29 Jun 1998
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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1998
Page
1
Local information desk and newsroom contacts listed with phone lines for daytime and nighttime regional, sports, business, obituaries, celebrations, and Tempo segments. Includes toll free option and Fox line for audience inquiries and updates.
Summersville residents are invited to a community picnic at 5 p.m. July 23 on the Nicholas County Courthouse lawn. The city will provide drinks and hot dogs while families bring two dishes each. Mayor LeRose and city council members will attend. police fire and rescue units will demonstrate and fingerprint children. Citizens police academy planned for fall in September, 11 weeks, Tuesdays 6 to 9 p.m., limited to 25 with four electives including hands-on weapons training. National Night Out activities planned August 1 at four locations, speed limit petition discussed and rejected in June. Next policing committee meeting set for July 16 at the Municipal Building.
A dense schedule of community notices includes meetings, classes, and support groups across Beckley and surrounding towns. Public hearings, AA and NA meetings, weight loss groups, senior programs, and recreational activities are listed with locations such as Raleigh County Armory, Beckley Leisure Lanes, and Elinor Hurt Memorial Health Center, plus contact numbers for details.
Burglary reported in the 300 block of North Oakwood Avenue. Disturbance in the 100 block of 6th Street. Domestic incident in the 200 block of Ridge Avenue. Driving on a suspended license near Kanawha Street. Harassment and threats on Westwood Drive. Larceny in the 400 block of Bostic Avenue near Johnstown Road. Public intoxication near Beckley Crossing. Recovered vehicle around Morris Avenue. Refusal to return clothing in the 200 block of Woodlawn Avenue. Shooting in the 300 block of Bair. Simple possession at Patch Street and Antonio Avenue. Stabbing victim treated at Raleigh General Hospital. Stolen gun in the 400 block of Prince Street. Stolen vehicle on Harper Road. Subject hanging on ceiling in the 100 block of Johnston Street. Subject fighting security at Raleigh General Hospital. Suspects hiding in bushes and yards near Morris Avenue and Patch Street. Suspicious vehicle near Raleigh Mall and South Fayette Street. Threatening phone calls in the 600 block of Nebraska Avenue.
A weather style advisory lists yesterday 8 am readings for Bluestone, Gauley, Meadow, and Summersville lakes. It notes elevations in feet, outflows in cubic feet per second, and mentions gauges with current flow values for Hinton Galer Gauley and Meadow River areas. It invites calling provided numbers after 8 am to learn current conditions.
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