Asbestos Poses No Threat, Says Health Official
West Virginia health chief Bill Aaroe said asbestos in Matoaka High School roofing cement poses no health threat to children as fibers are sealed in the outside material. Deputy Superintendent Dr. Carl Holland stressed no exposure risk exists, noting asbestos is used for patching and is not sprayed for fireproofing at the site.
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Daily Telegraph
Charleston
Bill Aaroe
Industrial Hygiene Division
West Virginia Department of Health
Aaroe
Matoaka High School
Matoaka Area
Carl Holland
Mercer County
Holland
Matoaka
Aarce
Former Airport Manager Charges Private Meeting
William Charles, manager of the Wyoming County Airport, said the seven member Wyoming County Airport Authority met at a private Rolling Hills residence to discuss his future. He claimed documented proof existed of an intended firing before any vote, and said the authority met less than four hours after he spoke to a reporter, but reportedly took no action.
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Daily Telegraph
Pineville
William Charles
Wyoming County
Wyoming County Airport Authority
Charles
Wyoming
Authority
Chuck Ritchner
Huffman
Woman Appeals Conviction in Murder-for-Hire Case
ROANOKE AP A former Norfolk and Western Railway employee, Kathryn Huffman, appeals a 1980 criminal solicitation conviction after an undercover officer accused her of offering $1000 to kill her lover’s wife. She seeks Supreme Court review following a suspended five year sentence and probation.
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Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railway
Kathryn C. Huffman
Roanoke County
L.L. Koontz
Ms. Huffman
Public Court Actions Across Bluefield and Princeton Areas
The magistrate court disposed of several cases including dismissals for failure to appear in Princeton. A Bluefield assault and other charges were dismissed on state motion. A man received 30 days for brandishing a deadly weapon, other defendants faced warrants, guilty pleas, fines totals and bonds. Building permits and business licenses were approved for local firms, and various city court cases in Bluefield covered driving offenses and traffic violations with fines, dismissals, and acquittals reported.
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Ricky Thompkins
Straley Ave
Princeton
Joni Smith
Fourth St
Mike Albright
Princeton Ave
Bluefield
Linda Gail Proffitt
Grassy Branch
Deborah Gibson
Steve Goad
Linda Carol Phillips
Giles St
Gibson
Goad
Jimmy Taylor
Box
Rocky Gap
Kenny Hazelwood
Athens
Janet D. Hazelwood
Jesse Max Master
Lewis Edward Clark
R&r Quick Stop
Route 6
K-Mart
Oakvale Road
David Sizemore
Old Athens Road
James B. Southern
North College Ave
David Pedneau
Ward Miller
Matoaka
Dillon
Sandi Foemer
Elizabeth Conner
Margaret L. Haga
Pocahontas
Jefferson Ward
Young R. Dowell Jr
Sylvia R. Farmer
David 0. Lowe
Rodney L. Mitchem
Lewis J. Neal
David L. Peoples
State salaries show governors earn less than top officials
West Virginia Governor Jay Rockefeller earns $60,000 annually, below 32 state employees including WVU coaches Gale Catlett and Donald Nehlen. The highest pay goes to WVU pathology chair Nathaniel Rodman at $75,822, with health officials and a state regents chancellor close behind.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
West Virginia University
State Finance and Administration Department
Rockefeller
WVU
Gale Catlett
Donald Nehlen
Nathaniel Rodman
West Virginia
Rodman
Robert Coon
Marshall University
Civic League Backs Road Bond Issue in Mercer County
The Bluefield Civic League endorsed the Roads for Jobs and Progress bond proposal on Nov 3. President Jane Meadows announced unanimous support at a Golden Age Club dinner, with Mercer County Co-Chair Scott Shott detailing a 750 million plan funding bridges, corridors, and Route 2 upgrades along with Appalachian corridors and major routes.
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Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Civic League
Mercer County
West Virginia
Civic League
Jane Meadows
Bluefield Women's Organization
Golden Age Club
Scott Shott
Mountain
Shott
Cumberland Road
Weirton- Steubenville
Charles Town
U.S. Route 52
Bluefield
Bluewell
Welch
Mercer
McDowell Counties
John D. Rockefeller IV
Athens
Princeton
Rock
Matoaka
Virginia mental health department reorganized by new commissioner
Richmond Virginia A new commissioner Dr Joseph J Bevilacqua announced Tuesday plan to appoint an assistant commissioner for each of four jobs within the Virginia Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation as part of a broad reorganization efforts
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Richmond
Virginia
Joseph J. Bevilacqua
Virginia Department of Mental Health
History of the Matoaka Kiwanis Club honored in 1923 to present
At the Matoaka Kiwanis Club weekly meeting Dr C I Butte Jr gave an in service program tracing the club history from its 1923 start to the current year. Delegates were named for the Oct 21 Governor visit in Bluefield while a membership roundup list was prepared. Guests included Beckley members Jan Worthington Bill James Ed Armstrong and Hope Monroe Matoaka High School Key Club members Gerald Cecil and Barry Hartwell attended.
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Matoaka Kiwanis Club
C.I. Butte, Jr
Kiwanis
The
Beckley
Jan Worthington
Bill James
Ed Armstrong
Hope Monroe
Matoaka High School
Key Club
Gerald Cecil
Barry Hartwell
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Virginia Supreme Court
Southern Office Supply
Luther H. Byrd
James C. Poindexter
W.E. Gearhart
Mason McKinney
Route 1
Box 53
Myron Walker
Lashmeet
Gearhart
Hemlock Hill
J.J. Price
Stadium Drive
C. Edwin Elliott
Marmont Drive
Freda Anderson
Tran Mis
Sol Dent
Union St
Lyle Gage, Jr
Parkway
Mullen Miller
Percy Seales
Powell St
Harry C. Hopkins
Brown St
Louise Williamson
Augusta St
Richard A. Reese
Clovis St
William W. Perry III
Central Drive
Helen D. Jarrett
Frederick St
Robert D. Pettrey
Tne
Jennifer K. Sigman
Mark E. Turner
Robert Ramsey
State Board of Regents
Arnold Margolin
C.H. Patterson
United States
Eugene Horton
Matoaka Kiwanis
Dairy Queen
Brushfore
U.S. Hwy
North
Bluefield Ave
AM D.Q. Corp
Bluefield, VA
Spring St
S. Walker St
Mercer ST
Princeton, W.V
Ony Wurlitzer
Sunn
Tapco
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