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Aug 29, 2009 | Dispatch.com

New mines revive communities with jobs but concern environmentalists

CENTERTOWN, Ky.-- A five-minute drive from this community's lone gas station is a gateway to untapped riches: a bed of coal twice the size of Lake Michigan.Earth-movers are peeling back layers of dirt and limestone here at the Midway mine and at other once-abandoned mining sites around the Illinois Basin, a coal-rich region in Illinois, ...

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Thu Jul 30, 2009

TulsaWorld.com - News

Coal rush brings jobs back to Ill., Ind., Ky.

CENTERTOWN, Ky. a ' A five-minute drive from this community's lone gas station leads to a gateway to untapped riches: A bed of coal twice the size of Lake Michigan.

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Mon Jul 13, 2009

WEHT-TV Evansville

Police Say Utility Worker Burglarized Vacant Home

Kentucky State Police said they arrested a utility worker Wednesday for burglarizing a vacant home in Centertown, KY.

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Sat Jul 11, 2009

WBKO-TV Bowling Green

Utility Crew Worker Arrested For Burglary

A utility crew worker is in jail after he was arrested for burglary in Ohio county.

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Thu Jul 09, 2009

Kentucky State Police

Burglary Investigation and Arrest

On Wednesday July 8, 2009 Mike Roe reported a burglary at 190 Turkey Run Lane Centertown.

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Tue Apr 21, 2009

Mining News

Armstrong Coal Company Waiting Permit To Explore Underground Mine in Muhlenberg Country

There is new information Monday about two mines the Armstrong Coal Company plans to open in the Tri-State. All systems are go to open an underground mine in Muhlenberg County, but in neighboring Ohio County, plans to open a surface mine have hit a few snags.

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Mon Apr 20, 2009

WFIE-TV Evansville

Ohio County mine waiting for permit

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