Old Man Spring brings thaw as Mason-Dixonland shifts
A weather-driven transition from winter to spring dominates the region with Lady Spring arriving around 1 38 a m. Snow depths range from one to ten inches causing hazardous roads and multiple accidents across Preston Taylor Monongalia Greene and Fayette counties. Police report seven accidents with damages totaling about 1400 dollars and two more in Morgantown amid light police activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason-Dixonland
Lady Spring
Preston
Taylor
Monongalia
Greene and Fayette
Sheriff's Office
Preston County
U.S. 50
Laurel Mountain
James Robert Moye
Herndon
Vincent Wolfe
Tunnelton
U.S. 119
Stewartstown Road
Chanson Tinney
3 000 acre strip project planned for Greene County
In Greene County a major strip mining initiative may begin this summer on a 3000 acre tract between Carmichaels and Crucible along the Monongahela River. Joseph Vizza of Twilight Industries says he has applied for a mining permit, plans to hire locals, and expects a 5 to 10 year span to extract the coal known as Waynesburg vein. Before mining, a drainage permit under Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law is required, with agencies including the strip mining division, Department of Health, and Fish Commission reviewing plans and potential stream impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vizza
Twilight Industries
Belle Vernon
Bureau of Conservation and Reclamation
Harrisburg
Vizza
Pennsylvania
Donald Zutlas
Zutlas
Department of Health
the Fish Commission
Greene
Waynesburg
Laurel Run nature walk protests strip mining near Preston County
Nearly 500 people braved near blizzard conditions for the Laurel Run nature walk protesting H L Kennedy Contractors plan to strip 42 acres in the Laurel Run area. Speakers urged continued public pressure and letters to stop mining while observers guarded the site and warned of trespass penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Harman
Dominion Post
Preston County
Laurel Run
William Byrne
Carol Fuller
West Virginia
U.S
H.L. Kennedy
Pittsburgh
Gilbert Evans
Ward Thomas
Taxes Paid Under Protest By One Firm In Back-Tax Case
Sheriff Janco listed seven firms owing back taxes in Monongalia County with payments made under protest. West Virginia University faced a lien for over 33 000 dollars while six other firms owe 9474 dollars total including 643 dollars from The Roundtable store run by Joseph A. Laurita Jr. before he became prosecuting attorney. The protest seeks a tax validity determination for the 1968 69 period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongalia County
Joseph Janco
McDevitt Street Construction Co
South Carolina
Coliseum
West Virginia University
WVU
the Roundtable
Upper High Street
Joseph A. Laurita Jr
Laurita
Roundtable
Mason Dixonland Job Picture Concludes Series
Editor George A Crago wraps an 18 part look at the Mason Dixonland job picture offering a thumbnail review of agencies services trades and companies described. The Morgantown employment office the veteran protections and benefits programs education training youth corps and on the job and supervisory training in coal are summarized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
National Association of Security Dealers
Mason-Dixonland
Morgantown
Employment Office
Veterans Education and Training
West Virginia Department of Education
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Sunday Dominion Post
Need Council
Lions Club
Kingwood
John Bunner
State Conservation Office
Prairie Ave
Charleston
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Fayette and
Spruce Streets
Luther Greene
Ikes Fork
Robert Beckett Jr
Riverview Ct
Stadium Bridge
Howard Sprague
Rippan
Claude Hill
Fayetteville
Greene County
Dunkard
Monongahela
Carmichaels
Crucible
Monongahela River
Laurel
Laurel Run Methodist Church
W.va
Michael R. Velarans
Ken Hechler
William Moreland
George A
Crago Dominion Post
State Department of Employment Security
Human Resources Development Foundation Inc
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