Autoclave bill signed in West Virginia referendum provision
Governor Cecil Underwood signed SB 409 allowing citizen input in siting decisions and requires a referendum before a commercial infectious medical waste facility can locate in West Virginia. About 20 Mercer County residents cheered as the measure limits autoclave plant proposals in Green Valley.
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Charleston
Mercer County
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
Green Valley
Princeton
May 9 Community Events in Bluefield and Area
Thursday to Friday schedule highlights Bluefield events including a Bluefield Community Concert Association membership drive at First Century Bank lobby with hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a 7 p.m. Friends of Craft Memorial Library meeting at 600 Commerce St. plus Pike View High School Band Boosters meeting for Hershey trip itineraries and Scholarship Night at Princeton Senior High School with a Pam Hawkins Foundation reception at 6 p.m. Weather shows showers and possible thunderstorms with highs in the upper 60s and overnight lows around the upper 40s.
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Bluefield
Friends of Craft Memorial Library
Commerce St
Fern Michaels
Pike View High School
Hershey, Pa
Princeton Senior High School
Little
Pam Hawkins Foundation
Daily Million Red: 10-20 Lotteries West Virginia
Daily update covers West Virginia lottery draws including Daily 3 and Daily 4. No dates or results provided.
Four bills become new laws in West Virginia
Gov. Cecil Underwood signed four bills on clean-up day, including a minimum wage hike to 5.15 per hour by September 1, 1998, a referendum requirement for building a commercial infectious waste facility, and a 911 cellular phone fee enabling ANI and ALI data for Emergency Communication Centers. The Mercer County 911 Center is expected to see an annual income rise of 5,000 to 6,000 dollars.
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Charleston
Cecil Underwood
Underwood
Mercer County
Miracle Baby Born After IVF Hope and Faith
Ray and Debbie Glover of Baptist Valley celebrate the birth of their son C.G., conceived after in vitro fertilization and steps marked by a tubal ligation, smoking history, and a difficult pregnancy. Dr. Samuel Thatcher notes the birth as a rare outcome and a blend of science and divine intervention.
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Aptist Valley
Baptist Valley
Ray
Debbie Glover
C.G
Glovers
Debbie
Amanda
Thatcher
Daily Telegraph report by Tony Barbary details events
Tony Barbary of the Daily Telegraph staff reports on the developing story with focus on the main action and involved parties, noting dates and places as described in readable excerpts. The piece outlines key participants and the sequence of events shaping the narrative.
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Tony Barbery
The
Daily Telegraph
WV and VA debate DUI laws rise in penalties
In West Virginia and Virginia, officials discuss DUI penalties with cautions that current laws may not deter repeat offenders. Princeton and SHAZEWELL authorities push for stiffer measures, noting mandatory license loss and jail times for first offenses, though suspensions occur in practice.
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Buffalo
Bdtonline
Mercer, Tazewell
Bland
Monroe
Summers
Fayette
Greenbrier Counties
Daily Record
Abby
Daily Million
Daily
Virginia
Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph Star
Samuel S. Thatcher
Center For Applied Reproductive Science
Johnson City
Tenn
Srail
Davis
W.va
Rinceton
J.J. Weis
C.C. Smith
Shazewell, Va
Virgin_ia
Tazewell County
Mike Dennis
Dennis
Eric DiNove
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