Memorial Building hosts expansion of Those Who Served museum
Princeton marks the opening of the expanded Those Who Served War Museum, preserving a WWII Jeep with serials linked to founder Tony Whitlow, his uncle Paul Whitlow, and local veteran Cliff Keatley. Veterans guide visitors toward the new second floor and elevator funded by state money with Senate Finance help.
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Princeton
War Museum
Paul Whitlow
Tony Whitlow
Angelo Moonrise
Cliff Keatley
Senate
May programs honor mothers at Bluefield Center
Bluefield Municipal Center on Peck Street hosts May activities honoring mothers and the women of yesteryear. May 7 features a Tribute to Mothers with Evangelists Linda and Patricia Valentine and Barbara Johnson. May 14 devotional led by Rev. Michael Barnes. May 21 a presentation by Rev. Richard Davis and a poem for mothers by Mrs. Alfria Gravely. The center, founded in 1918 as the Carolina Community Home, has long served African American women with programs from well baby clinics to veteran and scouting activities.
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Peck Street
Women of
Yesteryear
Center
Pauline Thornton
Thornton
Michael
West Virginia budget digest process seen as more open
In a March ruling the West Virginia Supreme Court said lawmakers can suggest agency spending but must avoid secrecy. Former delegate Arley Johnson notes increased openness as House and Senate conferees align funding requests and document the digest process, following a lawsuit by Johnson and groups including the League of Women Voters and the ACLU.
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Charleston
Supreme Court
T’s
Dot
Arley Johnson
Cabell County
House
Senate
Johnson
Bob Wise
Margaret Workman
The
League of Women Voters of
West Virginia
American Civil Liberties Union
West Virginia Education Association
Bob Kiss
Raleigh
Earl Ray Tomblin
D-Logan
Kiss
Warren McGraw
Joseph Albright
Beautiful Mind cast expands with new producers
BLUEFIELD reports on the on location filming of A Beautiful Mind accelerating toward completion. Todd Hallowell and Karen Kehela have joined Imagine Entertainment as executive producers. Hallowell is a long time associate of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer and has worked on The Grinch Who Stole Christmas EdTV and Backdraft. Kehela's credits include The Nutty Professor II.
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Bluefield
Todd Hallowell
Ron Howard
Brian Grazer
Imagine Entertainment
Karen Kehela
Hallowell
Howard
Grazer
Edtv
Kehela
the Nutty Professor II
Bluefield Native Receives Outstanding Kentucky Volunteer Award
Bluefield native Marty Kish 47, vice president of Ashland Valvoline, was honored with the Outstanding Kentucky Volunteer Award by the United Way of Kentucky during its annual meeting in Louisville. He chaired the Bluegrass United Way Marketing Committee and contributed to multiple boards and teams, including the Dream Team and Campaign Cabinet. Kish, a 1972 Bluefield High School graduate and Marshall alumnus, also chairs the Bluegrass State Games board and aids Big Brothers Big Sisters. He and his wife Mary have two children, Neal and Allie.
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United Way of Kentucky
Marty Kish
Ashland
Valvoline
Kentucky
United Way Mission
Kish
United Way of the
Bluegrass
United Way
Bluefield High School
Marshall University
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Louisville
Mary
Neal
Allie
George and
Margie Kish
Bluefield
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Daily Telegraph
All Mothers
Bluefield Community Center
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Bill Archer
John Nelsor
Graham Middle School
James Summers
Cathy Arney
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