Mason News

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Area rate of unemployment up - June 27, 2008

Gerrardstown resident Connie Shaffer doesn't need to see state figures to know that finding a job locally is hard.
http://www.topix.net/city/mason-wv/2008/06/area-rate-of-unemployment-up?fromrss=1

Mentor Makes for Crowning Achievement - June 25, 2008

A once reserved and quiet girl becomes resilient with mentor's help. Other Stories by Craig McKee MASON -- For most of chasing a dream usually means a number of hurdles.
http://www.topix.net/city/mason-wv/2008/06/mentor-makes-for-crowning-achievement?fromrss=1

Rules of the road apply to cyclists - June 24, 2008

When it comes to the law, rules for bicycle riders are similar to those for motorcyclists and motorists.
http://www.topix.net/city/mason-wv/2008/06/rules-of-the-road-apply-to-cyclists?fromrss=1

Story and Video - June 13, 2008

Ride the rails, on a homemade train. Keith Mason of Harrison County retired from his machine shop several years ago, but his passion for restoration of all things mechanical never did.
http://www.topix.net/city/mason-wv/2008/06/story-and-video?fromrss=1

State Police Look for Suspect in Shocking Murder - June 11, 2008

State Police are hunting for a suspect wanted for a brazen killing in a sleepy Mason County community.
http://www.topix.net/city/mason-wv/2008/06/state-police-look-for-suspect-in-shocking-murde...

Coast Guard starts efforts to remove sunken barge from Ohio - June 9, 2008

MASON, W.Va. - The U.S. Coast Guard expects a sunken coal barge that had limited traffic on a three-mile stretch of the Ohio River near southeast Ohio to be removed soon.
http://www.topix.net/city/mason-wv/2008/06/coast-guard-starts-efforts-to-remove-sunken-bar...

WV News - June 8, 2008

WVU president: Resignation only way to end debate CHARLESTON, W.Va. _ West Virginia University President Mike Garrison could have taken the heat.
http://www.topix.net/city/mason-wv/2008/06/wv-news?fromrss=1

Coal barge accident shuts down Ohio River - June 6, 2008

MASON, W.Va. - Authorities have halted traffic on a three-mile stretch of the Ohio River near southeast Ohio after a coal barge hit an ice pier on the Pomeroy-Mason bridge and sank.
http://www.topix.net/city/mason-wv/2008/06/coal-barge-accident-shuts-down-ohio-river?fromr...