RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Energy companies behind the Atlantic Coast Pipeline have carved a new proposed route through parts of West Virginia and Virginia in response to federal concerns about the national gas initial path through sensitive national forest areas. The alternate released Friday by Dominion Resources Inc. would reduce by one-third the footprint through the George Washington and Monongahela national forests, but add 30 miles to the 550-mile project. The alternate route would also affect 249 new landowners in both states, Dominion said.
Dominion said it worked extensively with the U.S. Forest Service to select the new route after foresters rejected the initial plan, in part because of fears it would harm a salamander that lives in high elevations in the Shenandoah Mountains and is found nowhere else in the world. Aaron Ruby, a spokesman for the energy compa- ny, said Dominion believes the new path will satisfy Forest Service concerns. A Forest Service spokesman on Friday confirmed receipt of the new route and said it would begin its review. screening will determine if the proposed route meets required criteria for protecting sensitive spokesman Jason Kirchner wrote in an email.
He said the agency had not yet determined how long the review would take. Dominion is the lead company proposing the 42- inch pipeline from West Virginia, through Virginia and into North Carolina. While politically popular, the energy project has found scattered opposition along its route from landowners, environmental groups and conservation officials. With the enthusiastic support of Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, pipeline proponents have said it will generate thousands of jobs, enrich local tax collec- tions and attract businesses seeking relatively cheap natural gas from fracking fields in West Virginia and elsewhere.
The Forest Service rejected the initial national for- est routes because of their feared impact on two types of salamanders, including the cow knob salamander. The Virginia Herpetological Society lists the blunt- nosed salamander with white or yellow spots as hav- ing a risk of Its range includes several counties in Virginia and West Virginia at elevations of 2,500 feet or more. In rejecting the first proposed route, the Forest Service cited a 1994 conservation agreement with the Fish and Wildlife Service aimed at shielding the sala- mander from actions that would place it under the Endangered Species Act. The Forest Service listed Cheat Mountain sala- manders and northern flying squirrels as other ly sensitive in the path of the original route. It also had concerns about a red spruce hardwood ecosystem.
alternate route would generally go south of the original path of the pipeline and enter Bath County in Virginia, which was not on the first route. The alternate would also go through Randolph and Pocahontas counties in West Virginia and Highland and Augusta counties in Virginia. Dominion said it has begun contacting landown- ers. The route would reduce the total number of miles through the national forests from 28.8 miles to 18.5 miles, Dominion said. The proposed new route will be submitted next week to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which has the final say on interstate pipelines.
Eurozone economy grew a paltry 0.3 percent in Q4 BRUSSELS (AP) The 19-country eurozone grew by a paltry quarterly rate of 0.3 percent in the final three months of 2015 despite tail winds such as cheap energy, an export-boosting drop in the currency and monetary stimu- lus. The growth reported Friday by the European statistics agency, Eurostat, was in line with market expec- tations after earlier reports showed Germany, biggest economy, grew at the same rate and France, the number 2, expanded by 0.2 percent. Over the whole of 2015, the eurozone grew 1.5 percent. Though the highest level since 2011, growth remains way below levels that would markedly reduce the unemployment rate, which is still above 10 percent. Facebook nude-painting case can face trial in France PARIS (AP) If you post a 19th-century nude paint- ing on Facebook, is it art or impermissible nudity? That question is now cleared for trial in France, after an appeals court there ruled that an aggrieved user can sue the social network over the issue.
Five years ago, Facebook suspended the account of Frederic Durand-Baissas, a 57-year-old Parisian teacher and art lover, without prior notice. That was the day he posted a photo of Gustave 1866 painting Origin of the which depicts female genitalia. Durand-Baissas wants his account reactivated and is asking for 20,000 euros ($22,550) in damages. He said he has been given the chance to get some sort of explanation from the powerful social network. US retail sales rise as consumers shrug off stock price drop WASHINGTON (AP) U.S.
retail sales rose modest- ly in January, evidence that Americans kept shopping despite sharp drops in stock prices. The Commerce Department said Friday that retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent last month, the same as in December. Excluding the effect of falling gas prices, sales rose 0.4 percent. Sales in December were revised higher from an initial estimate of a 0.1 percent drop. US business stockpiles rise in December, but sales fall WASHINGTON (AP) U.S.
businesses boosted their stockpiles slightly in December, as sales dropped sharply. This combination has stoked anxieties about weakening economic growth, as sales over the entire year dropped for the first time since the Great Recession. The Commerce Department said Friday that December business inventories rose a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent, after having slipped 0.1 percent in November. Both manu- facturers and retailers which were responding to holiday shopping increased their stockpiles. But sales fell 0.6 percent in December, with a stiff 1.4 percent drop in manufacturer revenues accounting for much of the drop.
Retail sales were nearly unchanged. co*ke suspends bottling at plant at center of water dispute NEW DELHI (AP) Coca-Cola suspended bottling at three plants in India, including one in the parched north- west where farmers have been protesting the use of dwindling groundwater reserves. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, which is a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Co. based in Atlanta, said it was reorga- nizing operations across its 24 franchise bottling plants in India according to market demand and factory upgrades. The action, however, follows more than a decade of agitation by farmers in the state of Rajasthan, where groundwater levels have been plummeting.
Documents show Volkswagen resisted Takata air bag recall DETROIT (AP) Volkswagen resisted U.S. govern- ment efforts to recall more cars and trucks to fix potential- ly deadly Takata air bags, telling safety regulators that a recall necessary. But the German automaker eventually agreed to the recall, according to documents posted Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. VW already is in hot water with the Environmental Protection Agency for cheating on U.S. pollution tests.
Volkswagen is recalling a total of 850,000 Audi and VW vehicles in the U.S. due to Takata problems. But in a letter to the safety agency, VW said most VW and Audi vehicles have air bag inflators made at factory in Freiberg, Germany. Those have not failed like inflators made in the U.S. and Mexico.
Visa discloses stake in company, Square NEW YORK (AP) Shares in the mobile payment services company Square rose sharply Friday after Visa disclosed the details of its ownership stake in the company. While stake amounts to about 1 percent of the company, and the stake was established at least 5 years ago, investors interpreted the announcement as a major endorse- ment of Square by Visa, the largest payment pro- cessing company. According to a regulatory filing, Visa owns 4.2 million of Class shares. While Class shares are not traded publicly they could be converted to 3.5 million Class A shares, which would leave the Visa with 10 percent of that class of shares. That conversion would amount to just 1 percent of total outstanding shares.
Kroger to offer anti-overdose drug without prescription CINCINNATI (AP) Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger Co. said Friday it will make the overdose-reversal drug naloxone available without a prescription in its phar- macies across Ohio and northern Kentucky, a region hard- hit by deadly heroin. Kroger said more than 200 of its phar- macies will offer naloxone over the counter within days. Ohio fire crews and other first responders use naloxone thousands of times a year to revive opioid overdose vic- tims. Ohio overdose deaths jumped 18 percent in 2014, one of the sharpest increases.
Those on the front lines of the battle against spread have increasingly sup- ported allowing and educating families and friends of addicts to administer naloxone in emergencies. Ohio company sells classic Etch A Sketch to Toronto toy firm Spin Master Corp. BRYAN, Ohio (AP) The Ohio company that has produced or owned the Etch A Sketch for more than five decades has sold the classic toy to a Toronto-based toy firm. Bryan-based Ohio Art Co. made the surprise move to sell the Etch A Sketch and its spinoff, the Doodle Sketch, to Spin Master Corp.
for an undisclosed price. Ohio Art announced the sale Thursday. Stock Market Report (AP) The Dow Jones industrial average rose 313.66 points, or 2 percent, to 15,973.84. The Standard 500 gained 35.70 points, or 2 percent, to 1,864.78. The Nasdaq composite added 70.67 points, or 1.7 percent, to 4,337.51.
Benchmark U.S. crude climbed $3.23, or 12.3 percent, to close at $29.44 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, gained $3.30, or 11 percent, to $33.36 a barrel in London. Wholesale gaso- line jumped 10 cents, or 10.8 percent, to close at $1.04 a gallon, while home heating oil climbed 9 cents, or 9.2 per- cent, to close at $1.07 a gallon. Natural gas fell 3 cents, or 1.4 percent, to $1.97 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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ESTATE NOTICES EXECUTOR NOTICE Letters Testamentary on the Estate of ROSE MARY KREMPASKY of the Hemp- field Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, de- ceased, having been granted to the undersigned by the Register of Wills of West- moreland County, notice is hereby given to all persons in- debted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to those having claims against the same to present them to the undersigned, duly authen- ticated for settlement. Walter J. Kubish, Jr. Executor 231 Todd School Road Greensburg, PA 15601 Richard L. Jim Attorney at Law 1870 Ligonier Street P.O.
Box 698 Latrobe, PA 15650-0698 122 ESTATE NOTICES Randall G. Klimchock Attorney at Law ESTATE OF DANIEL KEITH MATULAY, DECEASED EXECUTRIX NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Letters Testamentary on the estate of Daniel Keith Matu- lay, late of the Township of Bullskin, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, deceased, hav- ing been granted to the un- dersigned by the Register of Fayette County, notice is hereby given to all persons in- debted to said estate to make immediate payment, and to those having claims against the same to present them to the undersigned, duly authen- ticated for settlement. Katy Joyce Matulay, Executrix Randall G. Klimchock, Esquire 101 North Church Street Mount Pleasant, PA 15666 20, DC259 PUBLIC MEETINGS SPECIAL MEETING NORTH APOLLO BOROUGH COUNCIL North Apollo Borough Council will meet in a special session on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. in the con- ference room of the North Apollo Municipal Building, 1421 Leonard Avenue, North Apollo, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of taking necessary action regarding the Flood- plain Ordinance.
The meeting will be open to the public, and all reasonable effort will be made to accommodate those with special requirements. Please call the Borough Of- fice at 724-478-4802 if you need assistance. LT253 NOTICE HOVEY TOWNSHIP ARMSTRONG COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA The Supervisors of Hovey Township will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, Feb- ruary 17, 2016 at the Hovey Township Election House, plan to act on a proposed or- dinance, the title and summa- ry of which are as follows: An Ordinance requiring all persons, partnerships, busi- nesses, and corporations to obtain a permit for any con- struction or development with- in the floodplain; Setting forth certain minimum requirements for new con- struction and development within areas of the Township, which are subject to flooding; and establishing penalties for any persons who fail, or re- fuse to comply with the re- quirements or provisions of this ordinance. The full text of the proposed ordinance can be viewed at the Hovey Township Election House, by appointment. For more information call 724- 349-0013.
Township Secretary Lisa Bartley LT255 MEETING NOTICE Ford City Borough Council will hold a Special Council Meet- ing on Monday, February 15, 2016 at 5:00 P.M. The meet- ing will be held at the Ford City Borough Building, 1000 4th Avenue, Ford City, PA 16226. The purpose of the Special Meeting will be to amend the 2016 Budget, ad- vertise a new 2016 Tax Ordi- nance, and entertain financial matters relative to the police department. The rate will re- main at 17.4 mills. Lisa Bittner, Borough Secretary LT256 NOTICE KISKIMINETAS TOWNSHIP Notice is hereby given that the Board of Supervisors of Kiskiminetas Township, Arm- strong County, at a special meeting to be held on Febru- ary 22, 2016, at 6:00 P.M.
at 1222A Old State Road, Apol- lo, PA 15613, intends to adopt the amended Floodplain Ordi- nance, 04-2015 to correct a typo 4.01 in the floodplain or- dinance which was previously adopted. Monica L. Austin, Secretary LT260 FICTITIOUS NAMES FICTITIOUS NAME Notice is hereby given pur- suant to the provisions of the Act 1982-295 of December 16, 1982 of the filing in the Of- fice of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva- nia, at Harrisburg, on the first day of February, 2016, a Cer- tificate for the conduct of busi- ness in Westmoreland Coun- ty, Pennsylvania, under the assumed or fictitious name, style or designation of: Cadil- lac Laser Center, with its principal place of business at 400 Depot Street, Latrobe, PA 15650. The name and address of the sole party owning or interest- ed in said business is: Med- spa 400, LLC, 400 Depot Street, Latrobe, PA 15650. 121 MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE Pursuant to state law, a public sale will be held at Kittanning Self Storage, 300 Westgate Drive, Kittanning, PA 16201 on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Noon.
Following good to be sold: 404 Justin Hetrick LT226 MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL NOTICE BLAST RENEWAL NOTICE Amerikohl Aggregates, 1384 State Route 711, Stahls- town, PA 15687, proposes to conduct overburden blasting in compliance with all applica- ble State and Federal laws. The blasting will occur on the Jim Mountain Quarry, 26950401, Springfield Town- ship, Fayette County, 3.0 miles east of Normalville, near the intersection of SR-653 and SR-2017, on the north and south side of SR-653, on the property of Mountain, Lar- osa and Thatcher. BLASTING SCHEDULE Blasting will occur between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 12:00 P.M., 12:30 P.M. and 4:30 P.M., and 5:00 P.M.
and 9:00 P.M. or dusk, weather permitting, every day except Sundays, commencing on January 22, 2016 and con- tinuing thru January 22, 2017. This is the annual redistribu- tion of the blast schedule. Ten minutes prior to each scheduled blast, all access to the specific area will be con- trolled and safeguarded from unauthorized entry. Two (2) minutes prior to blast- ing, an airhorn warning signal, audible to one half mile from the blast site will be given.
This pre-blast warning shall consist of three (3) signals of five (5) seconds duration, with five (5) seconds between each signal. One (1) signal of ten (10) seconds duration shall be the indica- tion. The following conditions may require unscheduled blasting: adverse atmospheric condi- tions, public or operator safe- ty, equipment failure, illness injury of the blaster, and blocked drill holes or wa- ter filled holes. DC261 Page B10 February 13-14, 2016 USE THE CLASSIFIEDS TO SELL YOUR ITEMS FAST! USINESS IGHLIGHTS Dominion outlines new national forest route for pipeline Hospital in forcible removal case cited for deficiencies TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Agency for Health Care Administration says a hospital where a woman died after being forcibly removed has been cited for 10 deficiencies.
AHCA Secretary Elizabeth Dudek calls the defi- ciencies so egregious that Calhoun-Liberty Hospital will be fined and must submit correction plans by Feb. 19. She says if the Blountstown hospital correct the deficiencies by March 1, it will be suspended from Medicaid program. On Dec. 21, 57-year old Barbara Dawson died of a blood clot in her lungs after collapsing in the hospital parking lot while being handcuffed.
Dawson refused to leave the emergency room after complaining of short- ness of breath. The report states the hospital fol- low its policies after Dawson complained. In a statement, CEO Ruth Attaway says the hospital is committed to meeting the deadline..
