Mercer County Board of Health elects new chair and vice chair
Dick Mitchem was unanimously elected chairman and Joe Coburn chosen as vice chairman of the Mercer County Board of Health. The board also approved a renewed term for William Sadler. Elsewhere, PEIA plans raise premiums for county city and nonprofit workers by 8 percent in 2004 05 while state employees face no increase. Public hearings are set for November across the state. West Virginia lawmakers urge retention of inpatient care at Beckley VA Medical Center amid proposed shift to ambulatory clinic and long term beds prompting travel for southern veterans to Richmond Virginia.
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Jay Rockefeller
Nick Rahall
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Capital Asset Realignment For Enhanced Services Commission
Beckley
Richmond
Trade Act aid for Dean Company workers in West Virginia
About 68 former Dean Company employees in Princeton may qualify for Trade Act benefits up to 130 weeks. Joanne Stone of the West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs said eligible workers can access cash benefits, job search allowances, relocation help, training and related supplies in addition to unemployment. Two benefit application sessions are planned at the Mercer County Technical Education Center in Princeton next Wednesday at 10 am and 1:30 pm.
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West Virginia
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Public hearing set on Clinch River mussel plan
Residents of Tazewell County will discuss a proposed critical habitat designation for endangered mussels in the Clinch River. The U S Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a public hearing on Wednesday Oct 29 from 7 to 10 p m at Southwest Virginia Community College with an informal session earlier from 5 30 to 6 30 p m. The plan could affect local economic development near Cedar Bluff to Richlands and spans eight identified mussel species in the county. Charles Owens contact provided.
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Cowens
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Iraqi lawyer who helped rescue Jessica Lynch visits West Virginia
Moham med Odeh al Rehaief described his role in Lynch's rescue at the University of Charleston. He said he had no choice but to help and spoke of his family. Lynch's attorney noted ongoing rehabilitation and book-related commitments.
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Jessica Lynch
West Virginia
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Lynch
University of Charleston
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Goodwin
Al-Rehaief
HarperCollins
Rifle used in Ala killings bolsters prosecution case
Virginia Beach AP report details medical examiner Emily Ward testifying that a high powered rifle fired the shots in the Alabama liquor store robbery linked to sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo. Ward described a snowstorm effect in the bullet that killed Otenia Muhammad Parker and the wound to Kellie Adams, supporting the theory Muhammad fired the shots. Prosecutors also showed the handgun recovered at the scene as Malvo carried during the robbery. Both men face capital murder charges in Parker’s death.
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Alabama
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Lee Boyd Malvo
Muhammad
Emily Ward
Otenia Muhammad Parker
Ward
Kellie Adams
Malvo
Warner fares well in Virginia poll
A Richmond Times Dispatch NBC12 survey shows Governor Mark R. Warner rated good or excellent by 59 percent, with his performance steady from a year ago. The General Assembly scores slightly lower, with 55 percent rating it excellent or good.
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Park Service Adds 500 Acres to Trail in Virginia
In Paris Virginia the National Park Service received about 445 acres of land tied to George Washington bringing the Appalachian National Scenic Trail area under protection. The transfer stems from a decade long effort led by Phillip Thomas and the Piedmont Environmental Council to secure the land including over 100 acres of open fields.
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National Park Service
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Piedmont Environmental Council
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