Nitro News

You're out of luck if you try to head up South Ruffner Road these days, at least during normal working hours.

A major construction project to widen part of Interstate 64 in Kanawha and Putnam Counties to six lanes is forthcoming, but first the Department of Highways wants to hear from residents.

The Nitro Convention and Visitors Bureau will present "A Salute to Our Armed Forces" at noon Saturday at the Halley Brooke Smith Memorial Gazebo at Ridenour Lake.

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Emergency crews are headed to the Airgas Mid America plant near Black Betsy in Putnam County after reports of an explosion at the facility.

Officials who run the Nitro Senior Center are coming to the defense of the Putnam Aging Program's senior nutrition program.

Jason Owens of Putnam County's emergency management center says fire crews were dispatched at about 3:20 p.m. Monday to Airgas in Poca, outside of Charleston.

Emergency officials say crews are responding to reports of explosions and a fire at an industrial site in Putnam County.

Katelyn Sykes Web Producer: Michelle Carroll Reported: May. 10, 2013 7:02 AM EDT Updated: May.

The nearly 80-year-old bridge, which spanned the Kanawha River and connected Nitro to St.

Nitro Elementary School will soon have a new, electronic marquee sign thanks to Principal Michael Pack and parents Christy Wageman and Sherry Boggs.

A plan to widen a 3.79-mile stretch of Interstate 64 in Putnam County is the topic of a May 20 public meeting in Nitro, according to the state Division of Highways.

Nitro Police Chief Brian Oxley hasn't given up on finding a new home for the city's police department.

An FBI lab test found no sinister properties on a mysterious powder found on Mexican-made pipe products at a Kanawha Valley warehouse.

The following property transfers of $50,000 or more were recorded in Kanawha County between April 25 and May 2: Michael H. and Janice A. Conley to John David Jr.

Police have seen fewer crashes at a dangerous intersection in St. Albans now that the Dick Henderson Bridge connecting the town to Nitro has closed for construction.

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Kanawha County Deputy Emergency Manager C.W. Sigman said two workers at the McJunkin Corporation warehouse in Nitro discovered a suspicious white powder inside a pipe fitting in a box shipped from Mexico at about 11:30 a.m., and immediately started suffering respiratory problems.

Jeff Morris Web Producer: Jeff Morris Also Contributing: Bethany Simmons Reported: Apr.

A suspicious powder in a package has been found on a street near McJunkin Redman Corporation in Nitro, according to news reports.