Federal regulators clear path for engineered super produce
Federal regulators open the way for approval of genetically engineered super tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables touted as bigger and better with no special testing. Regional notes mention related market implications and timing.
Unseasonably cold weather across nation hits Bluefield area
Partly cloudy and chilly conditions sweep the nation with Bluefield recording a Tuesday high of 56 degrees and a 46 degree overnight low. Officials say temperatures run below normal as the forecast trends toward gradual warming later in the week with potential near normal readings for late May into early June.
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Bluefield
National Weather Service
Beckley
Supreme Court blocks state tax on mail order sales
The court ruled states may not tax mail order sales without federal approval, upholding a 25 year ban while allowing Congress to lift it. Analysts foresee revenue battles and opposition from consumer groups and catalog firms as billions in commerce hang in the balance.
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Supreme Court
Congress
North Dakota
High Court
Nicholas Spaeth
Spaeth
Chet Dalzell
Direct Marketing Association
Dalzell
Byron Dorgan
D-N.d
Congressional
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National Governors’ Association
Bluewell PSD seeks FmHA funds to extend water service
Bluewell Public Service District plans to obtain a 250000 grant and 310000 loan at 5 percent from Farmers Home Administration to extend water lines from U S Route 52 in Brushfork to Falls Mills near the Virginia border. Four conditions include final engineering, easements, 111 homeowners letters of interest, and a 150 dollar tap fee. If the lender approves, pipe laying could begin in late September.
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Princeton
Bluewell Public Service District
Farmers Home Administration
Falls Mills Road
Mercer County
PSD
Jim Wesolowski
Region I Planning and Development Council
Fmha
Bluewell
Brushfork
Virginia State Line
Falls Mills
Wesolowski
At odds over probe of Rescue 945 spending in Virginia
Tazewell County officials clash as Commonwealth's Attorney Michael L. Dennis weighs a possible audit of Rescue 945. Supervisors call for seizure of squad records amid allegations of financial mismanagement and patient neglect, while Dennis questions his office's jurisdiction and timeline for a written response.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth
Michael L. Dennis
Dennis
Saide
Rescue 945
Ben Barringer
Virginia
Torney
Reaser
Don Payne
Abbs Valley
Payne
Peggy Taylor
Rescue Squad
Roger Mullins
Mullins
Mercer County Airport Master Plan maps 20 year future
Public hearing outlines a conservative 20 year master plan for Mercer County Airport. Stafford Consultants project enplanements near 12 900 in 2002 and 11 680 in 1992 with optimistic income assumptions. ADA compliance, runway and taxiway signage upgrades estimated at about 100 000. The Authority aims to finish review by July 1 with 4.35 million in planned projects.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Stafford Consultants
Ment
Kenneth Crowe
Odell Huffman
Crowe
Stafford
West Virginia University
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