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Parkersburg property owner seeks sanitation hearings

PARKERSBURG — A city property owner has filed requests for public hearings and other actions ahead of a decision by Parkersburg City Council on whether to privatize sanitation and recycling services. In addition to the West Virginia Public Service Commission, Carole Hanlon, who lives ...

Memorial Health System welcomes Dr. Joan Allman to ranks

PARKERSBURG – Memorial Health System has welcomed longtime Mid-Ohio Valley provider Dr. Joan Allman, D.O., to the Department of Primary Care in Parkersburg. With over two decades of experience serving patients in the local community, Allman brings to Memorial Health System the compassion ...

Amid a battery boom, graphite mining gets a fresh look in the US

GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (AP) — Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything from nuclear reactors to pencils seemed to make little sense when it could be imported inexpensively from other nations, especially ...

Judge blocks enforcement of West Virginia food dye, additive ban

CHARLESTON - West Virginia’s new law banning certain food dyes and additives in food sold in the state doesn’t go into effect until 2028. But a federal judge issued a halt on the law while the case moves through the court system. In a memorandum opinion and order issued Tuesday evening, ...