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Camden Clark recognizes seventh nursing cohort

PARKERSBURG – Twelve local nursing students were recognized Thursday as members of the seventh Mid-Ohio Valley cohort of the WVU Medicine Aspiring Nurse Program. WVU Medicine Camden Clark held a signing ceremony for students from West Virginia Junior College and West Virginia University ...

Highmark program aims to help members earn GEDs

PARKERSBURG — The importance of employment and career on an individual’s health and wellness, as well as the impact of a high school diploma on earning potential, is the focus of a program aimed at helping people earn their GEDs. Highmark Health Options West Virginia recently launched GEDWorks, an educational support program designed to help eligible members earn their General Educational Development credential at no cost. The program is available to qualifying HHO members throughout West Virginia, according to a release from Highmark Health Options. Eligible members receive ...

Teen of the Week: WCCC senior Emma Schaad studies for LPN certification

WATERFORD - Emma Schaad, 17, is the daughter of Greg and Alisha Schaad from Waterford and a rising senior at Waterford High School and the Washington County Career Center in the Pre-Nursing program, where she was selected to take part in the adult licensed practical nursing classes starting ...

Golden Ticket Book Fair rewards summer readers

PARKERSBURG — Wood County students traded time spent reading for stacks of new books Thursday during the Golden Ticket Book Fair at Jefferson Elementary Center. The fair is part of Wood County Schools’ summer reading challenge, now in its third year. Students earn golden tickets for the ...

The Wilds celebrates birth of three cheetah cubs

CUMBERLAND, Ohio – The Wilds is celebrating the birth of three cheetah cubs born in mid-June to mother, Kuki, and father, Glenn. The litter, which includes two males and one female, marks the 12th cheetah litter born in The Wilds' history and another milestone in the conservation ...