worst in memory as two dozen bags of trash littered the municipal building area. Crews cleared debris while business owners moved ruined items to higher ground and Salvation Army volunteers distributed clean kits aided by Mercer OES from Princeton. Coburn sought word on a federal disaster declaration as state officials prepared a FEMA aid request with Senators Rockefeller and Rockefeller.
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