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Governor challenges juvenile inmates to game
CHARLESTON — Gov. Joe Manchin says he will make good on a promise to challenge residents at a Tucker County juvenile detention center to a game of basketball.
Manchin made the pledge while attending September’s opening of Kenneth Honey Rubenstein Juvenile Center in Davis.
The governor said Friday that he and several members of his administration will take on the residents in a game scheduled for Nov. 20.
Manchin says the admission price is a toy that will be donated to the State Troopers for West Virginia Needy campaign. The toys will be distributed to Tucker County children.
Cash donations also will be accepted and will benefit Parsons Community Action Center.
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W.Va. lawyer accused in bat beating loses license
The state Supreme Court has suspended the license of a lawyer accused of beating a client with a baseball bat.
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Ex-W.Va. lawmaker faces indictment
CHARLESTON (AP) — A federal grand jury has issued a revised indictment against a former West Virginia lawmaker accused of using his legislative position to protect his gambling business.
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Manchin unconvinced of need to boost ethics law
Gov. Joe Manchin isn’t sold on requiring public servants to disclose their spouses’ employers and financial interests.
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Forest service plans controled burn
Fire can be a valuable management tool as well as a destructive force. Fire management professionals in the Monongahela National Forest plan several prescribed fires in 2010 to achieve a variety of on the ground results, including restoration of oak-hickory forests, maintenance or restoration of savannahs, and clearing of winter leaf litter and debris in a campground.
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National Symphony Orchestra to perform at Tamarack April 11
The Tamarack Foundation will host a special chamber music concert by the National Symphony Orchestra on April 11.
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Elderly Beckley woman killed in house fire
An elderly Beckley woman was killed in a house fire at 302 Woodlawn Ave. Monday night, officials said.
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West Virginia looks at fixing road funding system
CHARLESTON (AP) — A pair of bills on Gov. Joe Manchin’s desk could change the way road work is paid for in West Virginia, with new tolls and local bonds part of a mix aimed at replacing faltering gas tax revenues.
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News Briefs
Marsh Fork Library will begin their spring session of story hour today at 10 a.m. Story hour is for children ages 3 to 5 years.
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Musical tribute planned to honor Lawrence Shumate
James Lane and The Good Time Band will present an evening of music and dance in memory of Lawrence Shumate at the Lindside Senior Center Saturday from 7 to 10 p.m.
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Drive to help stock Dream Center baby pantry
A West Virginia insurance company and a Beckley radio station have joined forces in effort to help stock the United Way of Southern West Virginia’s Baby Pantry.
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W.Va. lawyer accused in bat beating loses license
