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Storms hit area, causing downed trees

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PARKERSBURG – A storm on Friday felled trees down in a number of areas in Wood and Wirt County, authorities said. “It has been all over the place,” a supervisor at the Wood County 911 Center said. “(Vienna and Elizabeth) have taken the majority of it. Many of the trees falling are taking power lines with them.” The trees were concentrated in the Vienna and Elizabeth areas, he said. A map from Mon Power showed outages remained as of 4:15 p.m. Friday, including in north Parkersburg, North Hills and a cluster of around 350 customers without power near Elizabeth in the Newark ...

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Faith

* First Christian Church Open House First Christian Church will celebrate the 100th anniversary of its building with an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the church, 1400 Washington Ave., Parkersburg. The afternoon will include music, kids’ activities, an old-fashioned ice cream social for the public, display of vintage cars of the era, alpacas, tours of the church and more.

Industry, advocates differ on water-field risks

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MARIETTA - The City of Marietta has placed a proposal for groundwater monitoring wells on the back burner after determining they would provide little early warning of contamination from injection wells and could create another potential pathway into the city’s aquifer. Marietta Water Superintendent Steve Eddy said he discussed the monitoring wells with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency because one would have been close to an existing oil or natural gas production well. It was determined that contamination would likely be detected in the production well first. The monitoring ...

Cookbook submissions open for annual cookbook contest

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PARKERSBURG — As autumn approaches, so does the annual tradition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel and Marietta Times holiday cookbook. The 72nd cookbook contest is calling cooks to explore the flavors of fall and the holidays with the theme Fall Foodies. Participants have from now until Oct. 2 to submit recipes in three categories: appetizers/sides, main dishes and desserts. After all recipes have been submitted, judges will select the finalists. The finalists will have the chance to show off their culinary skills for the judges at the tasting party on Oct. 21. The tasting party ...

Breen communicates ideas through speaking and writing

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WASHINGTON, W.Va. – Good communication skills and a unique education experience will be serving Chase Breen throughout his life as he looks to a career in accounting and explores his love of writing and creating stories. Breen, 17, the son of Tom and Emily Breen, is a high school senior ...

MHS receives vascular surgery award

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MARIETTA – The vascular surgery team at Memorial Health System has received a three-star Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Award from the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. The award recognizes the health system’s continued commitment to advancing the quality of vascular care, according to a release from Memorial. Three stars is the highest level available through the Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Awards program. “Our vascular care team leverages VQI data to evaluate the effectiveness of our program, identify opportunities for ...