Jury opens in Princeton sex abuse case for Wert trial
In Mercer County Circuit Court, 50 year old Larry Franklin Wert, a Princeton resident, faced opening statements in a retrial on 81 counts of sexually related charges against children. The proceedings followed a mistrial in March after a deadlocked jury. Jurors were to hear witnesses starting at 9 30 a.m. as Assistant Prosecutor Deborah Garton and defense attorney David Smith presented their positions.
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Deborah Garton
David Smith
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Smith
Music in the Square opens summer with PSHS band RINCETON
A large crowd welcomed Princeton Senior High School Band under Julia Kade as the 2003 Music in the Square season began in Princeton. Next week SummerFest activities run June 6 to 8 in the Princeton City Park and Recreation Department grounds. Elizabeth Osborne, SummerFest Chairman, will crown the Beau and Belle, retired local residents whose identities are kept secret until noon next Wednesday. Concessions and other entertainment will be provided.
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Princeton
Julia Kade
Princeton Recreation Department
Beau
Belle
BRMC backs united cancer center amid regional competition
BRMC officials urge a single regional cancer care program while physicians seek Virginia facilities to rival the plan involving BRMC PCH and CAMC. President Eugene Pawlowski warns that multiple centers could fragment services as the board reviews April results and a multi year loss trajectory.
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Charleston Area Medical Center
Princeton Community Hospital
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CAMC
Pawlowski
Bluefield weighs new compost landfill after dump closure
Bluefield officials seek proposals for a green waste landfill to accept tree limbs and yard clippings after a state order closed the old dump in April. The project aims to design a compost facility at an estimated cost of about 50 thousand dollars, with county disposal available meanwhile.
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Bluefield
Department of Environmental Quality
West Virginia
Perkinson
Reading Bees engage Mercer County students at Concord College
Hundreds of area students from fifteen schools travel to Concord College for the third annual Mercer County Reading Bee. The event runs 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with trophies for each contest winner and a traveling team trophy. Certificates will be awarded to all participants.
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First Virginia Bank
Sharon Borich
Tazewell County
Bluefield College
Jody Neal
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