Sunken barge freed from Ohio River in Union County

TRISTATEHOMEPAGE— UNION COUNTY, Ky. (WEHT)- The barge that took on water in the Ohio River in Union County has moved on. Crews freed the barge and tugged it away today. It had been stuck near the Caseyville Boat Ramp since Sunday morning after the Coast Guard said it veered from the channel and hit an object. []

WKBN.com—Ohio River near Pittsburgh reopens to maritime traffic after sunken barge is found. The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Ohio River in Pittsburgh to maritime traffic on Tuesday, nearly four days after 26 barges broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding. “The river is open. The Ohio River is open,” Lt. Eyobe Mills told The Associated Press. The Coast Guard had barred vessels from a stretch of []

WTRF—Ohio County Schools and Ohio County Library Levies will NOT raise taxes for voters. WHEELING, W. Va. (WTRF) - A main point of contention for the May 14th Primary Election has been the Ohio County Schools and Library renewal levies on the ballot, but the Ohio County Education Association is helping to educate and ease the concerns of voters. They held a town hall to stress the fact that []

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—Recovery of runaway barges continues as a section of the Ohio River remains closed. Recovery of some of the 26 barges — including one found submerged — that broke loose and floated away during weekend flooding continues to...