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Pfizer agrees to lower drug costs, others may, too, president says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, as he promised similar deals will be struck with other drugmakers facing a threat of tariffs. The announcement, which Trump made with ...

Pole attachment database could cost West Virginia more than $8M over six years

CHARLESTON — A proposed database to keep track of pole attachments as utility companies and internet service providers fight over the costs of pole replacements in order to expand broadband across the state could cost as much as $8 million. The West Virginia Broadband Office and the state ...

Voting on Readers’ Choice nominations starts Wednesday

PARKERSBURG — Readers have nominated nearly 1,900 businesses as their choices for the best at what they do in the Mid-Ohio Valley. On Wednesday, voting begins to set a field of five nominees for each of the more than 200 sub-categories for the 2025 Parkersburg News and Sentinel Readers’ ...

Wood County Commission puts demolitions up for bid

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission has put out two demolition jobs for bid to tear down some dilapidated structures in the county. Once they are awarded, the work would be paid through the state Division of Environmental Protection Dilapidated Properties Program Grant. The commission ...