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W.Va. man indicted in sexual battery

A West Virginia man listed as a fugitive by authorities has been indicted on two sex crimes by a Winchester Circuit Court grand jury.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Courierpress.com

Problems haunt Marion VA

More than two years after the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Marion recorded at least nine deaths attributed to substandard care, lingering problems have been noted MARION, Ill.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WJPF-AM Carterville

Quality Management Team to Assess Marion VA

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has ordered a high-level quality management team to assess problems at the troubled VA hospital in Marion.

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WSIL

Illinois Lawmakers Take the Marion VA to Washington

A report out this week says there are still problems at the Marion V-A two years after major surgeries were halted because of a string of deaths attributed to poor care.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

KFVS12

Army veteran indicted for planned attack on hospital

An army veteran who police say threatened a shooting rampage at the Marion VA hospital has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

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NPR

Report: Problems Still Plague Illinois VA Hospital

A new report from the inspector general in the Department of Veterans Affairs finds that the VA Medical Center in Marion, Ill., continues to be plagued by quality management and patient care problems some two years after a suspicious spike in the number of post-surgical patient deaths there.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

WSIL

Audit Shows Continued Shortcomings at Marion VA

A new report says the long-scrutinized Marion VA Medical Center continues to come up short on patient care.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

KFVS12

Federal Report Shows Marion VA Still Faces Problem

A new government report is critical of the way the Marion VA Hospital is being run.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

DeLand-Deltona Beacon News

Deltona woman recalls the Great Depression

Though she was only a child in Marion, Va., Alta Felty remembers well the start of the Great Depression.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Cybergrass

Song of the Mountains Presents Award Winning Bluegrass November 7th

Song of the Mountains will present three award winning bluegrass bands at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia on Saturday, November 7th at 7:00 pm.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

SWVA Today

Blue Ridge Job Corps celebrates earned respect

Friday's forecast called for rain, but sun shone abundantly through a deep blue sky on a late-morning gathering in front of the main Blue Ridge Job Corps building.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

SmythNews.com

Stimulus funds come through for bridge work

Two bridges carrying motorists across Bear Creek on Route 617, or Flowing Springs Road, and Route 622, or Bear Creek Road, are among the five in Smyth County set for repairs paid for with stimulus dollars.

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

WSIL

H1N1 Vaccines- What's The Hold Up?

Distribution of the H1N1 vaccine has been slow going across the nation. Here in our region only a handful of county health departments have the vaccine so far.

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Wed Oct 21, 2009

SmythNews.com

Community mourns Warren; funeral set for Saturday

The Marion Town Council is mourning the loss of one of its members while a family is grieving from a second sudden death in a matter of months.

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Cybergrass

Bluegrass On The Mountain November 7th

Announcement : Bluegrass On The Mountain November 7th BMNN wrote: on Oct. 20, 2009: Song of the Mountains, hosted by Tim White, will feature the award winning bluegrass music greats Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out and Williams & Clark expedition for their program which will be taped on November 7th.

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Mon Oct 19, 2009

Clinch Valley News

Commissioner discovers company owes $15 million in taxes

Northrup Grumman, the state's beleaguered information technology vendor contracted under the Gov.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

TriCities.com

Health Care Reform Critics To Bring Bus Tour To Southwest Virginia

A group opposed to the current healthcare reform legislation will conduct a bus tour through Southwest Virginia on Thursday.

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Thu Oct 15, 2009

KFVS12

Shawneetown man faces federal charges after police find gun in car at Marion VA

A 29-year-old Shawneetown man faces federal weapons charges for allegedly bringing a handgun onto Marion Veterans Affairs Hospital grounds Friday.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

WSIL

Man Arrested for Threatening VA Employees

A Shawneetown man is facing federal charges after bringing a gun onto the grounds of the Marion VA Hospital early Friday.

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SmythNews.com

Democrats give nod to Graham

John Graham will be the Smyth County Democratic Party nominee on the Jan. 12 ballot for the special called election to fill the office of clerk of the Smyth County Circuit Court, according to party chairman Richard Walker.

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