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Carrolltown divides Ohio, Susquehanna systems
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:58:55 -0800
Water from Cambria County affects the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and also the Susquehanna River system that runs into the Chesapeake Bay.
With deep concerns over fracking, a Va. county says no to more gas drilling
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:55:38 -0800
Carrizo Oil and Gas had every reason to believe this rustic town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains was an ideal place to build Virginia’s first well to explore for natural gas in the state’s Marcellus Shale. Read full article >>
3 states offer big tax breaks for Shell Oil plant
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:06:06 -0800
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are trying to top each other with the sweetest package of tax breaks for Shell Oil Co., which plans to build a huge new petrochemical refinery in the region.
Search for woman’s remains called off in Ohio
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:02:30 -0800
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Despite extensive searching along U.S. 35 in Gallia, Jackson and Ross Counties in Ohio this weekend, law enforcement officers with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office were unsuc...
Supreme Court keeps West Virginia redistricting map intact
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:06:46 -0800
CHARLESTON, W., Virginia (Reuters) - The Supreme Court granted a request from West Virginia officials on Friday by issuing an order that keeps the state's new congressional redistricting plan in effect pending further legal action. The high court issued a one-sentence order putting a hold on a lower court ruling that had deemed the redistricting plan unconstitutional. The lower court ruled ...
Oglebay residents question drilling
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:20:28 -0800
WHEELING - A number of factors are involved in piecing together a drilling unit such as the "Timmy Minch" unit in Ohio County, Chesapeake Energy officials said.
Search for Rhims body called off in Ohio
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:10:46 -0800
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County sheriffs deputies are no longer looking in Ohio for the body of Carol Rhim. Lt. Sean Crosier of the Kanawha County Sheriffs Department said the search was called off today after searching 40 miles of roadwa...
Candidates for district seat selected
Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:14:57 -0800
WELLSBURG - A four-member panel Tuesday night selected two Brooke County residents and one from Ohio County as the best candidates to represent the 2nd District in the West Virginia House of Delegates.
Ohio among 3 states offering big tax breaks for Shell Oil plant
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:46:22 -0800
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia are trying to top each other with the sweetest package of tax breaks for Shell Oil Co.
Are Your Votes Counting?
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:33 -0800
Early voting for Ohio's March presidential primary began Tuesday and continues through March second...and this Monday is the deadline to register to vote for that Ohio primary.