Legislators broaden PSC probe to include funding sources
Charleston AP reporting that lawmakers expand the Public Service Commission inquiry to review funding sources. The PSC relies on fees from utilities and trucking firms plus federal funds, with income rising from 4 million in 1979 to 15.5 million in 1997, a 285 percent lift. Officials call for audit analysis of money sources and employment impact, following earlier audits of spending and billing.
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Harold Michael, D-Hardy
Osher Craige
D-Putnam
Legislative Auditor’s Office
Roy Rogers dies at 86 in Apple Valley home
Singing cowboy Roy Rogers dies in his sleep from congestive heart failure at his Apple Valley house. He starred in 87 Westerns, 26 with Dale Evans, led TV shows in the 1950s, and was named the No 1 Western star 1943 to 1954. tributes pour in from Dale Evans and Gene Autry.
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Clinton
King of the Cowboys
Capitol Complex Bomb Threat Prompts Police Sweep
West Virginia State Police investigated a handwritten letter threatening to detonate bombs at the Capitol Complex in Charleston. The letter cited mountaintop removal and used the building's internal mail system. An evacuation was planned from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. as authorities reviewed the threat.
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Ric Robinson
Robinson
Federal
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Chimpanzee Extorts Ride Sparks Becket Truck Crash
Beckley postal worker Arthur Warden faced a bold escape by a chimp named Herbie. The simian climbed into a delivery truck after a mailbox stop, grabbed the window, and forced the vehicle into a parked car. The incident ended with the chimp shouting Get the monkey off of me as authorities respond.
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U.S
Arthur Warden
Herbie
Raleigh County Board picks president after two hour stalemate
Raleigh County school board retained president Roscoe Plumley after a two hour stalemate Monday morning. Under state law, the board must hold an organizational meeting on the first Monday in July after each primary to name its president for the next two years. Paul Vennari mounted a challenge to Plumley but was unsuccessful.
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Raleigh County School Board
Paul Vennari
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