EPA to decide on Buchanan County well permit request
EPA will review Oxy-USA Inc. s application for a waste injection well in Buchanan County Virginia after receiving the public hearing transcript. public comment closed May 22. opponents fear ground water contamination while Oxy cites only biodegradable brine and drilling wastes. alternatives seen as uneconomical.
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Three Area Residents Suffer Dog Bites
Three Richlands area residents were injured by dogs earlier this week but none seriously. All victims were treated and released. Dogs involved had owners and current vaccinations, according to Animal Control Officer Greg French. In Charleston, a House subcommittee will hold a June 30 hearing in Washington, D.C. on a bill to block Appalachian Power Co from building a high voltage line across the New River, under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. Testimony slated from Delegate Mary Pearl Compton, Jim McNeely, and Robert Zacher.
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Robert Zacher
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Fire dept membership applicants arrested for false alarms
Five years ago in 1987 two applicants for membership in the Ma toaka Volunteer Fire Department were arrested by the Mercer County Sheriff's Department on misdemeanor charges for making false alarm calls. They were free on bond and scheduled to appear before Magistrate Luther H. Byrd.
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Concord Summer Classes in Beckley Start June 8
Concord College begins its largest Beckley summer program with courses for non-degree and degree students. Registration runs weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Beckley Center 219 North Kanawha. Summer Session June 8 through July 30 with a June 26 to July 5 break. All classes at Mine Health & Safety Academy Airport Road. June 8–9 registration hours 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to purchase texts and pay fees.
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Beckley
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North Kanawha
Mine Health & Safety Academy
Airport Road
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