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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 ...

Capito visits Northwest Pipe, Discovery World in Wood County

PARKERSBURG – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, visited a manufacturer and a children’s museum in Wood County this week. On Tuesday, Capito, R-W.Va., toured Northwest Pipe Company’s manufacturing facility in Washington, W.Va. Northwest Pipe is the largest manufacturer of engineered welded ...

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 ...

Pedestrian struck in accident Thursday

PARKERSBURG — A pedestrian was taken to WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center after being struck by a vehicle Thursday afternoon, according to the Parkersburg Police Department. Officers responded to the intersection of Fifth and Avery streets at approximately 2:30 p.m. Aug. 27 for a reported vehicle-pedestrian crash. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash. Police did not release the person’s identity or information about the extent of the injuries. The crash remains under investigation. No additional information was ...

Humane Society of the Ohio Valley seeks funding from Washington County

MARIETTA – The Humane Society of the Ohio Valley met with Washington County Commissioners Thursday morning to request $15,000 a month to continue operations, without which the animal shelter could face “being out of money by the end of the year.” Humane Society of the Ohio Valley ...