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March 4, 2008

INDIVIDUALS NAMED TO ENERGY BOARD

Henderson Gleaner

Here are the individuals from Henderson, Union and Webster counties named to the West Kentucky Regional Energy Board:

Henderson County
Sen. Dorsey Ridley; Judge-executive Sandy Watkins; Mayor Tom Davis; Former city commissioner Al Baity; Semi-retired economic developer Bill Beasley; Energy attorney Jason Bentley of Frankfort; Retired educator Creighton Comer; Joe Cox of coal company Penn Virginia Operating; Vocational ed teacher Victor Doty; Retired pastor and community activist John Dunaway; Tourism director Marcia Eblen; Coal operator Sam Francis; Ed Hart of the proposed Five Star Energy ethanol project; Oil and gas leasing agent Mark Hughes; Retired Gleaner editor Ron Jenkins; Jennifer Keach and Rob Toerne of Western Kentucky Energy; Henderson Community College President Pat Lake; Jim Martin of Orbit Gas; Riverport director Greg Pritchett; Logger Terry Peckenpaugh; Henderson Municipal Power and Light General Manager Gary Quick; Roger Meuth of Meuth Concrete; Architect Tim Skinner; John Talbert of Big Rivers Electric Corp.; Lennie Underwood of Rudd Equipment; David Webb of Patriot Coal Co.; David Williams of the Kentucky Geological Survey; Bruce Wimsett of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 633

Union County
Judge-executive Jody Jenkins; Jim Ricketts and Heath Lovell of Alliance Coal Co.; Oil producer and trucker Bill Gough; Sturgis City Attorney and former coal company attorney Bill Siler; Businessman Gary Ervin; Kentucky Utilities executive Bob Burrows; Retired KU executive Joe Bell; Caseyville Dock manager Tom Mossbrugger

Webster County
Judge-executive Jim Townsend; Physician Dr. Wayne Cole; Magistrate and coal miner Tony Felker; Coal trucker Mike or Sheila Putman; Tommy McCormick of Gamma Services International; Attorney Tommy Joe Fridy; Economic development board members Steve Whitsell and Mike Farris; Coal operator Chester Thomas; Emery Warren of Petersburg Coal; Coal operator Ron Siler; Farmer Mike Donaldson of the Five Star Energy ethanol project; Dennis McCully of the Kentucky Office of Energy Policy; Coal trucker Randy Nally; Retired circuit judge Tommy Chandler.