Honest strangers save day after lost wallet at Bob Evans
Patricia Slater of Putnam County left hundreds in cash checks and cards in a Princeton Bob Evans wallet. The manager called to say the wallet was found and placed in a safe, and Slater retrieved it on the way home from the beach. Three foster children and eight more grandchildren wait at home as she honors the reunion.
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Princeton
Patricia Slater
Putnam County
Mercer County
Bob Evans
Slater
Unemployment dips to single digits in McDowell County
In Welch the May unemployment rate fell to 7.3 percent from 8.3 percent in April marking the first single digit rate in over two decades. Ron Wyatt of Welch Job Service cites population loss and economic development projects such as Indian Ridge Industrial Park a Federal prison plan and new coal mining demand as factors shaping a potentially steadier economy. The Board of Education and Welch Community Hospital remain the county’s largest employers.
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WELCH
McDowell County
Ron Wyatt
Welch Job Service
Wyatt
Indian Ridge
The
Board of Education
Welch Community Hospital
Policy makers to vote on tuition cap in West Virginia
West Virginia officials plan a 4 percent cap on tuition and fees as a step to keep public colleges affordable. The Higher Education Policy Commission will vote at Shepherd College after a dispute with the Interim Governing Board over recommended increases above 6 percent. Governor Wise supporters urge keeping access intact amid the funding debate.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Wise
Higher Education Policy Commission
Shepherd College
Bill Case
Bob Wise
Case
Policy Commission
Beckley veterans hospital faces critical conditions
U S Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony Principi and Sen. Jay Rockefeller toured Beckley VA Hospital calling for more extended care beds for the region. Gov. Wise backed the plan noting the current 50 bed nursing unit is on the sixth floor, signaling urgent funding and resource review.
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Eckley
Beckley Veterans Hospital
U.S
Principi
Beckley
Rockefeller
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Veterans Organization
Bob Wise
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Anthony Principi
G.P. Husson
Beckley Veterans Facility
Foster care candlelight vigil honors foster families in Mercer County
The second United For Foster Care celebration at the Mercer County Courthouse brought foster parents, children, and agencies together. Judge Derek Swope highlighted Mercer County's high pending abuse and neglect cases while praising swift action by law enforcement, the DHHR, and schools. He stressed urgency in handling cases to protect children’s futures.
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Derek Swope
United For Foster Care
Mercer County
Rinceton
Foster Care Task Force
West Virginia
Swope
Department of Health and Human Resources
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