Remote Lock Operation on the Mon
By Wallace Venable I just attended a virtual meeting of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Corporation’s Freight Forum. Vince DeCarlo of the...
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Morgantown Riverfront Revitalization Task Force September 2023
Notes from September 28 2023Download
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Why hasn’t toxic Fairmont Brine site been fenced off, residents wonder
FAIRMONT — After reading a TruthDig article that was recently published on the Fairmont Brine Processing Plant, Paul Baker decided to go...
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Inside West Virginia’s Chernobyl
A highly radioactive oil and gas facility has become a party spot in Marion County. Dr. Yuri Gorby and Jill...
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Loch Ness search in 50 years
A model of the Loch Ness monster stands outside a visitors center in Drumnadrochit, Scotland, in 2012. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty...
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McCollum Campground
Born in 1813, Barclay McCollum moved from Sandy Creek in Preston County to the Cooper’s Rock area to establish a...
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What the ‘M79’ designation would really mean
by Wallace Venable When we talk and think about rivers, many of us tend to mix romance with reality. That...
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Pittsburgh District welcomes new commander
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will transfer leadership during a Change of Command ceremony Friday, Aug. 4,...
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Low Water Returns To River Systems
Abstract by W. Venable According to the July 4 U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate to exceptional drought covered 22.6 percent of...
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Historic Cheat Lake Area
The description of this pre-1926 photo from the WV Regional History Center reads: “Two unidentified women relax on the river...
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