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Annual State of the Air report includes local numbers

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PARKERSBURG – The American Lung Association released its 27th annual “State of the Air” report, showing mixed results for the local area. The Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH metro area was ranked the 125th worst for high ozone days out of 226 metropolitan areas; ranked 173th worst for ...

Wood County 911 dispatchers honored

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PARKERSBURG – Local emergency telecommunicators were honored recently for the work they do as the first point of contact during emergencies. Last week, April 12-18 was recognized as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in Wood County. Officials honored local telecommunicators ...

Teen of the Week: Belpre’s Dugan leads by example

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BELPRE – Belpre High School junior Lila Dugan doesn’t seem to know the meaning of idle time. Between serving as president of the Ohio Association of Student Leaders’ Board of Representatives, leading her school’s National Honor Society chapter, competing on the mock trial team, running ...

WVU officials ‘aware’ of OSU findings regarding CFO hire

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MORGANTOWN – On April 17, four days after Chris Kabourek resigned as Ohio State University's senior vice president for administration and planning, West Virginia University President Michael Benson introduced him to the WVU Board of Governors as the university’s new vice president and chief ...

Around Town

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Camp Hervida hike Camp Hervida is planning a hike for Saturday at the camp facilities near Waterford. The event will be held from 8 - 10 a.m. with two hiking options. A guided hike will be provided by Hannah Swope from Washington County SWCD. The guided hike will share more about tree and ...