Kingwood day care center eyed for fall opening
Kingwood plans a new day care center in the old Gibson estate building to serve 25 to 30 Preston County children. Curtis Gunn says $40,000 in first year funding is sought and that operations will stress preschool preparation and after school care. A second center may follow in Rowlesburg as talks continue.
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John Blosser
Dominion-Post
Kingwood
Gibson
Gunn
Reedsville
Preston County
Gibson Estate
Curtis Gunn
Fairmont
U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Terra Alta
Tunnelton
Clarksburg
Morgantown
Monongalia County
Rowlesburg
NEED Council nears May 1 for telephone service
Morgantown NEED Council has secured funds to operate its telephone assistance through May 1 with month to month planning after that. Rev. Eugene Moses says about 600 dollars in community contributions this year have helped, but future funding depends on a United Fund allocation of 4100 dollars. A United Fund meeting to decide allocations was postponed.
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Morgantown
Eugene Moses
NEED
United Fund
Moses
Need Council
Major improvements in the works for Monongalia County water
A three part series outlines plans to provide clean water and waste free environments by 1975. The program pools over 1 million dollars from Consolidation Coal Co and 672000 federal funds plus 289392 state funds to build sewer and water facilities across Monongalia County.
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John Blosser
Dominion-Post
Monongalia County
Dent
Don Caldwell
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Laurel Run hearing transcript completed in Kanawha case
The Laurel Run strip mine dispute moves to the Kanawha County Circuit Court after the board received the second half of the 1971 transcripts. The DNR appeals the Kennedy Co permit reinstatement for 42 acres in Preston County near Cooper’s Rock.
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Shelby Young
Dominion Post
W. H. Dickerson
West Virginia Board of Surface Mining Reclamation and Review
Laurel Run
Kingwood
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Reclamation Board
Kanawha County
Charleston
H. L. Kennedy Co
Pittsburgh
Preston County
Cooper’s Rock State Forest
Appalachian Corridor
Arch A. Moore
Monongalia
Preston
Dickerson
Kanawha
H. L. Kennedy
Frank Ellison
Recycling help needed today at bank parking lot
The Area Recycling Group will hold a collection from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank parking lot. Susan Conte said ARG needs more volunteers. call 292-7626 to help and tie newspapers with heavy cord and wash all glass containers.
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ARG
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Susan Conte
School Board to Consider UHS WVU Lease Agreement
The Monongalia County Board of Education will discuss a lease with West Virginia University transferring University High School to county control effective July 1. WVU would receive 120000 dollars the first year and 60000 the second year for takeover costs. The board plans a special session to set a tentative budget for 1972-73 after the regular meeting.
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Monongalia County
Lawrence G. Derthick Jr
WVU
Cass
Union
Derthick
Verbick
Big challenge ahead for Fairmont Morgantown downtown revamp
The final installment of a three part series reports State Highway Commissioner William S. Ritchie Jr. and WVU engineer Edward S. Neumann caution about interstate I 79 Corridor E effects on Fairmont and Morgantown. Downtown plans include traffic flow improvements canopy sidewalks and more parking.
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Fairmont
Morgantown
Ron Boat
Dominion Post
William S. Ritchie Jr
Edward S. Neumann
State Department of Highways
Downtown Action Council
Morgantown Area
Neumann
Arch A. Moore Jr
Earl McCartney
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Kingwood Day Care Center
Grafton
Allen
Christine Sanderson
Explorer Post 44
Boy Scouts of America
Christine
Gary Truman
Reed Sanderson
McCullough Avenue
Garyruman
Dominion-News
Canyon
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Department of Natural
Edgar N. Henry
Division of Water Resources
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
West Virginia
L.A. Wiles
Wetzel
Scott's Run
UHS
University
West Virginia University
Middletown
DOH
Emily DeVincent
DAC
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