Messenger appeals in Bluefield federal court over civil rights conviction
McDowell County man Raymond Neal Rose was at the center of the Oct 9 1999 Welch incident. Gary L Messenger II a former West Virginia state trooper was found guilty by a federal jury of violating Rose's civil rights and filed a Notice of Appeal in Bluefield federal court. The appeal is with the Fourth Circuit in Richmond while sentencing is set for Aug 21 before Judge David A Faber.
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Bluefield
McDowell County
Gary L. Messenger
Raymond Neal Rose
Rose
Welch
Messenger
West Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit
Richmond
Hatfield
Kenneth Chittum
U.S
Chuck Miller
Karen Bleattler
David A. Faber
Southern District of West Virginia
Justices to weigh air standards cost clash
The Supreme Court agreed to review a ruling blocking EPA rules from 1997 to cut smog and soot. Industry groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce pressed for cost-benefit analysis to ensure only needed standards are adopted, while public health protections were argued to be essential.
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Robin Conrad
U.S Chamber of Commerce
Conrad
EPA
Chamber of Commerce
American Trucking Associations
National Association of Manufacturers
Saeger Middle and New Schools Funded in Tug Fork Project
Phase one of the 172 million Tug Fork Flood Control Project funds a new Saeger High School and a new middle school to consolidate Bartley Berwind and War students in the Big Creek District. It also funds a new elementary school for Panther Jaeger students in Sandy River District with completion targeted for August 2004. The flood proofing will relocate or elevate over 980 structures countywide, starting in Welch Hemphill Northfork Gary and Anawalt, with about 80 percent of landowners already agreeing to participate. The Army Corps will buy or elevate flood zone properties.
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Tug Fork
Saeger
Bartley
Berwind
War
Big Creek
Vides
Panther
Jaeger
Sandy River
Roberts
Welch
Hemphill
Northfork
Gary
Anawalt
Army Corps
PCH eyes regional heart center and fiscal turnaround
PCH director Jacob Lanton notes talk of a small local heart center and patient preference for larger regional hospitals. CEO Dan Dunmyer targets a year end loss of 1.25 million, citing gains in April and five straight profitable months despite the Balanced Budget Act. Montgomery says hospital earnings are improving though investments remain down. March shows a 130,601 bottom line loss largely from paper losses on bonds, with outpatient visits up 10 percent and outpatient revenue rising 599,128 while inpatient revenue fell 786,442 and Medicare inpatient use declined.
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Jacob Lanton
PCH
Dan Dunmyer
Dunmyer
Montgomery
Wavebot 2000 Wins Big in Virginia Regional and National Honors
Wavebot 2000 earned a second place regional finish and a four way tie for national fifth place while collecting trophies for the lightest robot in both the finals and overall. NASA funds aided the project with a 6000 dollar grant, matched by Buchanan County and local sponsors totaling over 22000 dollars from a community effort. NASA astronaut Roger K. Crouch will honor the team, which included Terra Tech and Pal's Electric's Shop, as it inspires regional students and may spur broader participation in future FIRST competitions.
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General Motors
NASA
Chrysler
BMW
Black and Decker
North Carolina State University
Blankenship
Grundy
Terra Tech
Pal’s Electric’s
Intermountain Technologies
Netscape
Richmond
Roger K. Crouch
Dave Lavery
Dan Goldin
Mars
Wal- Mart
VCU
Virginia Commonwealth University
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
American Electric Power
Grundy Family Drug Center
Jamestown
Tennessee
Tennessee Polytechnic Institute
Virginia Polytechnic
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Crouch
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Country Power Equipment & Buck Store
Mercer Street
Princeton
Regula Sale
Eastham
Bame As
Cashy
Areser
Stearns & Poste
Linlanrae
Sealy Sleep Shoppe
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