Philippi Bridge Damage and City Accidents Feature Local Traffic
Philippi sees minor damage to the Route 250 covered bridge after a tall truck passed through it. Police cite Joseph C. Cool for overheight load and for damaging state property, with no estimate yet on the bridge cost. Also: two-car crash on Main Street Route 250 causes about 950 dollars in damage, with Hamerski and Morris as drivers.
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Philippi
Joseph C. Cool
Emporium
Pennsylvania
Main Street
Jerry Hamerski
William Morris
Rosemont
Kingwood
Preston County
Terra Alta
Michael K. DeBerry
Bruceton Mills
Wilson Chustz
DeBerry
Hopemont
Kim Mullins
McHenry
Maryland
Belinda D. Hardesty
Mullin
Grafton Weather Bright Then Cloudy With Snow Potential
Sunny today in Grafton and vicinity with highs from the mid 20s to mid 30s. Tonight becomes increasingly cloudy with lows in the teens to low 20s. Thursday may bring a chance of flurries and highs in the 20s and 30s.
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Grafton
Harris to undergo psychiatric exam in murder case
Harris a Clarksburg man charged with murder in Taylor County will undergo a court ordered psychiatric examination at WVU Medical Center, likely the week of January 3. The test aims to determine competence to stand trial and mental state at the time of the alleged offenses, with results kept until trial.
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Grafton
Taylor County
Dellet Weaver
John Hulley
David Blair
Clarksburg
Louis Avery Harris, Jr
Jerald Jones
West Virginia University Medical Center
Jones
Harris
John Renick
Mannington
Renick
Marion County
Justice of the Peace
Lloyd Spring
The
Mountain Statesman
Barbour County
Jeff Moats
Moatsville
Grand Jury
Harrison County
Moats
Harrison
Mechanic hijacks DC8 at San Francisco airport
In a 12 hour San Francisco International air harbor crisis, 37 year old Palm J Hinnant, a United Airlines mechanic on sick leave, seized a DC8 and took two colleagues hostage. He demanded fuel and a flight crew while threatening severe harm, as authorities failed to secure surrender. One hostage, Richard Funk, was cut during the standoff and officials considered his injuries unclear. Funk pleaded for any aid as the siege stretched into the early morning.
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San Francisco
San Francisco International
Palm J. Hinnant
United Airlines
Hinnant
Richard Funk
Funk
Frease
Jerry Dusenberry
United
Hector Spencer
Spencer
Barbour District seeks space for preschool handicapped program
Barbour County School District aims to establish a special education preschool in the Philippi Belington area. Funds from Title IV and VI grants available to rent or renovate a suitable ground floor space, with churches identified as possible rental sites. Administrators to pursue options by December 29 and January start, noting eight local children could join.
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Board of Education
Philippi
Belington
Carol Hollandsworth
Hollandsworth
Kenneth Waddell
Philip Barbour High School
Barbour County Sheriff's Department
Thomas Mucklow
Kenneth F. Weimer
Weimer
Mucklow
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Hamerski
Morris
County Sheriff's Office
Weaver
Bill Workman
Thornton Thornton
Martin F. Leyhe
Thornton
Route 50
Leyhe
Kieth R. Stutler
Stutler
Gerald C. McClain
McClain
Flemington
Thomas Marshall, Jr
Loretta Robinson
William Cather
Cather
Fou
West Virginia
State Board of Probation and Parole
Chet
Woman's Club of Grafton
Gfwc, Inc
C.B. Mason
Youth Commission
William Grimes
Mayme Shahan
Hazel Nye
Bill Byrd
Plane
Craf
Palm
Barbour
Dav
BLAIR
Tacy School
Tacy
Paul D. Corely
Charles~Schola
Eugene Everson
Morris Harvey College
Donald Cleavenger
Fairmont Senior High School
Grafton High
Dennis Mayle
Mary Gillespie
Janet Richards
Lisa Slaton
John Bevins
Charley Mayle
Brush Palette
Ivy Louk
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