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WVU Medicine Camden Clark welcomes McClosky as vice president of ambulatory operations
PARKERSBURG — WVU Medicine Camden Clark has named Vincent McClosky its new vice president of ambulatory operations. McClosky began his tenure at Camden Clark on Aug. 12. He will preside over all offsite and hospital-based clinics, with an emphasis on business development, clinical integration and oversight of financial and operational functions.
Mid-Ohio Valley Faith Calendar
VIENNA — An Evening with Gold City Quartet will be 6 p.m. Aug. 24 at Cornerstone Gospel Church, 3100 17th Ave., Vienna. Suggested donation is $15 to be collected at the door. For more information, call Joe Brookover at 304-488-0384 or Sandy Smith at 304-482-8770.
Smith, Newberry inducted into state bowling HOF
PARKERSBURG — A pair of Parkersburg South High School graduates – Tom Newberry and Duane Smith – were recently inducted into the West Virginia State USBC Hall of Fame. The journey for the duo took different routes for their enshrinement, but they both felt it was quite fitting they were inducted at the same time.
Picture This: Racer’s View – Mile 12.9, Keeping Watch
PARKERSBURG — The horse of a Market Street hitching post looks out onto the street near the intersection with Tenth Street. Runners and walkers in both the News and Sentinel Half Marathon and Two mile events will pass the spot late in their races. Both races end a few blocks away at Sixth and Market streets. Registration for the races is available at www.newsandsentinelhalfmarathon.com. (Photo by Art Smith)
Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Announcements
The Mid-Ohio Valley Tennis Association is hosting the Honey Festival Junior Tournament Aug. 24-25 at City Park Tennis Courts. Registration is now open. Entries close Tuesday, Aug. 20. Cost is $25 per player. The event is open to all UTSA players. There also will be a Honey Festival 10-and-under Tournament...
Celebrate Hungarian culture at Ohio's Largest Hungarian Festival: Talk of the Towns
PARMA, Ohio -- Hungarian culture will come alive at Ohio’s largest Hungarian festival on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. The one-day event takes place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 1 at German Central Park, 7863 York Road in Parma. Presented by the American Hungarian Friends of...
This Is Home: Long-time RTA Festival volunteer Eric Dowler
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Eric Dowler has been the Director of the Rivers, Trails, and Ales Festival for the past eight years, but his overall involvement with the festival whether it be in a volunteer coordinator role or as a participant has lasted nearly 12 years. A self-described avid cyclist...
Back-to-School: How students face overinvolvement
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -Many students find different ways to manage their time during the school year so they don’t get overly involved and burnout. Members of the Ravenswood Marching Band express that they have there own ways of dealing with time management. “I tend to pride myself on being...
Walz viewed more favorably than Vance: Survey
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who was recently selected as Vice President Harris’s running mate, is seen more favorably than former President Trump’s vice presidential selection, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), according to a poll released Friday. The ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos survey found 39 percent of respondents said they either have a “strongly” or “somewhat” positive…
To tear down Biden’s climate legacy, Vance needs to go through Ohio’s mayors
Mark Messer is no climate activist. The Republican mayor of Lebanon, Ohio, a town of about 20,000 on the outskirts of Cincinnati, recently tweeted a photo of himself with JD Vance — the state’s junior senator — with a message to “make America make sense again.”
Secretary LaRose refers alleged election violations for prosecutions
The Center Square COLUMBUS– A company that canvassed Ohio to register voters could face criminal charges for submitting fraudulent registration forms. Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced Monday he has referred evidence of suspected election law violations to 20 county prosecutors around the state. “We take every allegation of wrongdoing in our elections seriously, whether […] The post Secretary LaRose refers alleged election violations for prosecutions appeared first on The Tribune.
FirstEnergy agrees to deal to avoid state prosecution | Reporters Roundtable
Akron-based FirstEnergy agreed this week to a deal with the state of Ohio to avoid state prosecution for its role in the House Bill 6 bribery scandal. HB 6 included a billion-dollar nuclear bailout. FirstEnergy, which bribed an Ohio house speaker and a state regulator, is paying another $20 million...
Ohio AG Yost and three other AGs push for grocery mega-merger between Kroger and Albertsons
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and his counterparts in Alabama, Georgia and Iowa went to court Wednesday to urge that the merger between Kroger and Albertsons go through. Opponents of the merger — including the Federal Trade Commission and eight state attorneys general — say that such a huge merger in a consolidating marketplace will […]
Start off the school year with free food from Uber's new shop on Ohio State's campus
College students, have you ever wished you could buy an iced coffee and a chalupa at the same place? Your wish could come true — albeit for only two days — when Uber brings The One Shop to the Ohio State campus Aug. 28-29. The shop will be located near the Ohio Union...
Medicare agrees to lower 10 drug prices
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The price of ten drugs are set to be decreased for many Ohioans on Medicare. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, prices on select drugs used to treat blood cancers, blood clots, diabetes, heart failure, psoriatic arthritis and more will be lowered. As an example, Januvia by Merck Sharp & Dohme is commonly […]
Chance for showers sticks around heading into Parkersburg Homecoming weekend
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A low pressure system is passing through causing scattered showers and storms. The warm front associated with the low has passed causing dewpoint temperatures to climb to around the mid to upper 60s. Along with the higher dewpoint temperatures, the overnight lows will be on the warmer side as well only dropping to about 70.
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