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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1998
Page
7
The forecast calls for Tuesday night partly cloudy with mid 60s lows. Wednesday through Friday show mostly clear to partly cloudy skies with highs ranging from the lower 80s to mid 80s and cooler lows in the 60s on Thursday. Stream condition numbers are Bluestone Lake 466-0156, Summersville Lake 872-5809, and R D Bailey Lake 664-9587.
Breuer recounts helping Bob Morgan start river trips on the New River from Radford Virginia to Thurmond and Prince. They built a plywood raft, ran early whitewater sections, and grew Mountain River Tours into a lifelong rafting career spanning decades.
Clinton faces pivotal day as he prepares to testify before the grand jury with his lawyers. Senate Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch warns that truthfulness could trigger an impeachment push if he lies. Clinton and Hillary attend church, waving to supporters amid the high stakes.
Reports from the West Virginia State Fair highlight ribbon winners across crafts and baking with Frances Bostic, Mary Jo Shafer, Theresa Burgess, Sue Honaker, Jan Chase, and Debbie Diem earning blue and first place honors. Sam England notes State Parks Day with a $700 grand prize and the Dry Creek Civil War re enactment set for Aug. 23. Terry Hauser and others receive agricultural awards during Governor's Day events.
In a letter to OSM Director Kathy Karpan, Wise warned of lack of oversight in mountaintop removal. Regulators stepped back as the Army Corps of Engineers imposed a 60 day moratorium on such permits while settling a lawsuit. EPA pressured Hobet Mining to cut valley fills and mitigate water loss, while Gov. Underwood urged the DEP to ignore a previously loosened compensation law.
The six month OSM study urges review of hundreds of mining permits and drafting tighter land restoration rules by state officials while federal officials defer. Field work covered 19 mountaintop removal and large surface mines in southern West Virginia, finding eight allowed to vary restoration levels including four for habitat or range land, contrary to federal law.
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