Decker Creek Residents Hope for Flood Relief Aid
Still seeking help for flood prone Decker's Creek area residents and businesses. Local officials debate jurisdiction after the State Department of Highways says Corridor E dredging is not its role. Morgan Shirt president George Segal urges other agencies to respond while Quality Bit Grinding Service owner Louis Hamrick notes the threat to operations and jobs as the company plans expansion.
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Decker’s Creek
Gary Truman
Ann Swinkola
Dominion Post
Decker's Creek
Louis Hamrick
Quality Bit Grinding Service, Inc
Morgan Shirt
George Segal
State Department of Highways
DOH
Segal
Coombs Wins West Virginia Star Farmer Award
Dwight Coombs, a University High School FFA member and WVU agriculture major, is to receive the WV Star Farmer Award at the 45th West Virginia REA Convention at Jacksons Mill. He is presented with a 125 dollar check from Monongahela Power Co and has led a 450 acre Monongalia County farm in beef cattle swine and reed crops while earning multiple FAA honors.
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Dwight Coombs
West Virginia University
West Virginia Star Farmer
State
Future Farmers of America
J. Dale Coombs
Monongalia County
Monongahela Power Co
Star Farmer
FFA
West Virginia
FAA
Coombs
Jackson's Mill
Weston
Rt. 2
Morgantown
James L. Copeman
Monongahela
Young Coombs
University High School
WVU
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
WVU Medical Center receives $2.1 million funding boost
West Virginia University Medical Center gains $2.1 million in additional state funds restoring plans for the Charleston Medical Center teaching facility and the kidney transplant unit. The measure, awaiting Gov. Moore's action, preserves existing programs and avoids bed cuts as federal grant uncertainty persists.
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Barbara Rasmussen
Dominion-Post
West Virginia University Medical Center
Harry Ernst
Med Center
Arch A. Moore
Ernst
Medical
Charleston Medical Center
Medical Center
Moore
Charles Andrews
WVU
University
Board of
Regents
Andrews
Community wrestles with pornographic standards after raid
Following the June Supreme Court ruling on obscenity, Monongalia County Prosecutor David Solomon orders a July 3 raid on Paperback Mart’s adult section. Theater operators suspend Xrated films amid uncertainty while a local review board is proposed to set community standards.
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Supreme Court
David Solomon
Monongalia County
High Street
Solomon
Board of Censors
Playboy
Penthouse
J. A. Stenger
Stenger’s, Inc
Peter G. Comuntzis
Morgantown buses idle vs start costs and air quality
Troubleshooter answers that keeping bus motors idling at downtown stops is cheaper than repeated starts, preserves climate control, and avoids air pollution from frequent engine restarts. The column cites Morgantown transportation supervisor Al Fiorini on operational cost and passenger comfort.
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Morgantown
Fiorini
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First Ward
Dorothy Comantzis
Department of Highways
Star Farmer Award
West Virginia Star Farmer Program
Peter A. Laqueur
Greer Building
U.S
D.H
Star City
Federal Reserve
Donwinost
E Hootes
Roubleses
Greer
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