Obama uses Hiroshima visit to urge no nukes world
Obama stood at Hiroshima Peace Park and urged a world without nuclear weapons while acknowledging the city’s suffering. He met survivors Sunao Tsuboi and Shigeaki Mori and walked with Prime Minister Abe as they pressed for steps toward disarmament.
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Abe
Resettlement group eyes Charleston refugee agency
Episcopal Migration Ministries and West Virginia Interfaith Refugee Ministry are exploring opening an office in Charleston to help refugees relocate. The plan centers on turning Charleston into a settlement community, with about 90000 dollars needed upfront and involvement from city officials police and social service providers. The State Department will ultimately decide the city’s eligibility.
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Charleston Gazette Mail
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U.S. Department of State
Weekend rites set for slain West Virginia coal chief Hatfield
Slain Patriot Coal president Bennett Hatfield will be buried in southern West Virginia with visitation at River Ridge Church in Charleston Saturday and funeral Sunday at the Regional Church of God in Delbarton. He was found shot near Mountain View Memory Gardens in Maher after his SUV was recovered. Police charge Anthony Arriaga and Brandon Fitzpatrick with first degree murder in the attack.
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Patriot Coal
Graduates Celebrate Across Montcalm and River View High Schools
Seniors at Pike View Montcalm River View and Mount View High Schools graduated Friday or today in Webster County ceremonies. Andrea Blankenship was valedictorian at Pike View while Edward White received salutatorian honors. River View crowned Farrah Rose as valedictorian and Rebecca Hicks as salutatorian with 10 promise scholarship recipients. Mount View’s 100 graduates heard guest speaker Maurice Gravley. Isabella Hutchinson was valedictorian and Jeffrey Bennett salutatorian. Shania Clack earned the ACT Career and Readiness Award.
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Isabella Hutchinson
Jeffrey Bennett
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Kathryn Tabor
Debra Hall
Deborah Bushnell
Mount View
Janie McPeak
Heimlich Uses Maneuver to Save Woman at Center
Dr. Henry Heimlich 96 living at Deupree House Cincinnati performs his namesake Heimlich maneuver to free a piece of hamburger from an 87 year old woman's airway during dinner. Maitre d Perry Gaines recalls the moment as the woman's choking subsided and she recovered.
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City moves to close blighted Bluefield complex
Fire officials warned repairs were unfinished in early April. Tenants received letters announcing the building would be placarded unfit for habitation due to owner neglect. Bank talks and owner meetings follow as the city removes unsafe living conditions observed during inspections.
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Downtown Chicory Square concert opens with Bill Archer
The Downtown Chicory Square Concert Series kickoff featured Bill Archer delivering a mix of gospel and popular tunes while attendees enjoyed hot dogs and nachos fundraiser for Open Hearth Ministries. Doors prizes were donated by the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce with many locals praising the city event.
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Nancy Walker
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West Virginia Budget Faces Tax Hikes and Rainy Day Fund Stakes
The budget raises the consumer sales tax, trims permanent funds by over 90 million, and eyes revenue measures such as beer and tobacco taxes. House passage with 61 votes, 37 against, pushes the bill to the Senate as lawmakers warn of a structural imbalance and potential Rainy Day Fund effects if reserves drop below 15 percent.
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