Aerts Extended Forecast With Variable Week Outlook
The forecast calls for mostly clear nights with near sixty degree lows and daytime highs near eighty. Through midweek expect partly cloudy skies with possible showers and thunderstorms by Thursday and steady temperatures in the upper seventies to low eighties across Bluestone Summersville and R D Bailey lakes. Stream conditions contact numbers are provided for Bluestone Lake Summersville Lake and R D Bailey Lake.
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Bluestone Lake
Summersville Lake
R.D. Bailey
West Virginia Whitewater Scene Expands with Gauley and New Rivers
The rise of rafting and yearly Gauley season draws visitors from around the world to West Virginia. The New River Gorge and Gauley River offer varied Class I to V rapids, with Bridge Day attracting thousands. Experts highlight safety and enduring appeal as the state markets rafting near Washington, D.C. and beyond.
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Dave ‘Arnold
Arnold
The
Dragons
Monessen
New
Pennsylvania
Youghiogheny River
Jon Dragan
Gauley River
New River
Rivier Gorge
Summersville
West Virginia
Panhandle
Shenandoah
Potomac
Former Coal Executive Defends Mountaintop Removal Bill
Former coal executive Underwood faced heat after signing a mountaintop removal bill despite objections from state regulators and EPA regional office. He argued the measure codified two decades of practice to aid working families and communities reliant on coal, though residents cite property damage and scenery loss. He noted no scientific analysis of environmental impact of valley fills and stream mitigation.
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Underwood
EPA
Philadelphia
Publisher’s reader recalls lifelong newspaper habit and aging notices
Worley, a longtime subscriber, chats about reading habits, noting she always checks death notices for names she knows and recalling earlier editions looked cleaner. She observes more ads now and hands get dirty from ink, yet she remains in the habit.
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Ivora
Stover
Worley
West Virginia Rafting Rivers Guide and Popular Rapids
The piece outlines rafting classes from 1 to 6, highlights major rivers including the New River Gauley Shenandoah and Cheat, and notes annual rafter counts and rapids up to Class V. It mentions best seasons, suitability for beginners, and provides a West Virginia information line 1-800-CALL-WVA for brochures.
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Shenandoah River
West Virginia
Panhandle
Shenandoah
Cheat River
Four Wheeler Accident in Rhodell Sparks Police Fault Claim
Arnet Graham 19 alleges Rhodell Officer Jack Meadows forced the four wheeler off Coal City Road, causing a fatal crash that killed passenger Steven McKinney 18. Police deny wrongdoing, stating Meadows was behind and did not force them off the road. The chase lasted two to three minutes over about a mile, ending near the hill where the ATV wreck occurred. investigation ongoing by Raleigh County Sheriff.
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Arnet Graham
Jack Meadows
Coal City
Francis Hill
K.M. Humphries
Meadows
Humphries
Police
Graham
Steven McKinney
Tommy Creek Hollow
Steve
McKinney
Lois Wall
Rhodell Clinic
Sophia Volunteer Ambulance Service
NASA memorial honors Alan Shepard Mercury 7 members pay tribute
At Johnson Space Center, four Mercury 7 veterans and more than 850 attendees remembered Alan Shepard who led America into space. Senator Glenn called him a patriot and friend as fellow astronauts recalled his zest and speed. Shepard died at 74 after leukemia treatment in Monterey California.
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Schirra
Gordon Cooper
Johnson Pace Center
Shepard
Monterey
Calif
America
Don
Ald K
Deke” Slayton
Virgil I
Gus” Grissom
United States
Cooper
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