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Mercer County Notebook Sparks Office Phone Rumor and Legal Moves
Rumors claim a telephone is to be installed in the Mercer County Commission office restroom when the new system arrives in December, but officials deny orders and call the tale a joke. Inmates Guthrie Trimble and Hess moved for examinations. Guthrie appeals Cloud murder case. pursuit of Mrs Cloud continues. Trooper transfers to Logan County appealed. Civil Service Commission reorganization creates new appointment and potential legal clash with Sheriff Don Hare over county operations.
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Mercer County
County Commission
Daily Telegraph
Fred Parker
Commission
Ray Bragg
Parker
State
Moundsville
William O. Bivens Jr
Keith Hare
George Guthrie
Dave Cloud
Timothy Trimble
Charleston
Virginia
Marlon Hess
Bluefield
Huttonsville
Guthrie
Cloud
West Virginia Supreme Court
Naomi Cloud
John Elmer Corprew, Jr
Mercer County Civil Service Commission
Bar Association
Princeton
McGinnis (Mack) Hatfield
Keith McKenzie
Sheriff’s Association
Kenny Young
Don Hare
Sheriff's Department
Hare