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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1998
Page
12
Saturday night and Sunday mostly clear with highs in the mid 80s. Monday will be partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and highs around the upper 80s. Stream conditions contact numbers: Bluestone Lake 466-0156 Summersville Lake 872-5809 R.D. Bailey Lake 664-9587.
Special Judge Dan Robinson underscored that Recht’s ruling remains law as lawmakers face a September audits standards rollout. The education task force’s findings push for a state funded system with excess levies limited, while Salmon may guide standards aligning Hof 4306 with constitutional needs and court orders.
A health survey shows obesity linked to heart disease and other illnesses, with West Virginia sixth highest in obesity. South Carolina leads at about 40 percent, and the U S average is 34.5 percent. 21 percent see themselves as overweight but not obese. 8 percent lowered tobacco use in 1996, 27 percent smoke cigars, both unchanged. 68 percent have low leisure activity, linked to income and education. Native West Virginians show higher rates of several risk factors. non natives report more heavy drinking and drinking and driving. Binge drinking defined as five or more drinks in one occasion in the past month.
Fayette County Circuit Judge John Hatcher Jr. admonished Mount Olive Correctional Complex for not transporting inmate Richard B. Boblits to a scheduled hearing. The order, issued July 8, demanded Boblits’ presence for trial on a malicious assault charge. Hearing reset to 1:30 p.m. to allow defense counsel Amy Austin time to speak with him. Boblits faces trial while Ralph Rhodes remains in prison for murder. In a separate case Oak Hill resident Katrina Knight pleaded guilty to misdemeanor false pretenses after signing for a package under a false name. Knight admitted her role and faces 18 months in federal prison upon completing state case. Knight fined $100 and costs. she is detained at Southern Regional Jail.
A jail administrator pledged to dissolve a held power clique at Mount Olive Prison that steered promotions and operations. He said hiring and promotions would follow the Division of Personnel rules to the letter. He welcomed a qualified woman to run Mount Olive and noted Deputy Warden Howard Painter oversees the prison until a warden is named.
A wreck involving a two engine coal carrier destroyed a signal light and toppled a utility pole after a 25 foot push along the tracks. A Chevrolet Lumina flew from the carrier onto the street as seven other vehicles caught fire. Fire crews from multiple departments responded. Route 61 reopened at 6 p.m. No injuries reported. no citations issued. investigation ongoing. CSX officials were on site but declined comment.
State police and Army National Guard flew over Fayette County areas and found 232 marijuana plants in Beckwith on Wednesday evening. Trooper B L Mankins led the eradiation with Senior Troopers R D Robinson and R C Workman. The plants, valued at nearly 500000 dollars, were on public property and owners remain unknown. Police aim to arrest suspects, noting 650 plants found in Fayette County this month.
James Wood, 25, of Crab Orchard was riding a 1994 Suzuki hill bike on Old Pax Road when he lost control at a left turn Tuesday evening. He struck a 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by Audrey Crawford, then hit a tree, suffering injuries and was taken to Raleigh General Hospital in stable condition. Wood was cited for driving with no insurance or registration and failure to maintain control.
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