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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1998
Page
5
W Dayton Whittie details a three week detour in a report filed by The Register-Herald, outlining route changes and travel impacts for motorists. Specifics on dates and locations are not provided in the fragment.
A dense local events listing covers meetings, classes, and gatherings across Shady Spring Beckley and surrounding areas. Posts include school council conferences at Shady Spring High School, Beckley singles and Armothera py intro sessions, public service district board meeting in Crab Orchard, garden workshops, CPR class at Plateau Medical Center Oak Hill, cancer support at First Baptist Beckley, and multiple club, church, and group activities with contact numbers.
The Bridge Day Commission will meet at 1 30 p m in the County Commission Room at the Fayette County Courthouse. Also listed are Paige Kincaid PSD activities at 8 30 a m at the water plant in Kincaid and a bag sale running through Friday. A domestic violence support group meets 6 to 7 30 p m. For more information call 255 4066.
Fayetteville WVII alumnus David J. Ayersman, son of O Myrtle Ayersman, was named an Outstanding Young Man of America for 1998. He works at Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and holds master’s and doctorate degrees from West Virginia University after a U S Army service and Fayetteville High School graduation. The award recognizes community service, leadership, academics, business, culture and civic activity among men aged 21 to 40.
Former Beckley resident W Dwight Kessel earned the 1998 Volunteer of the Year Award from the University of Tennessee. The award honors individuals whose service to the university and community embodies the volunteer spirit. Kessel is the son of Edith Kessel and the late Wayne M. Kessel and a 1943 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate.
Beckley police records show incidents across streets and towns including assault on £ Street, burglary on 300 block Stansbury Street, disturbances on Harper Road, driving under the influence arrest on North Kanawha Street, intoxication near Burger King, larceny on Beckwoods Drive, neighbor disputes on Industrial Drive, and illegal gun sales on New River Drive. Other entries include stolen credit card recovery at Wal-Mart, knife suspect on Industrial Drive, vandalism at Holiday Inn, and a vehicle accident at Piney Avenue with Robert C Byrd Drive. Additional items cover destruction of property on First Street in Shady Spring and Daniels Camp Lane, disturbances on multiple streets in Prosperity and Daniels, prowler on Grimes Court, shoplifting at Go Mart, a shots fired report on Ellen Avenue, suspicious person on Eunice, trespassing on Deviine Road in Amigo, and various vehicle accidents across Woodlilly Drive, Mattsville Road near Stover, Airport Road, Stanaford Road, and Piney View.
Report from 8 a.m. yesterday lists Bluestone Lake and Summersville Lake with elevations and outflows, including Gabr River and Meadow River readings. Gauges shown as 1,410.69 ft at 1,500 cf/s and 9.40 ft at 95 cf/s with several missing or unclear values.
The Department of Health and Human Resources announced a boil water advisory for nearly all Rhodell Water Works customers due to low water pressure. Residents must boil tap water to a rolling boil for at least one minute before drinking cooking or hygienic use.
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