Davis Health System names new CEO and board changes
In Clarksburg the Davis Health System board chose E Mark Doak as chief executive officer after severing ties with West Virginia United Health System. Sandra Elza becomes CEO of Davis Memorial Hospital as interim leader steps down. Five new board members were added. Beckley officials warn that spraying treehole mosquitoes will not curb LaCrosse encephalitis spread. elimination of nesting grounds and stagnant-water containers is needed.
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Stan Walls
Beckley-Raleigh County Health Center
States tighten anti-terror efforts nationwide shows growth
Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore heads an anti-terrorism task force. Missouri Gov. Bob Holden created a Cabinet post. New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen voices urgency. Florida local officials review vulnerabilities. Alaska ferry passengers face stricter ID and baggage checks. governors mobilize National Guard for airport protection.
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Florida
Jim Gilmore
Missouri
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New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen
Gilmore
Idaho
Ohio
Wisconsin
Jeb Bush
Marine Highway System
Former Wheeling Jesuit President to Lead Beckley Economic Group
Rev. Thomas Acker, retired Wheeling Jesuit University president, becomes head of Forward Southern West Virginia Inc., a regional economic development authority covering 13 counties and Nicholas County. He aims to quicken development, improve education and health in Southern West Virginia and set up a Beckley office with other groups signing a cooperation memorandum.
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Wheeling Jesuit University
Thomas Acker
Acker
Wheeling Jesuit
West Virginia
Forward Southern West Virginia Inc
Nicholas County
Virginia man killed in Glen Lyn highway crash
A 19 year old Virginia man, John David Russler of Elliston, died when the 1990 Ford Taurus carrying him and 22 year old Jason Clendenin crossed the center line on Route 469 and collided with a 1987 Volvo tractor trailer driven by Russell D. Waugh in Glen Lyn. Waugh and his wife were uninjured. Clendenin, airlifted to Roanoke Memorial Hospital, condition unknown Saturday. Investigation ongoing. no charges filed yet. J M Hicks is the state police investigator.
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Virginia
Glen Lyn
John David Russler
Elliston
Jason Edward Clendenin
Blacksburg
Rt. 469
Lurich Rd
Mike Stater
Virginia State Police
Clendenin
Russell D. Waugh
Connie
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
J.M. Hicks
BRMC eyes rent-a-captive plan to ease insurer crisis
BRMC, Accordia, and Gallagher propose a self funded Rent a Captive option to insure physicians facing canceled or expensive malpractice coverage. The plan would rent a captive cell from Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, back BRMC with excess coverage from a U.S. insurer, and require 60 to 70 physicians for viability. If approved, the program could start by late 2001 or early 2002.
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BRMC
Accordia and
Gallagher Healthcare Insurance Services
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Cayman Islands
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Local Officials Crack Down On Bomb Threats After High School Incident
West Virginia authorities report a rise in bomb threats nationwide following the Pentagon and World Trade Center attacks. Graham High School responded with full emergency deployment including fire trucks ambulances and bomb-sniffing dogs. Officials pledge stern prosecution and continue safety drills after the January incident.
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West Virginia
Pentagon
World Trade Center
Howard E. Hill, Jr
Graham
Augusta
Graham High School
Mike Munson
Fall burn restrictions start today in Charleston
The fall fire season runs from today through December 31 with outdoor burning limited to evenings 4 to 7 pm. Household trash burning is prohibited unless in approved small fires or under snow and industrial burning by permit. Brush and vegetation burning is allowed under law. Local forestry and environmental offices provide details.
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Division of Environmental Protection Office of Air Quality Regulations
Division of Forestry
Department of Environmental Protection Office of Air Quality
Solid Waste Authority
West Virginia forests named among most endangered
A Washington group ranks the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests seventh among the ten most endangered in the nation. The 120000 acre West Virginia forest area faces threats from logging and watershed degradation, per the National Forest Protection Alliance based in Charlottesville.
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West Virginia
National Forest Protection Alliance
George Washington and Jefferson National Forests
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Charlottesville
George Washington and Jefferson
Two Teens Die In Gloucester Power Line Incident
Gloucester police report two teenagers were killed and a third injured after being electrocuted by a power line Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to a four wheel vehicle crash and fire at 1 20 p m. The power line incident appears separate from the vehicle crash and fire.
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Gloucester
Larry Hill
Hill
Bedford Wins U.S. Freedom Award in Virginia
Bedford Virginia, famed for its D‑Day losses, received the Defense Department Freedom Award. The honor, for supporting National Guardsmen and reservists, will send officials and guardsmen to a October 11 itinerary at the Pentagon and White House. Bedford employees include 120 staff with four to five part timers in military service.
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U.S. Department of Defense
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