AEP Looks to WV Plant Over Ohio Despite Plans
American Electric Power now prefers building its first clean coal generating plant in West Virginia rather than Ohio due to regulatory betterment. Ohio rate case risk and potential litigation push WV project forward, with construction hoped to start next year near Mountaineer station in Mason County, while Meigs County in Ohio is the alternate site.
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Charleston
American Electric Power Co
West Virginia
Ohio
AEP
Melissa McHenry
Columbus
Mountaineer
New Haven
Mason County
Meigs County
McHenry
VISTA meeting weighs Springville site in VISTA plan
At a special meeting voters heard arguments on the Project VISTA plan for Tazewell County facilities. District Rep Robert Steele urged keeping Springville Elementary on Route 460 for access while board members weighed pros and cons before a final decision. Davis said decisions are inevitable and the board must move forward after studying all angles.
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Ruble
Robert “Spot” Steele
Springville
Steele
VISTA
Davis
Tazewell County
Adria Hairston
Ahairston
Bdtonline
Birthday memories Highlight two West Virginia teachers
The article profiles two long lived women, Nichols and Lester, celebrating 98 and near 100, recalling teaching careers at Windmill Gap Pinnacle Huff Consolidated and other schools. They describe wartime sewing, family life, faith, travel, and community ties as keys to longevity.
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Nichols
Prosperity School
Windmill Gap
Pinnacle School
Harvey Elsworth Nichols
Norfolk & Western Pocahontas
Eddie
Jim
Lester
Matoaka
Gilbert High School
Swayers
Sawyers
Signal Corps
Westinghouse
New York
Chicago
Mississippi
First Presbyterian Church
Fentanyl abuse tied to prescription practices and patches
A Virginia doctor altered pain patient care toward Duragesic patches amid DEA scrutiny. Patches sold on the street fetch about 75 dollars, with users extracting gel or chewing pieces. Two men were indicted in a Tazewell County drug roundup for fentanyl possession and distribution, one fugitive unnamed.
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Tor
DEA
Lee
Tazewell County
Richlands
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