Beckley Fire Dept Hosts Open House for Fire Prevention Week
Beckley Fire Department opened Station No 1 on Third Avenue for a Fire Prevention Week open house from 10 am to 5 pm. Capt Dave Underwood said 50 visitors toured the new four-bunkroom station, noting a 700 percent improvement over the old building used for 70 years.
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Underwood
Fred Wooten
Beckley Fire
Supreme Court uses mediation to resolve workers' comp appeals
West Virginia Supreme Court launched a pilot mediation program to speed workers' compensation appeals. The court aims to mediate 180 cases by year end after handling 1,708 of 3,114 total docket in 1997. So far 15 of 29 mediation cases settled, with several more pending or not reached.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
Robin Davis
West Virginia
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Davis
Inside Woodrow Wilson High School Unannounced Visit
A Raleigh County visit to Woodrow Wilson High School reveals a large, airless campus with 1,300 students, quiet halls, and learners on tasks amid concerns from students and staff about the lack of air conditioning. The report notes science labs in use and students researching on computers as teaching continues.
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Register- Herald
Dials
Woodrow
Stamford Road
Beckley
Sarah Wilcox
West Virginia’s Most Wanted List Highlights Offenders
Charleston AP reports West Virginia state police most wanted examples include second degree sexual assault cases and escapes from work-release centers. Names listed include Krista Turner for forgery and grand larceny, Hershey Osborne and Bonamie, Grady, Tune, Williams, Karnes, Howerton, Daniels, Jenkins, plus others. FBI list contrasts with terrorists like Rudolph.
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West Virginia
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Kanahwa County
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Castelle
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Parkersburg
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Birmingham
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Hershey Taylor Osborne
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Beckley
Forrest Grady
William Tune
Jimmy Ray Williams
Rebecca Ann Karnes
Dewey Kee Howerton
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