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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 2003
Page
10
A stormy day is forecast for Bluefield and Princeton with showers, gusty winds, and possible thunder. Residents should stay indoors during peak activity and secure loose outdoor items. Monitor updates for possible weather warnings or changes in the forecast.
Virginia Department of Transportation official Mark White told the council the town is $1.8 million short of funds to finish the Hockman Pike bridge project despite allocations of 411 000 and 351 000 in recent years. The council approved a feasibility study and set a public hearing after engineers complete the study in about 12 months. Residents urged reconsideration of the municipal building location at the monument site and questioned FEMA funded project details.
Commonwealth Attorney Sheila Tolliver seeks the death penalty in the Odighizuwa case. Buchanan County Circuit Judge Fred Combs found probable cause to forward to the grand jury after classmates testified they saw him at the law school firing a small pistol. Odighizuwa was ruled mentally competent to stand trial after months at Central State Hospital. He has been in custody since being tackled by classmates during the law school shooting rampage. A student and a police officer testified he muttered, I had to do it. I had nowhere else to go. I have nothing else to do.
Keystone Police Chief S P McKinney said volunteers and residents shoveled sand and gravel to aid containment before 911 crews arrived after a Bluestone Industries tractor trailer driven by Bart Lewis Jacobus of Turleville South Carolina spilled fuel. Witness Michael Constantino described alarms and red diesel.
Emergency responders rushed to a crash near Keystone releasing up to 5000 gallons of diesel into Elkhorn Creek. No evacuations, but Keystone water works were shut and all town drains sealed as crews contain the slick. Route 52 was detoured for hours with firefighters from Keystone Kimball and Northfork assisting, and officials expect cleanup under company supervision.
Victim details include Jackie and Jennifer Lester of Dividing Ridge Road wounded by shotgun at the Lane residence. Lane arrested Saturday night on $50,000 bond. A 16 year old runaway found safe after fleeing with Lane. Investigators Burb Blankenship and Danny Mitchell led the case, with further evidence collected in Buchanan County.
Smith, a City of Princeton employee, explains moving a Halloween yard prop across his Karnes Street lawn over several days. He says the decorations bring laughs and there is nothing negative about the display, noting neighbors enjoy the humor.
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