Missing Mercer County woman honored at vigil
Friends and family gathered under overcast skies for four and a half minutes of silence to support Barbara Thomason who has been missing since Monday. A Silver Alert remains in effect for the 63 year old, last seen near Princeton Community Hospital wearing a Virginia Tech shirt and blue jeans. Calls for tips continue to flow to Southern Highlands, Mercer County 911, or local law enforcement.
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Mercer County
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Southern Highlands Community Mental Health
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Judy Akers
Southern Highlands
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Thomason
Kenny Franklin
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Princeton Community Hospital
Franklin
Danny Gunnoe
East End
Bluefield
Gunnee
New Life
McDowell County crash injures one in route 103 wreck
Gregory Jordan reports a two vehicle collision on state Route 103 in the Black Wolf area of McDowell County injuring one. Abram Ray, 38, driving the Ford F-150, was transported to Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Brittany Doss, 22, in the Chevrolet Cavalier, sustained minor injuries but was not taken to hospital. Wet roads cited as a factor. authorities continue investigation with local EMS and fire units responding.
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Mercer County
Black Wolf
McDowell County
C.F Kane
West Virginia
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center
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Cavalier
Brittany Doss
Thorpe
Doss
McDowell County Ambulance Authority
Anawalt Volunteer Fire Department
WE CAN receives state grant for training video in Mercer County
West Virginia Children’s Home Society WE CAN program earns a $5,000 Governor’s Community Partnership Grant to update training materials and expand mentoring. Boileau notes 70 active WE CAN mentors and 20-25 college trainees awaiting approval, with matches expected before Christmas. Grant presenter Delegate Marty Gearheart will speak October 11 at 10 a.m. Mercer County Commission meeting.
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Princeton
West Virginia Children’s Home Society
Marty Gearheart
Mercer
Joanne Boileau
West Virginia Children's Home Society
Mercer County Commission
John Shott
Bill Cole
Boileau
Gearheart
Mercer County
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bdtonline
Hinckley release plan called premature by prosecutors
Federal prosecutors in Washington condemned St Elizabeths Hospital proposed extensions of John Hinckley’s release as premature and ill conceived. They urged the court to block longer 17 and 24 day visits and a potential full-time move, citing risk of violence and monitoring concerns while Hinckley’s lawyer argued there is no danger to himself or others.
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Ronald Reagan
John Hinckley
Hinckley
Barry Wm. Levine
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Levine
City Psychiatric Hospital
U.S. Secret Service
Reagan
Jodie Foster
Public libraries offer electronic books via websites
Princeton Public Library and Craft Memorial Library will offer e books starting Monday. Readers can access books 24 7 with a valid library card and download to PC PDA or Kindle Nook or iPad. Two week loan then automatic return no overdue fines.
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Princeton Public Library
Bluefield
Craft Memorial Library
Connie Shumate
Princeton Library
Shumate
Eva McGuire
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Gas tanker blocks Welch Bypass in midafternoon incident
Traffic on the Welch Bypass was halted Friday afternoon when a gas tanker tried to turn around and became stuck. McDowell County 911 reported the incident at 4 41 p.m. A wrecker arrived at 6 p.m. to pull the vehicle free.
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Welch
McDowell County
Maryland Avenue to close for upgrades in Bluefield
Bluefield city crews will close part of Maryland Avenue to one lane Monday to fix a drainage problem between Frederick and Augusta streets. Crews will work 12 hours after school buses run, installing about 40 feet of pipe and then paving. Motorists should seek alternate routes or proceed with extreme caution due to heavy work activity.
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Bluefield
Will Smith
Smith
Maryland Avenue
Sanitary Board
Kate Coil
Kcoil
Wbdtonline
West Virginia voters urged to boost turnout Oct. 4 election
Officials report low early voting especially in Mercer Monroe and McDowell counties. Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. statewide on Oct. 4 with Mercer County at Princeton and Bluefield venues. End goal is at least 20 percent turnout as weather and variables influence participation.
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West Virginia
Mercer County
Princeton
Bluefield Auditorium
Stadium Drive
Bluefield
Crystal Greer
McDowell County Clerk's Office
Greer
Monroe
Donald J. Evans
Evans
Monroe County
Union
Secretary of State’s Office
Kate Coil
Kcoil
Bottonline
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