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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1998
Page
3
The Fayette County bureau can be reached at 469 3373 and the Wyoming County bureau at 732 6450 for local reporting inquiries and assignments.
About 70 business leaders heard Raleigh County candidates discuss roads and economic growth. Incumbent Rep. Nick Rahall touted federal funding for the Coalfields Expressway and Interstate 73, while challengers MacCallum and others debated state Supreme Court seats and local development plans.
A dense schedule of local events. Blood drive at Raleigh County Red Cross invites walk-ins, immunization day at Elinor Hurt Memorial Health Center, plus meetings and activities across Beckley and surrounding towns including Volunteer Fire Dept bingo, AA meetings, dances, clubs, and support groups with dates, locations, and contact numbers.
Police report list of incidents including driving on suspended license on Joo Avenue and at Robert C Byrd Drive entrances, driving on revoked license on South Kanawha Street, fights on South Fayette Street, forged prescription on Main Street, fraud on Prince Street, larceny at Lowe's on Eisenhower Drive, leash violation on Clyde Street, attempted entry on Saunders Avenue, shoplifting at Revco on Robert C Byrd Drive, shots fired on Lilly Road, skateboarding complaint on Carriage Drive, stolen vehicle at Kanawha Street intersection, threats on Eisen Tres, trespassing on Mills Avenue, vandalism on Tenth Street, vehicle crashes at Robert C Byrd Drive and Industrial Drive and Eisenhower Drive, assault on North Sandbranch Road, burglary on Harold Road, destruction of property on Ivy Lane, disturbances on Rock Creek Lane, Canterbury Drive, Union Hall, Daniels Street, found property on Horseshoe Drive, prowler on Ethel Avenue, and shoplifting at Kroger in Beaver.
Reports from 8 a m yesterday instruct calling two numbers after 8 a m for current conditions Bluestone Lake elevation 1436 7 ft Gates open Hinton gauge 7 9 ft cf s 52000 Galer River 4 ft above normal and cloudy Summersville Lake 872 5809 7 ft cf s 2100 n a
Tuesday edition misidentified a Beckley native in a story about Jerry Watson Jr. who developed the Body Comforter. The device cools and eases heat in hot or strenuous situations. For product information, contact Watson at 1913-371-5159.
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