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FORMER HYDROPLANE DRIVER DIES IN OHIO RIVER ACCIDENT
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A boating accident on the Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky., Saturday
killed an Owensboro man who was active in unlimited hydroplane racing
for many years.
William Sterett, 57, was riding an older model hydroplane craft on
the river about noon when it apparently crashed into waves that a
passing barge had produced, Owensboro Police Department officer Doug
Esther said.
"Witness statements indicated the boat was traveling at a high
speed and hit some waves from a barge that had recently...
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CANOEISTS TO TACKLE OHIO RIVER\ 234-MILE TRIP TO BE LAUNCHED SUNDAY.(News)
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; Byline: Post staff report Nine paddlers will launch canoes on Sunday to begin a 234-mile trip down the Ohio River. The second annual Great Ohio River Paddle will take the group about 14 days and will visit towns and cities between Portsmouth, Ohio, and New Albany, Ind. Paddlers who are interested
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GROUP PUSHES FOR OHIO RIVER TRAIL\ 150-MILE PATHWAY GAINS SUPPORTERS.(News)
The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
; Byline: April Yee Post staff reporter Pat Timm wants to bring Ohio River communities together. The president and CEO of Ohio River Way Inc. envisions a 150-mile-long trail stretching from Maysville to Madison, Ind., on which visitors could walk, bike or canoe. We are the advocates for the trail,
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Where have all the Crangonyx gone? The disappearance of the amphipod Crangonyx pseudogracilis, and subsequent appearance of Gammarus nr. fasciatus, in the Ohio River
The American Midland Naturalist
; ABSTRACT.-Sampling conducted by personnel of two separate laboratories of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency showed a single amphipod species, Crangonyx pseudogracilis, present in the Ohio River before the early 1970s. Subsequent sampling by personnel of both laboratories, along with
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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SEWER STUDY LOOKS AT IMPACT ON OHIO RIVER.(NEWS)(Letter to the Editor)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; To the editor of The Post: A reader expressed concern in an April 12 article that too little time is spent on caring for the water quality of the Ohio River. Specifically, he mentioned the problem of sewage systems being unable to handle the volume of wastewater when it rains, resulting in
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BRINGING TOURISM TO CITIES ALONG THE OHIO RIVER.(News)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; Byline: Bob Driehaus Post staff reporter A coalition of river city advocates developing a 300-mile bike/hike trail between Maysville, Ky., and Madison, Ind., is looking for even more ways to draw tourists to the river. Among possibilities being considered by Ohio River Way are theme-based trips on
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