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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 2009
Page
1
Local brief notes from October 26 2009 on bdtonline.com outline ongoing community events and updates. Names of organizers and venues are partially visible, with dates indicating upcoming schedules and public notices. The readable text suggests a sequence of event listings and municipal items for the day.
President Barack Obama denounces the outrageous attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, offering condolences to victims who died and stating the bombings serve no purpose but to murder innocent people and reveal a hateful agenda. The statement was made on Sunday outside government offices.
NASCAR star Denny Hamlin wins at Martinsville in a tight Sprint Cup event as drivers push for playoff position. The victory extends Hamlin's season run and keeps him in the chase for the title.
The notice lists Powerball and Win for Life numbers and provides subscription and delivery support details. It notes a circulation department open seven days a week and outlines hours for Monday to Friday and weekend phone service, offering morning redelivery within a limited area and providing the customer service number 304-327-2800.
A Bluefield community group plans a Walter Reed aid project after Sgt. Louis Romano of the 218th Enhanced Separate Brigade was wounded near Kabul in 2007 and returned home. The group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of Christ near the Mercer Mall to coordinate gifts, storage, and transport for injured soldiers and to strengthen local support networks for service members and families.
In Mercer County, law enforcement and the prosecuting attorney's office push a broader drug crackdown. Sgt Jose Centeno says focus shifts from major players to many dealers, with indictments rising in the October grand jury session. Bluefield figures prominently in the prosecutions, and prescription narcotics plus crack cocaine remain the county's top problems.
Mercer County Airport receives state and federal grants totaling nearly 600000 to match FAA Airport Improvement Program funds of over 11 million. Phase II will rehabilitate runway lighting with 26824 in state funds, plus FAA support, and aims to upgrade lights wiring and underground cables while wildlife studies assess deer or fowl threats to aircraft.
Friends of Frog Level Yacht Club gather to salute the end of an era as Tazewell County native T. E. June Bowling’s memorial resolution is presented. The Frog Level Service Station tavern, opened in 1932 by Ed Bowling, will relocate along U.S. Route 19/460 as memories are shared and a local landmark transitions.
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