Anthrax scare prompts calm from Mercer County doctors
Local health officials urge calm as anthrax fears rise after cases in Florida and a NBC worker in New York. Mercer County tests on potentially tainted mail found harmless substances. Dr. Kathy Wides stresses anthrax is not contagious and urges community questions and bioterrorism awareness.
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Bluefield
Florida
NBC
New York
Mercer County
Charleston
West Virginia
U.S
Kathy Wides
Wides
Scripps
Howard News Service
Habitat meeting set at Bluefield Tierney Center
Mercer County Habitat for Humanity will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Tierney Center at Bluefield State College. For more information call 327-4220. Read Aloud Orientation sessions listed for Silver Springs and Athens Schools on Oct 17 and Straley Elementary on Oct 26. Clinch Valley Physicians will host a Diabetes Awareness Day Thursday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Claypool Hill location.
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Mercer County
Habitat For Humanity
Tierney
Bluefield State College
Silver Springs
Athens
Straley
Claypool Hill
Clinch Valley Physicians, Inc
Rotary workday postponed at Pam's Place playground
The Rotary workday to build a playground at Pam's Place today has been postponed due to wet site conditions. A new date will be announced next week.
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Rotary
Pam
Shott Foundation funds pool at Camp Roland scout camp
The Shott Foundation donates 225000 dollars to Buckskin Council for a new swimming pool at Camp Roland in Bastian Virginia. Buckskin Council leaders will honor the donor with a plaque during the Fall Camporee, with scouts from multiple counties attending the ceremony and events.
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Luefield
Shott
Camp Roland
Bastian
John C. Shott
Hugh I. Shott Jr
Bluefield
Bucksin Council
Boy Scouts of America
Wolf Creek
Buckskin Council
Stan Willey
Willey
Buckskin
Council
Rick Morgan
R.W. “Buz” Wilkinson
Mountain Dominion
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
West Virginia
Tazewell
Bland
Giles
Virginia
Keystone defendants convicted on nine counts in bank fraud case
The defendants were found guilty on nine counts including bank fraud mail fraud money laundering and conspiracy to commit bank embezzlement and mail fraud for actions after the 1997 death of J Knox McConnell president of First National Bank of Keystone. Local residents reacted with mixed relief and calls for harsher sentences praising the outcome and noting victims were affected.
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J. Knox McConnell
First National Bank of Keystone
Lewis Payne
Welch
McDowell County
NBC confirms single employee with cutaneous anthrax case
NBC says a mail room employee in New York tested positive for cutaneous anthrax after initial negative results. FBI CDC and state health officials tested the mail and workplace. no spread beyond the one worker is suspected though a criminal inquiry is underway.
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FBI
CDC
New York Department of Health
NBC
New York
Florida
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