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| TODAY’S HOSPITAL REPORT Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:14:52 -0500 Williamson Memorial Hospital Admissions: David Bell of Williamson, Shirley Baisden of Williamson, Roberta Mounts of Delbarton, Buddy Preece of Naugatuck, Ronald Ford of Kermit, Donnie Varney of Delbarton |
| KSP Trooper arrested in Pikeville Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:43:21 -0500 PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky State Trooper has been suspended with pay after his arrest by Pikeville City Police. |
| Storm Damage... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:43:21 -0500 (Staff Photo/JULIA GOAD) Lt. Mike Casey, firefighter Steve Casey and Veolia Water employee Willard Muncy work to remove trees that fell on the home of Nathan and Linda Siggers during heavy thunderstorms Tuesday evening. Williamson Mayor Darrin McCormick and Fire Chief Jerry Mounts helped secure the area. No one was hurt in the fall. |
| Business As Usual? Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:43:21 -0500 An uneasy feeling of deja-vu has grasped Americans as pictures of people standing in long lines in front of banks with hopes to withdraw at least a portion of their funds before doors are closed are seen on news stations around the clock. |
| Mingo Co. has third highest jobless rate in southern W.Va. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:43:21 -0500 CHARLESTON — Numbers released recently by WorkForce West Virginia indicate a significant jump in Mingo County’s unemployment rate over a one-month period, giving it the third highest number of any southern West Virginia county. |
| Minimum wage going up, little help as costs still soaring Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:43:21 -0500 WASHINGTON — About 2 million Americans get a raise today as the federal minimum wage rises 70 cents. The bad news: Higher gas and food prices are swallowing it up, and some small businesses will pass the cost of the wage hike to consumers. |
| Oil edges up after big drop on Wednesday Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:43:21 -0500 Oil prices edged up today after shedding nearly $4 a barrel in the previous day’s session on concerns that high fuel prices are dampening demand in the world’s biggest energy consumer. |
| Levees hold but waters rise in Texas Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:43:21 -0500 BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Hurricane Dolly slammed ashore and then loitered over deep south Texas as a tropical storm, dumping as much as a foot of rain in places and ripping roofs off buildings with 100 mph winds. |
| Goodell monitoring Favre situation Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:14:52 -0500 MILWAUKEE (AP) – NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is monitoring the ongoing rift between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre. |
| James likely will miss exhibition vs. Canada Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:14:52 -0500 LAS VEGAS (AP) – U.S. forward LeBron James likely will miss Friday's exhibition against Canada as he recovers from a mild right ankle sprain. |
| Dunn’s slam leads Reds over Maddux and Padres, 9-5 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:14:52 -0500 CINCINNATI (AP)—Greg Maddux has never gone so long without a win. |
| Sports Calendar Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:14:52 -0500 Hatfield-McCoy Senior Bowl Cheerleaders Any senior cheerleader in West Virginia or Kentucky, who is interested in cheering in the Hatfield-McCoy Senior Bowl on Aug. 2, should contact Kim at 606-237-5600. |
| Earl Canterbury Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:14:51 -0500 Earl J. “June” Canterbury, 81, of Princeton, formerly of Beech Creek, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in Princeton. |
| Betty Ellis Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:14:52 -0500 Betty Lou “Reba” Vance Ellis, 82, of Justice passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at her residence. |
| Steven Chafin Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:43:21 -0500 Steven Floyd Chafin, 53, of Hatfield, Ky. was called home to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer. |
| Understanding gasoline prices is complex Everyone is upset about the high cost of gasoline and many of us vent our frustrations on the service station or convenience store where we fill up. While it is only natural to be angry over the ever-increasing cost of gasoline, it is also important to understand the complex reasons for this volatile marketplace. |
| Official: No credit crisis here Ask Vickie Harrah, broker and sales manager at Old Colony Realtors in Beckley, about her agency’s mortgage portfolio and she will tell you, “It’s great. It’s a great time to buy or sell a home in southern West Virginia. There is no credit crisis here.” |
| Strong storms hit area again Strong storms rumbled through southern West Virginia again Wednesday — but these were passing showers compared to the severe storms that struck Tuesday night. |
| Rain gardening Nikki Williamson, with the Piney Creek Watershed Association and VISTA, from left, works on a rain garden Tuesday at New River Park in Beckley. |
| Under pressure Ed Thompson, a 13-year veteran with the Beckley Fire Department, runs tests on each of the department’s hoses Monday on Eisenhower Drive in Beckley. Thompson said he loves working for the department. |
| Versatile vegetable In conjunction with the Rhubarb Tour scheduled Aug. 12 at the West Virginia State Fair, some area groups teamed up to sponsor a cookoff featuring the vegetable that thinks it’s a fruit. |
| Plan ahead to help ensure healthy snacks for kids Summer is here, and kids are suddenly on the go, running from the park to the pool or riding their bikes with friends. When daily schedules are altered by the fun and the hectic nature of vacation season, it may be difficult to make sure your kids are getting good things to eat. |
| PSC touts new 10-digit call system for W.Va. State Public Service Commission officials are asking West Virginians to start dialing 10 digits starting Saturday when making a local call. |
| Graham sues feds over ‘unjust conviction’ Bob Graham spent 13 months behind the bars of a federal prison on a conviction that he cashed in $31,129 in sick leave payments without getting approval of the buyout from the Wyoming County Council on Aging while serving as the agency’s director. |
| Two accused in $15,000 mining company theft Beckley Police say two Raleigh County men are accused of stealing $15,000 in metal from a mine equipment company and cashing it in for a few hundred bucks. |
| Fayette man indicted on federal court charges A Fayette County man accused of threatening to blow up the Mount Hope Post office was indicted on six counts in federal court Wednesday. |
| Special meeting canceled when officials don’t show A special Sophia town meeting was canceled Wednesday evening after only one councilman and one citizen had shown up shortly before the meeting’s scheduled time. |
| Early voting begins on water sale Early voting began Monday at Fayetteville Town Hall in the run-up to next month’s final vote on the proposed sale of the town’s water and sewer systems to West Virginia American Water Co. |
| New CEO ready to begin at GVMC The Greenbrier Valley Medical Center will have a new chief executive officer starting Aug. 4. |
| Smoking prevention group visits New River Gorge A South Charleston-based group committed to combating underage smoking visited the New River Gorge this week. Participants spent Wednesday rappelling and rock-climbing in the natural wonder. |
| Fire department receives grant to fix truck’s ladder A $226,100 grant has been provided by the federal Department of Homeland Security so the Beckley Fire Department can refurbish a ladder truck. |
| Sophia mayor touts PSC takeover of sewer system Sophia Mayor Harry Taylor envisions a major savings in repair work and getting out from under bond indebtedness of $3.5 million if the Crab Orchard-MacArthur Public Service District takes over his town’s sewer system. |
| Wind farm construction set to begin next spring Construction of the $300 million Beech Ridge Energy wind farm is tentatively set for next spring, officials told the Greenbrier County Commission Tuesday. |
| Oil down, but when will gas follow? You may have heard that oil prices are way down, but if you filled up your tank today in Beckley, you know that gas prices are as brutal as they ever were. |
| W.Va. ‘new frontier’ for workers comp insurance West Virginia beckons as the “New Frontier” in workers’ compensation insurance coverage. ... Once the doors formally opened July 1, a floodtide of outside carriers jumped through the necessary hoops with the West Virginia Insurance Commission to legally qualify to compete for compensation insurance. |
| Former fire administrator sentenced A former administrator at a McDowell County volunteer fire department was sentenced in federal court in Bluefield Tuesday for stealing government property and for money laundering with the proceeds of the sale of the government property. |
| Hit-and-run driver sought, victim in stable condition Sheriff’s deputies say their hunt continues for a hit-and-run driver who struck an elderly pedestrian with a pickup truck. |
| Obituaries — July 24, 2008 |
| Obituaries, Wednesday, July 23, 2008 |
| Obituaries - Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
| Keep dialing A new telephone area code is coming to West Virginia in February 2009 and the state Public Service Commission wants you to start getting used to it this weekend. |
| Education We can hear the collective groan of children all over the state at the idea of going to school year-round. Perhaps even louder would be the groans of weary school teachers who live for their summers off. |
| Tapping the trail “You’ve taken the initiative,” Gov. Joe Manchin told Wyoming County leaders last week as the ceremonial ribbon was cut to signify the opening of the Mullens link to the Hatfield-McCoy Trails. |
| Plea given; probation revoked A 31-year-old Oceana man was sentenced to prison Tuesday morning after entering a guilty plea before Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge John Hutchison. |
| Judge resets sentencing trial for convicted murderer for third time Convicted murderer Billy Ray McLaughlin’s trial has been rescheduled for a third time. |
| Fayette trial continued due to illness The trial of one of three men originally charged with attempted murder, malicious wounding and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in the alleged shooting of a teenage boy in the Powellton area last October was continued Tuesday due to the court reporter’s illness. |
| Summers pharmacy robbery still under investigation A Friday robbery at the Big Four Drug Store in Summers County remains under investigation, Sheriff Garry Wheeler said Monday. |
| Man arrested after wreck, police chase The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Department and the West Virginia State Police took a suspect into custody Monday after they say he was involved in a traffic collision and fled the scene. |
| Boggs begins redemption tour To say Aaron Boggs came into Wednesday’s West Virginia Amateur qualifier with a chip on his shoulder would be putting it mildly. |
| More time for ‘Church’ functions for PikeView pitcher Baseball is still close to Joey Church’s heart, and he hasn’t been totally separated from the sport this summer. |
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