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Ham radio’s biggest weekend includes local Field Day sites

PARKERSBURG – Amateur radio operators will be on the air for 24 consecutive hours from 2 p.m. Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday for the American Radio Relay League’s Field Day, including multiple sites in the Mid-Ohio Valley. “Always on the fourth weekend of June, P.A.R.K (Parkersburg Amateur ...

Local students among spring WVU grads

West Virginia University graduated 4,057 students at Spring Commencement held on May 15-17. Local graduates are: Calhoun: Olivia Bauerlein, Anne Pingley, Allison Stevens Doddridge: Emily Gola, Jackson Holden, Maggie Sleeth Jackson: Clayton Baldwin, Daney Brookover, Jaclyn Bumpus, Carter Cochran, Kristen Cunningham, Addison DeViese, Carter Hall, Brianna Hudson, David Kelley, Houston Kessell, Noah Kessell, Kaleb Lawrence, Ariel Long, Philip Lyons, Vivian Matheny, Emily McPherson, Chelsey Meyer, Michael Morgan, Benjamin Morris, Alexia Mynes, Cole Neal, Christopher Neil, Ryan neil, ...

Local students on honor lists at WVU

West Virginia University has announced its Spring 2026 President’s and Dean's lists The university placed 4,107 students who received a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the Dean's List. Calhoun: Anne Pingley Doddridge: Jackson Holden, Tanner Jozwick, Peytin Lamp Gilmer: Amiah Stewart Jackson: Jillyane Butler, Linzia Crook, Christopher Easthorn, Olivia Greathouse, Ellizanna Hershey, Brody Keller, David Kelley, Houston Kessell, Vivian Matheny, William Matheny, Samantha Maxson, Benjamin Morris, Cameron Rawson, Mia Rodriguez, Garrett Southall, Marissa Triana, Sydney ...

Attorney who worked on previous chemical lawsuits gives his take on new agreement

PARKERSBURG – An attorney who represented local residents in litigation over chemicals that ended up in the local water supply has questions he thinks people locally as well as the state and federal level need to ask about a recently announced settlement between Chemours, the state and the federal government in regards to “forever chemicals” in water supplies here, in North Carolina and New Jersey. Attorney Harry Deitzler previously represented a number of area residents in class action lawsuits that resulted in settlements that have continued to address water quality concerns and ...