Governor Declares State of Emergency After Severe Floods
Severe thunderstorms and floods flood Mercer County and surrounding areas. Gov. Bob Wise declared a state of emergency after viewing damage from the air with emergency services officials. Counties Mercer Boone Raleigh Wyoming cited. rainfall exceeded seven inches in Princeton and surrounding areas with four inches in Bluefield. Regions affected include Ada Bluefield Princeton Green Valley Glenwood Spanishburg Matoaka Montcalm Oakvale Ingleside Kellysville Ceres Athens and nearby locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County
Bob Wise
Mercer
Boone
Raleigh
Wyoming
Bluefield
Ada
Green Valley
Glenwood
Spanishburg
Matoaka
Montcalm
Oakvale
Ingleside
Kellysville
Ceres
Athens
Charlene Meade
East River
American Red Cross
Heavy rains force closure of two Mercer County schools
Work crews cleaned up after high water closed Oakvale School and Spanishburg School in Mercer County on Friday. Oakvale sustained major damage to the kindergarten and pre-school area, with carpet replacement planned. Spanishburg faced attendance issues due to flooded roads and minor interior dampness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County
Oakvale School
Spanishburg School
Anne Seaver
Mercer ‘County
Spanishburg ‘School
Water tanker aid amid Mercer County flood cleanup
Mercer County residents faced contaminated wells in Oakvale Kellysville and Ingleside after floods. A water buffalo tanker was delivered by the Division of Highways and West Virginia American Water to Oakvale Fire Department for home use. Red Cross distributed cleanup kits at Oakvale station with more on order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakvale
Kellysville
Ingleside
Office of Emergency Services
Mercer County
Division of Highways
West Virginia American Water Company
East River
American Red Cross
Bush energy plan backs clean coal and transmission line
The Bush administration unveiled an energy plan that pledges support for clean coal technology and directly references American Electric Power’s long stalled 765 kilovolt line from Wyoming County West Virginia to Cloverdale Virginia. The plan notes limited access to federal lands can block expansion and cites the West Virginia to Virginia transmission project as critical to reliability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
American Electric Power
Wyoming
W.va
Cloverdale
West Virginia
Joy Technologies settles $8.5 million with EPA over Bluefield cleanup
The EPA says Joy Technologies will pay $7 million plus interest and a $1.5 million penalty after a Washington Street hazardous waste cleanup linked to Joy Manufacturing. The settlement, approved by the U S Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, recovers over 80 percent of funds spent but EPA states more negotiations remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Federal ‘Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Joy Technologies
Washington Street
Joy Manufacturing Company
U.S
Delaware
Joy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gov. Wise
Greg Jordan
The
Daily Telegraph
John Nelson
Dallas Hubbard
Wayne Hager
Trina Hubbard
Hubbard
Barbara Hawkins
Mercer County Health Department
Bush Energy Plan
Bill Archer
Bush
Ruth Wuenschel
Joy Manufacturing
Hart Electric Co
Daily
Virginia
Seaspeed Wes Exterminating, Inc
Abby
Weather
Chicory Square
Mel Saunders
Bluefield Beaver Band
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!