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* Wood County Schools teachers and administrators once again were given an outstanding opportunity to brush up on their skills during the third annual Teaching and Learning Academy. “During the week, we have just over 100 sessions planned. We have over 3,000 individual session registrations ...

Tzu Chi: Buddhist group gave invaluable assistance

Though it took about five-and-a-half weeks for support to arrive in the form of a disaster declaration from the federal government, Ohio County residents who were affected by the devastating flash flooding of June 14 had already received support from all over the world. That includes the ...

Funding: Grants needed to relieve food insecurity

Understanding the strain economic uncertainty can put on both farmers and those vulnerable to food insecurity, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., has joined forces with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., to introduce the Strengthening Local Food Security Act. The effort is meant to tackle a variety of ...

Vaccinations: Beat the rush before school starts

Despite the irresponsible “political” noise surrounding the matter, vaccines remain an important step for parents to take in keeping their children as healthy and safe as possible. For those with children old enough to enter school, state law — West Virginia Code 16-3-4 to be exact — ...

WVSOM: Students afforded great opportunity

Students looking to get a high-quality post-secondary education in the medical field have a few excellent choices in West Virginia. Among them, and perhaps flying slightly under the radar, is the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. It has a main campus in Lewisburg, W.Va., sure, but ...

North Star: Center deserves our praise and support

When members of law enforcement, prosecutors and Child Protective Services need a safe place for forensic interviews and medical exams to aid in child abuse investigations in Wood, Wirt, Pleasants, Ritchie and Calhoun counties, they turn to the North Star Child Advocacy Center. And, yes, ...