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Camden Clark EMS marks 50 years of lifesaving service

PARKERBURG – The WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its ambulance service. An anniversary celebration was held March 31 at the Wood County Resiliency Center where Camden Clark EMS staff, hospital leaders, local officials and former EMS ...

Teen of the Week: Frontier’s Payton Tyler prepares for legal career

NEWPORT – Payton Tyler has aspirations to become a criminal defense attorney upon completing law school. Even though the 17-year-old junior has another year at Frontier High School remaining, Tyler has her eyes on the prize and plans in place for her academics in the coming years. Born and ...

WVU football great scheduled for Homecoming fundraiser

PARKERSBURG - A football standout at West Virginia University who played in the NFL will be featured in a Parkersburg Homecoming Festival fundraiser this month, the Homecoming Committee has announced. Owen Schmitt, known as the Runaway Beer Truck, will be at the Homecoming Dinner and Silent ...

Lightning strikes home, tree catches fire in Reno during hail storm Wednesday

Lighting struck both a house and a tree in Reno along State Route 26 during the hail storm Wednesday night, according to Reno Volunteer Fire Chief Jon Bradford. There was another structure fire reported in Wood County by the Wood County 911 Center but it could not be confirmed what caused ...

Multiple fire departments respond to two fires Tuesday

PARKERSBURG – Multiple local fire departments responded to a brush fire and structure fire Tuesday evening. The Vienna Volunteer Fire Department was called in to a quarter-mile-long brush fire around 5 p.m. according to Vienna Chief Steve Scholl on Wednesday. Scholl said the fire was near ...

Wildlife photographer Dianne Wigal featured at WesBanco

PARKERSBURG – Wildlife photography by Dianne Wigal will be showcased at WesBanco during the month of April. Wigal’s photography has appeared in the “Wonderful West Virginia Magazine” as featured images. The Dianne Widgal Wildlife Photography Exhibit will be available for viewing ...