Extended Forecast For This Weekend And Lake Currents
An extended forecast shows Friday night mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and lows in the mid 50s. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies with a high in the lower 70s. Sunday remains unsettled with showers and thunderstorms and mid 70s highs. Monday turns mostly cloudy with possible showers and thunderstorms, low around 50s and high in the lower 70s. Stream conditions numbers are Bluestone Lake 466-0156 Summersville Lake 872-5809 R.D. Batley Lake 664-9587.
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Bluestone Lake
Summersville Lake
R.D. Batley
AEP transmission line plan faces mixed local opposition
Athens officials and residents voiced concern that the proposed power line corridor would target their town while supporters from Winter Place Ski Resort Bluefield economic development and unions argued the route would improve reliability and create jobs. PSC staff backed the need noting rising demand. Virginia groups likewise opposed. AEP aims for 2002 completion.
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Power Company
Jim Campbell
Mercer County
Campbell
AEP
Midwest
West Virginia
Winterplace Ski Resort
Bluefield
Economic Development Agency
Eastern Associated Coal Corp
PSC
James Kelsh
Wyoming
McDowell
Billy Jack Gregg
Consumer Advocate Office
Kelsh
Virginia
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Troisi recounts courtroom confrontation with Witten in federal trial
Former judge Troisi testified at length about leaving the bench to confront Witten face to face after a barrage of curses. He said his actions were driven by stress and a moment of irrationality, not intent to violate rights, and he described the episode as bizarre and wrong while apologizing to Witten, voters, and his family.
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U.S. District Court
Witten
Pleasants
Doddridge
Ritchie
High ‘and Mighty
Baraat Sunnr‘hannr’ Har
Troist
Bill Witten
Mann
School board mulls trip policy after student incidents
Bias argued canceling the trip punished the whole class for a few. The incidents highlight policing challenges at track meets. Russel Ball proposed banning water bottles and adding chaperones to trips. Coach Paul Martin said requests for assistants were made, noting it’s impossible to supervise all students at all times.
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Russel Ball
Paul Martin
Plant Looks at Cutting 170 Jobs at Mason County Plant
APPLE GROVE AP A glut in the polyester resin market forces Shell Chemicals Mason County plant to trim 170 employees this year. HR director Paul McIntyre says enhanced benefits will tempt early retirement or voluntary departure. The plant employs 524. voluntary window opens in June pending union vote, with aim to remove staff by December 31.
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Apple Grove
Mason County
Shell Chemicals
Paul McIntyre
McIntyre
McIntyre Cain
Deputies Seek Break-In Suspects at Fenwick Shop
Nicholas County sheriff's deputies are searching for two suspects who broke into Metal Craft Rebuilders in Fenwick late last Friday night. The thieves seized electrical components and tools, valued at more than 25,000. They ask anyone with information to call Deputy Scott Truman at 872-7880.
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Nicholas County
Three WV businessmen indicted on fraud charges
In Bluefield and Princeton, three southern West Virginia residents were indicted by a federal grand jury. Charles Donchatz faced four counts of IRS and mail fraud. John Hale Jr. faced multiple counts including bank fraud money laundering and felon in possession of a firearm. Arlie Monk faced money laundering and bank fraud. Monk separately faced gun serial number removal.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Charles Donchatz
Columbia
D.C
John F. Hale Jr
Princeton
Arlie H. Monk
Donchatz
Internal Revenue Service
West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Fund
IRS
Hale
Monk
Vehicle fire on West Virginia Turnpike destroys truck
No injuries were reported after a truck carrying potted plants and vegetables caught fire on the West Virginia Turnpike near the Interstate 64 split. Fire departments from Mabscott and Sophia Area quickly extinguished the engine blaze, with the cab area also burning, causing a total loss. The incident occurred around 7:45 a.m.
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West Virginia
Mabscott and
Sophia Area
Stephen Davis
Mabscott
Hayward Lough Scholarship awarded at ABA Chapel
At Appalachian Bible College Awards Chapel on April 29 a new Hayward and Kay Lough Scholarship was established in honor of Pastor Hayward Lough and his wife to aid a married Pastoral Studies student entering junior or senior year. Recipients Mike and Jennifer Williams were highlighted as this year’s awardees.
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Appalachian Bible College
Hayward Lough
Emmanual Baptist Church
Fayette Heights
Hayward and
Kay Lough
Financial Aid Committee
Mike
Jennifer Williams
Bradley
Coffeyville
Kan
Jennifer
Beckley
Holly
Shirley Caffrey
Appalachian
Clinton rejects comparison to Nixon in privilege dispute
President Clinton said his executive privilege claim in the Monica Lewinsky inquiry is quite different from Nixon's tapes battle. At federal court, Clinton's secretary testified anew as the independent counsel's grand jury continued its inquiry, and a likely appeal to the ruling blocking aides from testifying was discussed.
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Clinton
Monica Lewinsky
Richard Nixon
Federal
Nixon
Independent Counsel
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Watergate
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Caca
Supreme Court
Romano Prodi
Kenneth Starr
David Kendall
Fox News
Independent Counsel’s
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