The Old Louisville Demon Leaper’s Mischief In One Of America’s Largest Victorian Neighborhoods
In the late 1800s, tales of a creature that bounds between rooftops emerged in Old Louisville — The Demon Leaper.
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Friends Of The Cheat Distribute Resource Booklet About Transmission Line Construction
A new pamphlet offers landowners information about how their property may be impacted by construction of a new transmission line.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMillions Awarded For Water, Sewer, Environmental Restoration Projects
Millions of dollars in grants to improve water and sewer infrastructure and environmental conservation efforts across the state were announced Friday,
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCleanup On The Cheat Underway Following Acid Mine Drainage Leak
Environmental advocates are beginning to measure the impact after the failure of an acid mine treatment facility last week in Preston County that sent high acidic water and sediment flowing downstream for miles.The state-managed, $8.5 million treatment plant on Muddy Creek was one of the last major steps put in place to restore the Cheat River watershed. Last Thursday, a pipeline ruptured at the plant following heavy rainfall in the region.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Environmental Authorities Plug Acid Mine Drainage Leak
This wasn’t the first time Dave Bassage had seen orange water gush down the hillside and into Muddy Creek.He was kayaking down the stream when the original blowout happened in 1994 at the abandoned T&T Mine Complex in Preston County.
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Feds Award Grant to Improve Cheat River Access
The federal government has awarded a $24,000 grant to improve access to the Cheat River in Preston County.Friends of the Cheat executive director Amanda…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPrivate Citizens Spring for Spring Paddling Season Access Road
Private citizens are stepping up to repair a Preston County road important to the whitewater industry there. The state doesn’t have the means to get to…
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