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Spurned by the state, Wayne County city makes its own 'Almost Heaven' swing

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By Jim Ross Verified
| Charleston Gazette-Mail Verified
Kenova Mayor Tim Bias (from left) and Kenova residents Kelly and Chester Napier marked the completion of the new swing at Virginia Point Park on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. KENOVA — Kenova wanted an “Almost Heaven” swing. It didn’t get one, so it made its own. The city of Kenova in Wayne County had hoped for an “Almost Heaven” swing when the West Virginia Department of Tourism looked for a site in Wayne County. The swing went to Beech Fork Lake near Lavalette instead.
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STB approves latest UP-NS merger filing

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By Jim Ross Verified
| The Herald Dispatch Verified
The Surface Transportation Board on Tuesday accepted the most recent amended application from Union Pacific Corp. to acquire Norfolk Southern Corp. The decision continues the process that is opposed by the two railroads’ main competitors and some trade associations that represent companies that ship by rail. The combined company would own and operate the first true transcontinental rail company that would connect the East, Gulf and Pacific coasts.
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Nucor honors Capito for work in getting WV mill permits approved

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By Jim Ross Verified
| Charleston Gazette-Mail Verified
Leon Topalian (at left), CEO of Nucor, presents Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., with the 2026 Nucor Woman of Steel award during a news conference on Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at Nucor Steel West Virginia in Apple Grove, Mason County. APPLE GROVE — Nucor Corp.
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