Tue Mar 18 02:20:00 UTC 2025: ## Cold Night, Local Obituaries, and Ishiba-Dodgers Meeting

**Tokyo, Japan & Oakvale, WV – March 17, 2025** – A cold night with clear skies and westerly winds of 5-10 mph is expected, with lows around 31°F. Meanwhile, in other news:

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Los Angeles Dodgers owner Mark Walter in Tokyo on Friday, March 14th. A photograph shows the Prime Minister smiling after receiving a gift from Mr. Walter.

Locally, several obituaries were published: A resident of the Elgood area passed away on March 13th. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, March 17th, at the Chapel of Fredeking Funeral Service in Oakvale, followed by burial in Elgood Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 p.m. Another individual, an 88-year-old native of Kimball, WV, who resided in Mocksville, NC, passed away on March 8th. Services were held Saturday, March 15th, at Lambert Funeral Chapel in Mocksville. A graveside service will be held Monday, March 17th, at Salisbury National Cemetery, NC. A third individual passed away on March 8th, with a funeral service held Saturday, March 15th, at Trinity United Methodist Church.

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