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Warrants issued A Greene County judge issued arrest warrants for four people and cited five others in recent child support cases. Judge Farley Toothman issued arrest warrants for William T. Holbert of Greensboro, John A. Vedis of Waynesburg, Luke R. McKimm of Canonsburg and Joseph E. Willard of Sycamore for failing to appear at hearings for support of their children. McKimm was apprehended.
The judge cited Jamie R. Dewitt of Dilliner, David A. Haky of Mather, Chris A. Portman of Waynesburg, Robert L. Durbin of Waynesburg and Jennifer N. Menear of Hiller for failing to comply with the court orders for support of their children. Portman was cited in four cases.
Suit advanced
A lawsuit filed by a West Virginia man against CSX Transportation Inc. was forwarded to federal court in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Robert Powell of Morgantown sued in Fayette County Court last month, claiming the company was negligent and responsible for a low-speed motorcycle accident.
The suit indicated that CSX operated a railroad crossing on Route 381 in Ohiopyle and said that on Oct. 7, 2007, around 6:30 p.m., Powell was riding his motorcycle, going about 25 mph, when the front wheel of his motorcycle hit a hole that was adjacent to the track.
When the wheel hit the hole, the suit alleged that the motorcycle went out of control
As a result, Powell indicated he had a right thumb fracture and a loss of range of motion in his right thumb and other injuries.
The suit asks for monetary damages.
Funding received
The state has received the $6.1 million in federal stimulus money it applied for to remove leaking underground storage tanks around the state including three heating oil tanks at a former South Union Township business.
The Department of Environmental Protection applied for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money in July and said Wednesday that the money was awarded.
The DEP said the money will be used to remove tanks from 71 sites in 40 counties where the responsible party is unknown or the owner is unable or unwilling to remove the tanks and remediate the property.
A former business at 41 Feathers Ave. is on the list. The previous owner, the late G.J. Trusio, left the property to his daughter in an estate, but there was little likelihood she was able to have the work done, according to the DEP.
The property is near Route 40 and has development potential, which is a criterion for using stimulus money, according to the DEP.