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Local National Merit scholarship semifinalists announced

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PARKERSBURG – Six students from the region are among more than 16,000 nationwide National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation, a not-for-profit organization established in 1955 to conduct the annual program, announced the semifinalists earlier this month. Over 1.2 million juniors in about 20,000 high schools entered the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2025 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing ...

Waters Fanta helps expectant mothers and babies

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PARKERSBURG – Westfield has teamed up with Waters Fanta Insurance Agency to donate $5,500 to North Place Maternity House at North Parkersburg Baptist Church as part of Westfield’s Legacy of Caring program. Each year, Westfield’s top independent insurance agents are invited to nominate a nonprofit in their community to receive a donation. Donations are made to dozens of nonprofits in cities across Westfield’s national footprint. Westfield’s top insurance agencies are selected based on superior industry performance and excellence in service. Waters Fanta Insurance Agency has ...

Data centers a hot topic in Congressional, state elections

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PARKERSBURG – The Democratic challenger for one of West Virginia’s Congressional seats pitched legislation on Friday establishing a two-year moratorium on new, large data centers and giving local communities a say in whether they’re built. Ace Parsi, a Morgantown community organizer running for the District 2 U.S. House of Representatives seat occupied by Rep. Riley Moore, said the proposed Neighbors, Not Servers Act would be “the very first piece of legislation that I would introduce as a member of Congress.” Moore said in a statement Friday that “West Virginians need a ...

Constellium makes Top 5 in cool things made in WV

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PARKERSBURG - A Jackson County company has been recognized for one of the five coolest things made in the state by the West Virginia Manufacturers Association. Constellium of Ravenswood makes high-performance aluminum alloys used in the launch vehicle and spacecraft flown by astronauts in the Artemis program that will take the United States back to the moon, perhaps by the end of the decade. The Manufacturers Association on Monday announced the results of its first Coolest Thing Made in West Virginia Contest. From 3,200 votes, the top 5 were Constellium and: Silas Young, 13, ...

People can register to vote in Washington County by Oct. 5

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MARIETTA – People throughout Washington County still have time to get registered to vote for the November general election. People are still able to register to vote in Washington County until 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5 at the Board of Elections office at 204 Davis Ave. Suite B in Marietta. People can also register to vote online at the Washington County Board of Elections’ website at at www.boe.ohio.gov/washington/ or the Ohio Secretary of State’s website at www.ohiosos.gov/ “When people get their driver’s license renewed they can register (at the Ohio Bureau of Motor ...