WASHINGTON, W.Va. – Good communication skills and a unique education experience will be serving Chase Breen throughout his life as he looks to a career in accounting and explores his love of writing and creating stories. Breen, 17, the son of Tom and Emily Breen, is a high school senior ...
MARIETTA – The vascular surgery team at Memorial Health System has received a three-star Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Award from the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. The award recognizes the health system’s continued commitment to advancing the quality of vascular care, according to a release from Memorial. Three stars is the highest level available through the Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Awards program. “Our vascular care team leverages VQI data to evaluate the effectiveness of our program, identify opportunities for ...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – A bill that became law without the signature of Gov. Patrick Morrisey earlier this year to improve access and affordability for childcare is helping, but panelists at a business-focused summit this week said more help is needed. The West Virginia Chamber of ...
PARKERSBURG – A storm on Friday felled trees down in a number of areas in Wood and Wirt County, authorities said. “It has been all over the place,” a supervisor at the Wood County 911 Center said. “(Vienna and Elizabeth) have taken the majority of it. Many of the trees falling are taking power lines with them.” The trees were concentrated in the Vienna and Elizabeth areas, he said. A map from Mon Power showed outages remained as of 4:15 p.m. Friday, including in north Parkersburg, North Hills and a cluster of around 350 customers without power near Elizabeth in the Newark ...
BELLEVILLE – A Point Pleasant man was hospitalized after his vehicle was struck by a train Friday morning. According to a release from the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, deputies, firefighters and emergency medical personnel were dispatched just after 9 a.m. Friday to a railroad crossing ...
PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Assessor's Office is working on coming up with a dollar amount to request from County Commissioners to make up for a projected budget shortfall. Commissioners and Assessor John Kelly discussed the matter during Thursday’s regular meeting. Officials have discovered the office will be short around $357,000 in the Assessor’s Valuation Fund by the end of the current fiscal year on June 30, 2027. Kelly has been looking at ways to address the shortfall by cutting expenses, having already let two people go from his office, instituting a spending freeze and ...
