Wise delivers FEMA buyout checks in Mercer today
Gov. Bob Wise plans a 2:30 p.m. appearance at the Mercer County Courthouse to present FEMA buyout checks for flood properties to Matoaka, Oakvale, and the Mercer County Commission, with Long noting additional meetings with Mercer and Mingo officials and a total near $1.5 million.
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News Editor. State Editor . Sports Editor . Barbara Hawkins
The note lists newsroom staff including News Editor State Editor and sports editor along with Barbara Hawkins Bob Redd Charles Owens Andy Patton Dennis Yena City/County Editor Senior Copy Editor Business Writer Bluefield Baily Telegraph Randy Deason Publisher Samantha Perry. Thomas A. Colley Executive Editor Managing Editor. The epigraph quotes a proverb about consequence for trespass.
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Senior Day and Festival Events Invite Virginia Seniors
The region hosts the second annual Senior Day Celebration at Mercer Mall on National Senior Health and Fitness Day with activities for residents 50 and over. Southwest Virginia Community College hosts the Spring Festival and Volunteer Recognition with a Senior Spelling Bee and fraud prevention talk. Governor's Senior Forums kick off May 29 in Martinsburg with additional dates in Vienna and Wayne County. The piece urges continued senior civic involvement and highlights issues like prescription costs and Medicare funding.
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Letter to Governor on dialysis care in southern West Virginia
The writer urges Gov. Wise to address medical malpractice insurance and dialysis staff shortages in southern West Virginia. On May 19, 2003 an 83-year-old mother faced no available dialysis staff at FM C Mercer, with attempts to use back up from Charleston. The Princeton Community Hospital dialysis unit reportedly refused treatment unless admitted to ER, and FM C Mercer often delays care due to staffing, prompting a request for Bureau of Public Health action.
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Aftershock of Iraq War Wariness and Tumult Abroad
John Hall reports a shift in optimism after the Iraq campaign. Bush faces growing trouble at home and overseas as civil disorder rises in Iraq, Middle East tensions persist, and anticipated rapid postwar stabilization fades amid looting and religious strife.
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