Montcalm man named vice chairman of POW MIA committee
Walter Lawson Sr a Montcalm County resident and World War II veteran was appointed vice chairman of the National POW MIA Committee in Washington D C by VFW Commander in Chief John W Smart Lawson says about 2054 Americans remain missing most from Korea and Vietnam with members from all services and civilians He notes first Washington meeting and Pentagon briefing and that each state is represented on the panel Lawson a former U S Air Force member 1944 to 1946 is proud honored and will help lead the working committee through its vital mission
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Mercer Mr
Washington, D.C
Walter Lawson Sr
Montcalm
Pentagon
Lawson
U.S. Air
Miner
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
West Virginia
Blackrock
VFW
Bramwell
John J. Senk, Jr
The
National
Senk
AL Wildlife Refuge
Bill Geise
South America
Chesapeake Bay
Geise
America
Nutria
Blackwater
United States
Shenandoah Hemlocks Threatened by Woolly Adelgids
In Shenandoah National Park Virginia James Akerson collects cones as woolly adelgids devastate stands of hemlock trees. Park ecologists battle adelgids and invasive weeds to protect native flora as he warns of possible future cone planting if trees vanish.
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Luray
James Akerson
Shenandoah National Park
Akerson
National Park Service
Mercer County names ER doctor as health officer
Dr. Kathy Wides became Mercer County Health Department health officer on July 1 after Dr. Allen Dyer left. The department had shared resources with Raleigh County, a contract that ended June 30. Wides, an ER physician at Bluefield Regional Medical Center for 12 years, emphasizes prevention and sentinel health work.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Kathy Wides
Mercer County Health Department
Allen Dyer
Mercer Department
Raleigh County Board of Health
Dyer
Raleigh County Department
Wides
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Health Department
Army
Greg Wore
Mercer County Health Officer
Modest Life Behind Vast Estate of Keystone Bank Leader
The late J Knox McConnell former president of First National Bank of Keystone lived modestly renting an apartment in Bluewell. He left a probate estate of 18689478 with non probate assets 4374570 and a total estate value of 23800000 at death on Oct 26 1997. His will from Apr 9 1993 provided Billie Cherry 250000 in government securities yielding about 15000 yearly for ten years. The Blizzard of 1993 context and his ties to Frankie Ferrante landlord at Frankie’s La Salute are noted.
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J. Knox McConnell
First National Bank of Keystone
McConnell
Keystone
McDowell County
FNB Keystone
Mercer County
Rudolph Jennings
Billie Cherry
Frankie Ferrante
Billie J. Cherry
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