West Virginia coal downturn hits manufacturers and towns
In Charleston based Walker Machinery about 600 workers rely on coal related work but sales of new equipment have stalled amid mountaintop removal mining controversy. Local business leaders report lagging investment and cautious spending as permit backlogs rise and production falls across northern and southern West Virginia.
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Harleston
Steve Walker
Charleston
Walker
Walker Machinery
Charleston Daily Mail
Harold
Spindler
Cyprus Amax Coal Co
Pittston Coal Co
West Virginia
Federal Office of Surface Mining
OSM
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Gary White
International Industries
Gilbert
Mingo County
Coal truck dust spurs West Virginia residents to seek action
Elbert residents recount years of coal dust and danger from trucks closing yards and cars. They accuse officials of prioritizing coal over safety. DEP in Welch works with operators to tarp loads, slow trucks, and wash systems, but no standard for coal dust exists and legislation is pending.
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Rhonda
Swain
Division of Environmental Protection
Welch
James Rose
No. 8
No. 9
Elbert
Filbert
Rose
DEP
Gary
Henry Paul
First National Bank of Keystone
Paul
Keystone executives face charges in bank examiners case
Michael H. Graham and Terry L. Church, former Keystone Mortgage leaders, are charged with obstructing federal bank examiners during a FNB Keystone audit. A pretrial hearing over protective orders drew attention to public info limits as OCC/FDIC receivership unfolds involving $1.1 billion in assets and $515 million loans.
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Michael H. Graham
Terry L. Church
FNB Keystone
Graham
Bluefield
Keystone Mortgage Co
Bank
Church
Keystone
Pierson
Faber
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
OCC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John A. Michelich
U.S. Department of Justice
Limine
Kerrigan Uses Candy Daffodils to Promote Colon Cancer Screening
Kerrigan distributed 75 hand painted candy daffodils this year to urge cancer screenings, accepting pledges for checkups rather than money. Doctors offer fecal blood tests and colonoscopies, with conscious sedation making the procedure tolerable. experts debate starting ages 40 or 50 and recommend exams every five years to catch cancer early.
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Kerrigan
Janet Hannah
R.N
C.G
Princeton Community Hospital
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