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March 22, 2011

The next regular meeting of The Pocahontas Coal Association will be held Thursday, March 24th, 2011 at 6:00 PM at the Princeton Elks Club.

As is tradition during our March meeting, the Pocahontas Coal Association and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph will be presenting the Boys & Girls High School Basketball Player of the Week awards, as well as the Player of the Year awards. As always, please do your best to attend and please bring a guest. Contact Jason Fannin or Rick Taylor at276-623-2914 or 276-698-5317 with questions.

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March 22, 2011

Chris Hamilton will be the guest lecturer for the West Virginia University College of Engineering and Mineral Resources’ Distinguished Lecture Series. The event will be Monday, March 28 at 3 p.m. in the Engineering Sciences Building, Room G102.

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March 22, 2011

CHARLESTON --- Mary Pat Steptoe, wife of Bob Steptoe of the law firm of Steptoe and Johnson, lost her courageous battle with cancer. She died peacefully at home with her entire family. Please remember Bob, their children and all of the Steptoe family members in your prayers.  Arrangement were incomplete at time of release.

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March 22, 2011

AIKEN, SC --- Edward Barnes Leisenring Jr., one-time president of the family’s Westmoreland Coal Company, died March 2 at his winter home in Aiken, S.C. He was 85. Leisenring played a large role in West Virginia’s coal history. He was instrumental in growing Westmoreland Coal to a major West Virginia producer while he also served as Chairman of the National Coal Association. He is survived by his wife, Julia DuPont Bissell, and his children Erica, Edward W. and John Leisenring. (NMA Mining Week)

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March 22, 2011

CHARLESTON -- Two additional mine safety bills were passed by the Legislature directing the Board of Coal Mine Health & Safety to study two mine safety topics. 

HB 2437 requiring the automatic de-energization of longwall shears and cutting heads on continuous miners when methane gas exceeds 1%.

HB 2888 strengthening requirements for whistleblowers to the Board of Coal Mine Health & Safety for study and rule-making consideration.

The Board is to investigate the requirements embodied in HB 2437 & HB 2888 to determine whether additional rules or revisions to existing rules are appropriate and report it findings to the Legislature by December 31, 2011.