Hay and Silage Show Speakers Named for Mason County Event
John Heiskell of WSAZ will open the seventh annual Mason County Hay and Silage Show on Feb 17 at the Ohio Valley Experiment Station. Judging runs Feb 16 until 2 30 pm with speakers from West Virginia University and Ohio Valley Experiment Station. Lunch provided. weed ID and hay judging contest also listed. public invited.
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Point Pleasant
John Heiskell
Wsaz-Tv
Huntington
Mason County
Ohio Valley Experiment Station
James Patterson
Sion
West Virginia University
William Gregory
Clifford Carson
Mason
W. Va
E. S. Elliott
West Virginia University Department of
David Quinn
Patterson
Additional Airport Aid Is Studied in Mason County
Federal aid for the Mason County airport near Point Pleasant is expected to gain approval within days. The Appalachian Regional Commission weighs a $60,000 grant as part of the final financing phase, following tentative FAA approval of a $110,000 grant. Local funds will raise the total to $220,000 for a 3200 foot landing strip on Route 62 with plans for expansion beyond 4000 feet.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Appalachian Regional Commission
Federal Aviation Agency
Bailey Begins Probation and Parole Role in Mason Putnam
Former Putnam County Sheriff E. Bailey starts as Probation and Parole Officer for Mason and Putnam Counties. He will be at the Mason County Courthouse every Friday for public contact, mailing address Box D Poca West Virginia.
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Point Pleasant
Harold E. Bailey
Putnam County
Mason
Putnam Counties
Bailey
Mason County
Poca
W. Va
Creeks Rise In Mason Rural Areas
Mason County residents report overflowing creeks and flooded fields in outlying districts. Crab Creek near State Route 2 forces detours into Point Pleasant as flood walls shield the city from Kanawha and Ohio river backwaters and Crooked Creek floodwaters.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Crab Creek
Ohio
Crooked Creek
Man Injured On Route 87 In Point Pleasant
William Matheny 37 of Leon Route 1 was walking on Route 87 near Wheeler Grocery when hit or struck by an eastbound car driven by Ernest Balch 45 of Point Pleasant. Matheny had a broken bone in his hand treated at Point Clinic and released. Balch drove him to the clinic and reported to State Police. no citation was issued.
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Point Pleasant
William Matheny
Leon
Wheeler Grocery
Ernest Warren Balch
Matheny
Point Clinic
Balch
Ownership of Towboat Boils Water
The towboat Mary Alice sits submerged in the Monongahela River and a dispute over ownership rages among Point Towing Co and state officials. Bosworth claims nonpayment by the state for the 100 foot vessel while McDonough and Reese clash over charter plans and purchase history. Governor Smith says the boat will be refloated and repaired after it sank while moving the Rhododendron to Morgantown for a floating theater use.
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Point Pleasant
Mary Alice
Monongahela River
Pennsylvania
Hulett Smith
Robert Bosworth
Point Towing Co
Kananga
Natural Resources Department
Matt Reese
Natural Resources
Robert McDonough
Bosworth
McDonough
Reese
Gus Douglass
Mason County
Point Marion
Morgantown
Births Reported Across Multiple Ohio Communities
Holzer Hospital News lists numerous birth announcements across Jackson, Pomeroy, Cheshire, Oak Hill, Point Pleasant, Gallipolis, Wellston and other towns. Parents include Walker, Lee, Leach, Elam, Roach, Downey, and many more, with infants named as sons and daughters.
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Clyde B. Walker
Thurman
Ronald R. Lee
Cheshire
Clifford A. Leach
Jackson
Jackie S. Elam
Pomeroy
Charles Wayne Roach
Donald D. Downey
Lewis E. Leach
Ray
Charles A. Andrews
Leo W. Lyons
Evan H. Hughes
Oak Hill
Edward Stanley Lewis
Charles E. Wasmer
Richard P. Newell
Point Pleasant
Lawrence M. Fowler
John McCulloch
Ashton
William Garlinger
Ashley
Anthony O. Lightfoot
Harold E. Rose
New Haven
Henry
Ironton
Donald D. Humphrey
Beth Ann Knight
Keith R. Burdette
David C. Worth
Hartford
Amos Roby Morrison
Gallipolis
Howard E. Sparks
Ashland
Eva Stout
Middleport
James R. Queen
Vinton
Dana P. Ables
Carl Casto
Harrisonville
Ronald D. Davis
Wellston
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Donald K. Barstow Insurance Agency
Don Barstow
Mill St
Nelsonville
Lieving Coal Co
Warth
Holzer Hospital
Earl B. Harris
Ewington
Holzer Hospital News
Ira Baird
Burnett J. Beverly
Elza Deed
Eva Delander
John B. Bownard
Harry C. Gibbs
Carla J. Hunt
John W. Lee Sr
Michael Eugene Long
Carl W. McBride
George W. Moodspaugh
Alan Wayne Radford
Ira Keith Riggs
Riggs
Richard C. Rogers
Harry L Steele Jr
Richard K. Theiss
Joseph Turner
William E. Varian
Varian
Maude Wilson
Lowe’s
We’'S
Belpre
Ing
Putnam Howe Dr
West Frirseans Gate
Athens
S. E. Ohio
Alman
Wes
GROUP
Madras
Men’s Dept
Orion
Stevens
Cannon
Terry Kitchen
Dacron
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