Groundhog and crow hunting at Pineville mine reveal peculiar local pastime
Gene Scott, a 50-year-old longwall machine operator at U S Steel Number 50 mine in Pineville, spends weekends on nearby properties hunting groundhogs and crows for recreation and practice. He drives to rural sites after 1:30 pm and returns after about 12 hours, offering to hunt varmints for neighbors while sharing his methods and philosophy on humane burials, distance shooting, and avoiding bait or traps, all as therapy from coal-mine confinement. He hunts with his nephew Johnny Sparks and notes few Mercer County residents have requested his service, seeing groundhogs as garden threats and livestock hazards.
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Princeton
Gene Scott
U.S. Steel
Pineville
Wyoming
Scott
Johnny Sparks
Wyoming County
West Virginia tourism ranking sparks state leaders ire
Area leaders and chamber officials in Bluefield and Princeton express disbelief after The Kansas City Star ranked West Virginia last in state tourism promotions. Officials say missing Getaway Guide information and printing delays skewed the results, while locals tout the state’s growing tourism appeal and hope for more publicity from Charleston.
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Missouri
West Virginia
Kansas City Star
Bluefield
Princeton
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Fowler
State Travel Division
Charleston
Star
Informa
the Star
Fowler
Nelson Walker
Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Kentucky
Virginia
Walker
Tammy Thompson
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
New Vrindaban Krishnas Struggle With Cult Label
In New Vrindaban West Virginia the Hare Krishna community faces distrust as officials praise its Palace of Gold drawing 200000 visitors yearly. Bhaktipada says Christians misunderstand Krishna beliefs while stressing religious freedom and economic benefit from a planned 45 million temple.
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New Vrindaban
W.va
America
United States
Krishna
Kirtanananda
Bhaktipada
Prabhupada
India
Reagan
Bush
Krol
Bernardin
Ed Weirauch
Archdiocese of
Philadelphia
Weirauch
Coalfield wars ignite violence near Matewan
In eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia a renewed clash between non union coal interests and the United Mine Workers has grown violent. Five non union drivers were wounded, one fatally, as snipers feared by residents multiply near the Massey prepared plant at Blackberry Creek. Union support and company policy collide as injunctions curb protests and Massey accuses the union of guerrilla warfare.
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Matewan
W.va
Kentucky
West Virginia
Hatfields and McCoys
United Mine Workers Union
Joby Fields
Fields
Blackberry Creek
McCoy
Anderson
Devil Anse” Hatfield
Union
Non-union hauler in Massey strike vows gunfire risks
Tom Copley, Matewan West Virginia native and Mate Creek Trucking foreman, says he expects to be killed amid the United Mine Workers Massey Coal Co confrontation. He recalls union hostility, sniper fire, and shattered windshields as violence escalates along Blackberry Creek. He defends driving non-union coal to support his family and views the UMW as terrorists while vowing to die for his stance.
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Massey
UMW
Fields
Mate Creek Trucking Co
Copley
Blackberry Creek
West Virginia
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Chris Morris
Daily Telegraph
Tony Clemens
Odie
Eric Brady
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A.T. Massey
Royal Dutch Shell
Robert McCoy Jr
Fenders
Mate Creek
Army
Maze Creek
Germany
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