Ohio flood relief efforts amid widespread devastation
Floods devastated 26 counties in eastern and southeastern Ohio, killing 11. President Clinton declared federal disaster areas, unlocking home repair loans and unemployment aid. Ohio pledges 24 million for recovery. Red Cross has spent over 1 million on shelter and supplies for 1,400 families as survivors rebuild.
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Clinton
American Red Cross
Janet
Leo Real
West Virginia
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Cecil Underwood
Weston's fatal arson: three charged with first degree crime
Nearly eight months after five children perished in a house fire, Lewis County parents Janette Ables Barbara Brown and Ricky Ables are jailed on first degree arson charges. They face possible state and federal indictments as investigators seek airtight evidence and determine whether the blaze was arson or accident.
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Lewis County
Main Avenue
Janette Ables
Barbara Brown
Brown
Ricky
Central Regional
Flatwoods
Brandon
Kimberly
Serenica Castner
Jimmy
Rayshell Nickie Ables
Grand Jury
Ables
Browns
Joseph Wagoner
Weston Democrat
Wagoner
John Hinzman
Hinzman
Bob Rinehart
Rinehart
Bill Adler
Adler
Help Wanted as Employers Struggle for Low-Wage Jobs in Charleston
Charleston ap reports that Career Connections owner N Jane Diggs says many firms cannot fill bottom end vacancies at six to seven dollars an hour. Holiday Inn managers note high turnover for housekeepers at six to six eighty per hour. Statewide unemployment falls to 6.1 percent with Wirt County at 13.8 percent and Jefferson County at 2.9 percent.
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Charleston
N. Jane Diggs
Career Connections
Danbury
Diggs
Rusty Eaton
Holiday Inn Charleston
Holiday Inn Civic Center
Hearts’ Town Hotel
Eaton
Bureau of Employment Programs
Jefferson County
Pendleton, Hardy and Morgan
Monongalia
Berkeley
Ohio
Kanawha
Putnam
Wirt County
Two injured in head on collision near Honey in the Rock Motel
A Sunday early morning crash on Eisenhower Drive left Austin Knox Jr and a 16 year old in stable condition at Raleigh General Hospital after a northbound van and southbound Blazer collided. Jason Walker was treated and released, with Beckley police investigating and charges pending.
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Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
R.J. Elam
Austin Knox Jr
Eisenhower Drive
Elam
Beckley Fire Department
Knox
Jason Walker
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Barh
Walker
Pilot dies in Mason County ultralight crash
Wayne County pilot Charles S. Zimmerman 54 of Prichard died in his first solo flight when an ultralight aircraft crashed into the Kanawha River near Leon Airport in Mason County. Divers recovered him strapped in his seat. Witnesses noted he had less than 10 hours of flight training. In Wheeling, two masked “angels” donated $120 in Susan B Anthony dollars to Trinity Lutheran Church, presenting a coffee can and a business card reading Smile Jesus Loves You. The coins have previously been given to several local churches and charities.
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Leon
Wayne County
Kanawha River
Mason County
Charleston
Charles S. Zimmerman
Prichard
Mason County Sheriffs
Zimmerman
Wsaz-Tv
Ernest Wilson
Wilson
Wheeling
Trinity Lutheran Church
Susan B. Anthony
David Twedt
Twedt
Jesus
SMAB
Warwood Lutheran Church
Ye Olde Country Interdenominational Church
Wheeling Soup Kitchen
Special Wish Foundation
Upper
Ohio Valley
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