Editor,
According to Pocahontas County Conditions Drought. gov, this has been the driest year in 130 years. If you take a look at the Greenbrier River, you will get an idea of the conditions we are facing.
A neighbor shared this observation with me: “The spring near us, known as “Cold Spring” along Denmar Road just south of the Old Droop Church, is where we have gotten our drinking water for close to 35 years. But it’s now no longer flowing through the pipe, and I mean not even dripping. A man whose family had lived on this property for generations once told us that Cold Spring was a very reliable spring that had never gone dry – ever. We remember him saying that occasionally it might get down to a trickle, but it never goes dry.”
With large amounts of debris on many of our forest floors, the threat for wildfires should be a concern. So far humidity levels have been high but this will not continue forever.
I personally have decided to put a brush fire burn on hold and not do any outside burning until things improve. Hopefully somebody out there is doing the rain dance.
Joe Kaffl
Hillsboro
Editor;
On behalf of the Pocahontas Pound Town Pickleball Club, I would like to thank Jody Spencer and all the crew at Watoga State Park. The new pickleball courts are beautiful. What a tremendous addition to the Park and to our county. We appreciate your hard work.
Sincerely,
Josh Hardy
Hillsboro
Pocahontas County citizens,
We are being taken advantage of by the petroleum companies selling us gasoline.
I just called Marlinton and the price is $3.13 per gallon; Elkins is $2.99 per gallon.
So, why is it as much as $.70 higher here in upper Pocahontas County?
Must be corporate greed– only thing I can think of.
I was in the gas business for years and only saw a $.10 to $.15 difference in delivery fees here.
We are being completely taken advantage of and we should not take it.
A boycott of these stations should be in order and even protests at these locations. Until we do something about it, this will just keep happening.
The local owners are not responsible. It is the corporations causing this.
Let’s keep this going and make changes.
E. Tim Morris
Bartow
