Council approves fund spending and discusses dogs and parking
GRAFTON council meeting approved Revenue Sharing Funds totaling 5100,000 for a garbage truck, a police cruiser, health department, recreation commission, and general funds. The panel also raised room rates at Grafton City Hospital to 265, 266, 535 and 5125 per day for ICU care while addressing dog waste and parking near the pool. City Attorney was tasked to draft an ordinance on pet waste modeled after Pittsburgh rules. Public concerns included teen noise near the pool and a proposed one way Railroad Street from Brown Street to Country Club Road with a potential speed bump. Council members defended recreation commission funding and city involvement, noting the commission’s expanded representation and city votes.
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Billbyrd
Grafton
Grafton City Hospital
Daniel Oliver
Oliver
Pittsburgh
Gerald Isner
Isner
Sam
Railroad St
Brown St
Country Club Road
Lowell Mason
Mason
George
Recreation Commission
Delancey
Taylor County Health Department
Taylor County Board approves budget revisions and hires
Taylor County Board of Education met Tuesday evening to approve final budget revisions, transfer funds to cover shortfalls, and act on personnel changes. Dellinger noted a $9,000 local tax shortfall and the June 20 deadline for supplemental appropriations. The board also adopted new secondary textbooks, submitted ESEA and EHA Title IV projects for funding, approved a comprehensive facilities plan, and commended the Grafton Middle School Band director. Public auctions were authorized for two buses and surplus equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Hartley
Grafton
Taylor County Board of Education
Ronald E. Dellinger
Taylor County
Dellinger
West Virginia State Board of Education
Roger Blake
Grafton High School
Public Service
Sheila McDaniel
Anna Jarvis
John C. Ellison
Flemington High School
Gary Shorter
Donald Minard
Carl Bowman
WIN
West Virginia
Departments of Welfare and Employment Security
Catherine V. Leach
William H. Goodwin
Williams
Barden
Swecker
James Smith
West Virginia Board of Education
Charleston
Norman Adlington Jr
Grafton Middle School
Carter Seizes Momentum With Large Delegate Surge
Jimmy Carter, once an outsider, halts the primary run with a large delegate harvest total enough to place him near the nomination. Reagan and Ford split California and Ohio results, while Morris Udall trails with 334.5 delegates. Brown wins California and uncommitted blocs grow. Carter claims a wave of endorsements and pledges from rival contenders as the race heads to Kansas City.
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Dave Goldberg
Associated Press
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Carter
Ohio
Jerry Brown
California
Hubert Humphrey
New Jersey
Brown
Reagan
Kansas City
Morris K. Udall
Atlanta
Local man charged in breaking and entering
Grafton police charged 19 year old James Vincent Myers of Grafton with breaking and entering Freys Auto Supply Inc on East Main Street. Entry occurred at 12 40 am Tuesday after breaking the front door. About 24 dollars in change was taken from a cash register. The arrest followed at 10 45 am on West Main Street by the Grafton Police and Taylor County deputies.
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Grafton
James George Vincent Myers
General Delivery
West Main Street
Evans
Austin
Grafton City
Clark
Taylor County Sheriff's Department
Frey's Auto Supply Inc
East Main Street
George
Senior trip to Pittsburgh Pirates game offered by Senior Citizens Center
Grafton area men fifty five and older may join a July 17 chartered bus trip to watch the Pirates play the Atlantic Braves in Pittsburgh. Depart Flemington 10 30 a.m. and Grafton 11 a.m. Travel and game admission cost 13 dollars, lunch not included. Reserve by July 1 with payment to Taylor County Grafton Senior Citizens Center. Contact James Farris at 265 4555 for details.
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Grafton
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Atlantic Braves
Flemington
Senior Citizens Center
Senior Citizen Center
East Main
Taylor County
Weatherwatcher’s fearless 90 degree forecast for today and tomorrow
The Grafton Wastewater Treatment Plant forecaster predicts sunny to hazy skies with highs around 90 today and Thursday. No rain expected today or tonight, with a 10 percent chance Thursday. Overnight temps in the upper 50s to low 60s. The AP concurs with the prediction.
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Grafton
Associated Press
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Udall
Frank Church
George Wallace
Humphrey
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
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Adlai Stevenson
James George
C. Lowell Mason
Main Street
West Side
St. John St
Main St
Bill Byrd
B&e
Saar Ton
Murphys
Grafton Area
Dale W. Matlick
Lincoln St
Wilda E. Shaw
Walnut St
Eureka
Michael S. Murphy
Murphys Hardware
L. N. Thorp
Nancy Fowler
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