CHARLESTON, W.Va. –On Friday, the state Public Service Commission gave their approval for the merger of two Logan County public service districts, however they need to transfer certain outstanding bonds.
Buffalo Creek PSD and Logan County PSD will now merge into one. The PSC said the bonds that are owed by Buffalo Creek are transferred to Logan County PSD.
The Logan County Commission asked the PSC to approve the merge because all of Buffalo Creek’s board members resigned in February and Logan

The attorney representing an investigator who has been charged for working without a license on the alleged Pagan president is requesting an expedited hearing to drop the charges.
 
L.J. Maxey, 74, former Bridgeport city councilor and retired Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officer, was charged with operating as a private investigator without a license for Attorney Elgine McArdle in her defense of alleged Pagan president Ryan Lane for his role in the 2022 murder of Henry Silver. McArdle was also

SHINNSTON, W.Va. — FirstEnergy has announced plans to pursue approval for the construction of a 1,200-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plan
Brian Tierney
FirstEnergy Board Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer Brian Tierney said they plan to begin the permitting process with the Public Service Commission early next year for a new power generation facility, and the goal is to be operational in 2031.
The new facility is part of the company’s 10-year Integrated Resource Plan.
“That

CHERRY GROVE, W.Va. — Steep and rocky terrain is slowing progress on putting out a forest fire in the Monongahela National Forest in Pendleton County. The Woodside Fire started Wednesday in the Cherry Grove community, but since then the blaze has widened to about 100 acres and remains only about 30 percent contained.
“We’ve got a dozer line constructed and we’ve got hand crews out there trying to strengthen and reinforce our containment line. This is incredibly steep, mountainous, rocky terrain