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Wood County Commission approves demolition contract

PARKERSBURG - The Wood County Commission awarded a bid to Tim Graham Excavating to tear down a house at 122 Victory St. in Parkersburg during its Monday meeting. The commission was considering two bids of $5,900 from Tim Graham Excavating of Parkersburg and $16,000 from Bosley ...

West Virginia officials back loosening of Waters of the United States rule

CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Attorney General J.B. McCuskey praised the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for taking action on a bill aimed at protecting wetlands that some say goes too far. Morrisey and McCuskey were in Washington, D.C., Monday ...

‘Now You See Me 3’ races past ‘Running Man’ at US box office

It’s no magic trick: The third installment in the thieving magician “Now You See Me” series beat the high-profile action pic “The Running Man” at the North American box office this weekend. Lionsgate’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” pulled in $21.3 million, while ...

SNAP benefits expected through September 2026

MARIETTA — After the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history, lasting 43 days from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, funding is scheduled to return to some federally funded services with SNAP expected to continue in December. Among the resolutions passed by the government on Wednesday, ...

Memorial Health System announces partnership with Vesper Medical Transport

MARIETTA — Memorial Health System on Friday announced a partnership with Vesper Medical Transport to provide coordinated medical transportation between its facilities. Maryland-based Vesper will manage and staff Memorial’s ambulance operations, according to a release from the health ...