Bicycles Roll as Streets Close for Tour of West Virginia
Downtown Beckley will host a bike race with streets closed from 5 45 p m to 9 p m Several thousand spectators may line a 1 mile circuit The event features 10 20 and 35 mile races with about 100 riders expected Route runs from South Fayette and Main to Heber Neville First avenues and Prince Lee Street Parking rules will adjust with cars towed or blocked if left in restricted zones
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J.D. Meadows
Meadows
Pete Torrico
Torrico
South Fayette
Main Streets
Raleigh County
United National Bank
Main
Heber Street
Neville Street
First Avenue
Mount Olive Deputy Named Warden in Fayette County
Deputy Warden Howard Painter promotion to warden of the Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Fayette County was announced by Gov. Cecil Underwood. Painter, acting warden since May after George Trent's retirement, has long served in corrections roles and faces ongoing overcrowding issues.
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Howard Painter
Mount Olive
Fayette County
Cecil Underwood
Painter
George Trent
Elkins
Division of Corrections
Beckley
Huttonsville
Corrections Training Academy
Cabell County
Charleston
Bill Davis
Underwood
Davis
Pooch Boots Pooch Faces Year-Round Grass Allergy
Holly the 8 year old Irish setter wears boots on all fours due to a rare grass allergy. Janet Forker of Dayton says they own four boot sets and rotate them for walks. Vets at Ohio State University and an allergist are studying the condition with her owner in Beckley and Dayton.
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Holly
Janet Forker
Dayton
Ohio
Anna Ossick
Beckley
Forker
Ohio State University
Heat waves named deadliest form of weather in study
An Associated Press analysis notes heat waves cause more long term fatalities than floods tornadoes or hurricanes. Citing cases from 1900 to 1963 researchers highlight Midwest heat waves with death tolls from 546 in 1939 to 946 in 1955 and 580 in 1963, while the current spell has surpassed 130 deaths.
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Washington
Galveston
Texas
Midwest
San Francisco
Environmental Research
Thunderstorms Offer Northeast Reprieve From Heat
The Associated Press reports storms provided relief from dangerous heat in the Northeast while extreme temperatures persisted in Texas and Oklahoma. Cooling occurred across New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Washington D C as two additional heat related deaths were recorded.
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Texas
Oklahoma
New York
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Washington, D.C
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