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Memorial Health System celebrates milestone with 200th successful TAVR procedure

MARIETTA – The Heart and Vascular Institute of Memorial Health System announced the completion of its 200th transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a minimally invasive heart procedure. "This milestone highlights the hospital’s ongoing commitment to delivering top-tier cardiovascular care and advanced treatment options close to home," Memorial said in a press release. TAVR is an advanced alternative to traditional open-heart surgery for patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis — a dangerous narrowing of the aortic valve that reduces blood flow from the heart to the rest of ...

The show goes on: The Smoot marks 100 years in Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG — For much of its hundred-year history, the Smoot Theatre operated alongside other local theaters to bring first vaudeville and later movies to residents of the community. The Smoot, on Fifth Street between Juliana and Market streets, opened Oct. 18, 1926. The theater was ...

Teen of the Week: Madison Lowers takes the stage for PACE, Red Wings

PARKERSBURG – Dance and helping others are two things that are important to Madison Lowers. Madison, a junior at Parkersburg High School, has been involved in dance in one way or another for a big part of her life. She is a member of the school’s Red Wing dance group and she is the ...

Indivisible MOV to promote early voting

MINERAL WELLS – Indivisible MOV is joining in nationwide, pre-election “No Kings” events Saturday with gatherings in Mineral Wells and Vienna. “We are going to make sure as many people as possible know when early voting starts in West Virginia,” said Kim van Rijn, co-leader of the action team for Indivisible MOV. “For both events, there is a zombie theme of ‘Beat the Horde. Vote Early.’ Some of us will be dressed as zombies, but doing so is completely optional.” Indivisible MOV members will gather from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Mineral Wells exit overpass on ...

2 Parkersburg City Council members sponsor workshop on government

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council Districts 4 and 5 will sponsor “Your Government at Work: Understanding Federal, State, and Local Government Roles” from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building. Julia Brown, history professor at Washington ...