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Memorial Health System expands PEIA plan access

Community members who have West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) Preferred Provide Benefit (PPB) plans now have more choices for accessing in-network care. Memorial Health System announced Thursday that all of its facilities, campuses and providers are now in-network for WV ...

Washington County Commission introduces 911 director

Washington County Commissioners took a step forward in bringing centralized 911 to Washington County on Thursday. During the meeting Commissioner Charlie Schilling presented the new 911 director to those in attendance. “At this time I’d like to introduce Douglas Moore,” Schilling ...

Bad Burn: EP vent off done without all information needed

WASHINGTON, D.C. – During Senate testimony on Wednesday, National Transportation and Safety Board Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said the decision to vent and burn tank cars containing vinyl chloride two days after last year’s Norfolk Southern train derailment was made with “incomplete information.” Under questioning from Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, at a Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing in Washington, Homendy said the tanks were cooling down. The decrease in tank temperatures indicated that polymerization could not occur, meaning there was no risk of a BLEVE ...

Construction begins in Washington Co.

Motorists in Washington County will have to deal with lane closures for the next few months. According to the Ohio Department of Transportation, a guardrail repair project will be conducted from March 4-May 6. The guardrails are located along State Route 7, State Route 26, State Route 60, State Route 83, State Route 339, State Route 550, State Route 555, State Route 676 and State Route 821. The guardrail repair will lead to one lane being closed on each of the routes and temporary traffic signals being in place where work is occurring. ODOT is also conducting a repair of the ...

Local News

Meetings ¯ The Village of Lowell will have its BOPA (Board of Public Affairs) meeting at 6 p.m. March 11, at the Village Office Building. ¯ The Village of Lowell Council meeting will be at 6 p.m. March 12 at the Village Office Building. ¯ The Operations Committee of the Warren Local Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, March 18, at Warren High School, Warrior Room (in Building 6), 130 Warrior Drive, Vincent, Ohio. ¯ The regular meeting of the Warren Local Board of Education will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, March 18, at Warren High School, Warrior Room (in Building 6), 130 ...