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Sistersville ferry fate remains unknown

At 6 p.m., July 1, Mayor Bill Rice called the members of the Sistersville council to order. The only item on the special meeting agenda was the future of a ferry operation between West Virginia and Ohio. For more than 200 years, the ferry has been the main way local residents have crossed ...

New program from Highmark will bring nutrition care to the state

PARKERSBURG — Highmark Health Options West Virginia (HHOWV) and Foodsmart announced a new program to bring personalized nutrition care and food support to members across the state. The venture will initially focus on those with chronic conditions including, but not exclusive to, sickle cell anemia, hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, pre-diabetes and obesity, as well as maternal health populations. The program launched July 1, according to a press release from Highmark Health Options. In West Virginia, where more than 40% of adults are living with obesity and approximately 12% ...