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Two weeks ago a pathetically low six new permits were issued to drill shale wells across Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia (see 6 New Shale Well Permits Issued for PA-OH-WV May 23-29). Last week the number improved--with 20 new permits issued. PA had 13 permits with Range Resources, Olympus Energy, and Pennsylvania General Energy all
Despite adopting a new congressional map last fall, West Virginia has yet to receive a grade from the Redistricting Report Card. So Howard Gorrell, a former Republican Party election statistician and opponent of partisan gerrymandering, reviewed the work done in his native state.
A ribbon cutting Friday at Ritchie County’s North Bend State Park celebrated more than $5.7 million in upgrades.
In a court case that stretches back to 2019, Antero Resources, the biggest driller in West Virginia, challenged how its wells had been valued for tax purposes in Doddridge and Richie counties for 2016 and 2017. Antero said the combined value of its wells for those years should have been $1.488 billion. The state tax
Edward Leon Burwell, 87, of Martinsburg, WV passed away quietly at home on March 9, 2022. He was born Oct. 25, 1934 in Harrisville, West Virginia where he live