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West Virginia pike board approves car, truck toll hike (The Trucker)
CHARLESTON , W.Va. — Travel on the West Virginia Turnpike will become more expensive next month because the highway's governing board has voted to increase tolls for passenger cars and large trucks for the first time in decades.Millions sought for Mercer (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) BLUEFIELD — U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., is hoping to secure a significant federal funding boost for the King Coal Highway in Mercer County, and the proposed Colonial Intermodal Center planned for downtown Bluefield.
‘It’s certainly going to affect all of us...’ (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) PRINCETON — How the economy of Mercer County and the rest of southern West Virginia may be impacted was considered by the area’s residents Wednesday when they learned that tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike will be going up.
W.Va. Supreme Court delays ruling in DuPont appeal (The Charleston Gazette) CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Supreme Court has delayed until at least September a ruling in DuPont Co.s appeal of a $400 million verdict against the company for polluting the Harrison County town of Spelter.Justices heard oral arguments on the ca...
Manchin praises residents for role (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) BLUEFIELD — Just hours after the Parkways Authority voted to increase tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike, Gov. Joe Manchin praised the informed public of Mercer and surrounding counties who took an interest and voiced opinions about the increase.
DNR outdoor notes (The Fayette Tribune) The Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR), in cooperation with Kanawha County Board of Education, will host an Archery in the Schools (AIS) Program instructor training on Aug. 11 and 12 at Kenna Elementary School in Charleston, according to Jerry Westfall, DNR’s AIS Program coordinator.
W.Va. Turnpike board approves car, truck toll hike (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Travel on the West Virginia Turnpike will become more expensive next month because the highway's governing board voted Wednesday to increase tolls for passenger cars and large trucks for the first time in decades.
AFTERNOON UPDATE — Judge denies motion to dismiss sex registry violation indictment (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) BLUEFIELD — A federal indictment against a Mercer County man charged with failing to register as a sex offender will continue after a federal judge denied the defendant’s motion to dismiss the charges.
W.Va. Turnpike board OKs toll increase (Charleston Daily Mail) CHARLESTON, W.Va.--Drivers will start paying higher tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike next month of $2 for passenger vehicles and $6.75 for five-axle commercial trucks under a motion approved Wednesday by state turnpike officials.But drivers who use West...
W.Va. Turnpike board approves toll increase (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Travel on the West Virginia Turnpike will get pricier next month, since the 88-mile highway's governing board voted Wednesday to adopt toll increases for passenger cars and large trucks.