DuPont plans detailed cancer study at W.Va. plant Jun 10, 2008
The study DuPont hopes to start this summer is designed to help determine whether anything at the Washington Works plant near Parkersburg is causing carcinoid tumors, company epidemiologist Morel Symons said Monday. Early work suggests there are more cases than would be expected at the plant, he said. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Deadly storms hit Mid-Atlantic Jun 5, 2008
June 3: A surveillance camera in Parkersburg, Iowa, captured an F-5 tornado ripping through town. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (MSNBC -- Race)
Women's Tennis Lands Top 25 National Signing Class Jun 5, 2008
" Lindsay Dvorak of St. Petersburg, Fla., is a five-star player according to the website, and is rated 83rd nationally among high school tennis seniors and ninth in the state of Florida. She has been ranked in the Top 10 in her age groups in the Florida section since she was 10. In the 18-year-old group, Dvorak has been ranked as high as sixth in singles and fifth in doubles in the state of Florida. Marcela Fonseca of Bogota, Colombia, has been ranked as one of the top singles and doubles player... (Tulanegreenwave.com)
Superdelegates Urged To Make Their Choice Jun 4, 2008
A surveillance camera in a Parkersburg, Iowa, bank rolls as a tornado wreaks havoc. Market Place. (KIRO TV, WA)
Tornado 2008: West Virginia town helps out sister city May 31, 2008
knew little if anything about the community of Parkersburg, Iowa, until news footage of the devastation left behind when an EF5 tornado roared through the town brought the tragedy into their homes ... Though Parkersburg, W. Va ... "Some even said they were getting calls from family and friends because they heard there was a tornado in Parkersburg, but didn't hear that it was in Iowa.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
An American innocent abroad, supersized May 16, 2008
Nov. 7, 1970, Parkersburg, W. Va. TINY DANCER. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Dr. Ronna Monseau to address Potomac State graduates May 10, 2008
Prior to her current employment, she worked with Med Express Urgent Care in Morgantown, Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg, Wheeling Hospital Emergency Department in Wheeling, and Preston Memorial Hospital in Kingwood. She earned her medical degree from the WVU School of Medicine in 1996 where she was named the Outstanding Emergency Medicine Student. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Study shows high levels of toxic chemical in residents' blood Apr 6, 2008
-based DuPont agreed to fund health screenings for up to 70,000 residents who claimed releases of the chemical C8 from the Washington Works plant near Parkersburg had contaminated public and private wells. Some studies estimate that 90 percent of U.S. residents have an average 5 parts per billion of C8 in their blood. (Cleveland.com -- News)
ABC Worries Obama-Clinton Battle Will Hurt Party Mar 28, 2008
TAPPER: Campaigning for his wife in Parkersburg, West Virginia today, Bill Clinton disagreed. Politics is a contact sport, he said. (MediaResearch.org)
Seven Strong Minutes for Seven Mountaineers Mar 19, 2008
Parkersburgs Chance Litton admits to being a little nervous. "It would be better if Brandon [Rader, a two-time All-American, also from Parkersburg, not competing due to injury] and me were both going, but it feels good that I finally get to go. Ill just go into each match, give it my best effort, and hope for the best.". (BlueGoldNews.com)
Signing Day: Ranking The Big East Feb 8, 2008
Parkersburg guard staying home is a big deal for new coach. Jenkins committed to WVU when was coach but de-committed to look at Ohio State and Florida State. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Signing day blog Feb 7, 2008
Parkersburg) is back on board with West Virginia. He decommitted after Rich Rodriguez left, looked around and then ended up signing with the Mountaineers today. (ESPN -- College Football News)
Sources confirm Jenkins commit Feb 7, 2008
PARKERSBURG Several sources Tuesday night here confirm what the Parkersburg News and Sentinel reported earlier in the evening that Rivals 4-star offensive lineman Josh Jenkins will announce he is signing with West Virginia at a 9 a.m. press conference at the Parkersburg High Memorial Fieldhouse. (To continue reading this article you must be a subscriber. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Live: Signed Letters Of Intent Feb 7, 2008
OL, 6-5, 305, Parkersburg, W.Va ... Coached by Bernie Buttrey at Parkersburg High School top recruit in the state of West Virginia first West Virginia player to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas graded out at 98 percent for his senior season collected 158 pancake blocks finished with 113 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, seven sacks and four fumble recoveries USA Today first-team All-American Parade Magazine All-American team a three-time AAA first-team... (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Height, weight, time in the 40 Feb 7, 2008
Buy and sell tickets to premium and sold out events. Search by events or regions. (USA Today -- Sports)
WVU wrestlers remain undefeated in EWL Feb 4, 2008
Its interesting to observe Greg Joness developing coaching relationship with the Parkersburg native who holds his former spot in the lineup. Had Metzger been less successful at pulling Litton out of bounds when he was in trouble, Littons point total would have been even higher. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Rodriguez mess a focus as recruiting day looms Feb 3, 2008
" In the short term, the dispute should have no adverse effect on new West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart's first recruiting class. "We haven't seen any backlash," said Scout Inc.'s Tom Luginbill. "I got to be honest with you, when Rich Rodriguez left, West Virginia wasn't doing a whole lot at the time" on the national recruiting scale. He referred to Parkersburg (W.Va.) High all-star lineman Josh Jenkins retracting his verbal commitment, though Stewart and the new staff redoubled their... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Florida State makes last pitch to Jenkins Feb 2, 2008
Vienna (WV) Parkersburg offensive guard Josh Jenkins is the most highly recruited football prospect in West Virginia in recent memory. The four-star has garnered attention from many elite programs, but three schools have vaulted to the top and all are waiting to hear if the Rivals250 member will join their recruiting class. (Florida State Sports -- Rivals.com)
At least one PHS lineman is coming to WVU Jan 29, 2008
When it's all said and done, West Virginia will end up with one offensive lineman from Parkersburg. The one everyone knows about--and many of the Mountaineer fans go to bed nightly and say a little prayer about--is USA Today first team All-American Josh Jenkins. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Financial planners not sold on stimulus package Jan 26, 2008
Send a check, payable to the Bureau of Public Debt, to: Attn Dept. G, Bureau of Public Debt, P.O. Box 2188, Parkersburg, WV 26106-2188. Please write in the memo section of your check: A Gift to Reduce the Debt Held by the Public. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Clash of the Titans Jan 26, 2008
The homeboy from Parkersburg did not disappoint, flinging the maroon and gold-clad Brian Shaw through the air and onto his knees. He rode much of the second period before executing another acrobatic take-down, eventually pushing Shaw out of bounds. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Memorials, and sorrow, overtake Wood hillside Jan 20, 2008
PARKERSBURG On a grassy hillside along U.S. 50 about 10 miles east of Parkersburg, 40 rows of symmetrically aligned white wooden crosses descend the slope in an eye-catching display ... We wanted to do something to show that we miss these soldiers, said Rhonda McNamara, who along with fellow Parkersburg resident David Daniels helped plan and build the memorial ... Rhonda McNamara gathers crosses in need of repair or replacement from the Cost of War Memorial along U.S. 50 east of Parkersburg. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Class of 2008 Big East recruiting overview Jan 19, 2008
By Craig HaubertESPN.com (). Updated: January 18, 2008. (ESPN -- Recruiting)
Bulletin board: Jan. 18, 2008 Jan 18, 2008
Men and Women Against Discrimination will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Wood County Public Library, 3100 Emerson Ave., Parkersburg. For information, contact Tim Fittro at 295-0053 or tim. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Four injured in Wood two-car crash Jan 18, 2008
PARKERSBURG Four people were hospitalized after a two car accident on W.Va. 47 Thursday. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Jenkins heading for WVU visit Jan 17, 2008
MORGANTOWNU.S. Army All-Star game participant Josh Jenkins lists Florida State and Ohio State 1-2 in the recruiting race for the stand-out Parkersburg High lineman, but it appears that a visit by West Virginia head football coach Bill Stewart and director of recruiting Doc Holliday has swayed him a bit, too. (To continue reading this article you must be a subscriber. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
Cardiac emergency Jan 14, 2008
Only six hospitals in the state offer open-heart surgery CAMC, St. Josephs Hospital in Parkersburg, West Virginia University Hospitals in Morgantown, St. Marys Hospital in Huntington, Wheeling Hospital and Monongalia Hospital. In 2002, the Health Care Authority approved three demonstration sites Saint Francis, Weirton Medical Center and United Hospital Center in Clarksburg to see whether catheterizations could be done without surgery backup. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Saturday Holliday Jan 13, 2008
" Holliday becomes coach number six on Stewart's staff, joining , , Steve Dunlap, David Lockwood and Chris Beatty as assistants. He will hit the ground running for WVU. "At this point, if all goes as planned, Doc and I will be in a home together [recruiting] on Monday, and it will be in the most outstanding lineman on our board," Stewart said. Although not allowed to name names, that target is almost certainly Parkersburg High School offensive lineman . Holliday will quickly begin other... (BlueGoldNews.com)
Football: Holliday returns; recruiting a priority Jan 13, 2008
"We're going to hit the ground running [tomorrow]," added Stewart, who sounded as if he and Holliday planned to start that trail with a home visit to acclaimed line prospect Josh Jenkins of Parkersburg, W.Va. Holliday made roughly $360,000 annually as Florida's associate head coach and safeties coach the past three years, winning a Bowl Championship Series title with the 2006 Gators. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
New chief takes Bowles Rice helm Jan 13, 2008
It has 125 lawyers and offices in Charleston, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Parkersburg, Lexington, Ky. and Winchester, Va. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
The price is right Jan 10, 2008
Albany, NY - $114 (each way) Albuquerque, NM - $139 (each way) Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton, PA - $101 (each way) Aspen , CO - $140 (each way) Baltimore, MD - $79 (one way) Billings, MT - $142 (each way) Bozeman, MT - $142 (each way) Buffalo, NY - $79 (one way) Burbank, CA - $142 (each way) Casper, WY - $142 (each way) Charlotte, NC - $75 (each way) Chicago O'Hare, IL - $92 (each way) Chicago O'Hare IL - $189 Denver - $99 (one way) Denver, CO - $99 (each way) Durango, CO - $142 (each way) Eugene,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
OSU, FSU lead; Stew jumps into Jenkins sweepstakes Jan 10, 2008
MORGANTOWNOhio State and Florida State are clearly in the lead for Parkersburg offensive lineman Josh Jenkins, but West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart has told the U.S. Army All-Star he will be the No. 1 Mountaineer recruiting priority as the Feb. 6 start of National Letter of Intent period draws nearer. (To continue reading this article you must be a subscriber. (West Virginia Sports -- Rivals.com)
April in January Jan 8, 2008
Record highs of 64 and 69 degrees were recorded in Beckley and Parkersburg, beating previous high temperature marks by 1 degree. It reached 72 degrees at the Mason County Airport near Point Pleasant on Monday. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Prep basketball scores, boxscores Jan 5, 2008
Morgantown 87, Parkersburg South 57 ... Williamstown 64, Parkersburg Catholic 59, OT. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Bluefield State women top West Virginia State 71-58 Jan 3, 2008
HOOPS TOURNEY: The Papa Johns Boys Elementary Tournament will take place Jan. 12-13 at Parkersburg High Schools Memorial Fieldhouse. There will be two divisions, fourth-grade boys and combined fifth- and sixth-grade boys. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Sunday Gazette-Mail West Virginians of the Year Dec 30, 2007
1953 ADM. FELIX B. STUMP, from Parkersburg, commander of Navys Pacific Fleet ... 1956 JOHN D. HOBLITZELL JR., of Parkersburg, education leader, appointed U.S. senator. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Baby killed in Ritchie County multicar wreck Dec 29, 2007
He was traveling with his mother, Patricia Hardbarger, 25, and 2-year-old brother Lucas, both of Berea, and Eziquiel Mejiapiaz, 26, of Parkersburg. Their vehicle collided with a car driven by Karen Nicholson, 60, of Parkersburg on U.S. 50 near Ellenboro. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Has the tide turned for Josh Jenkins? Dec 28, 2007
The Parkersburg, (WVa. star committed to West Virginia back in February, but with Coach Rod headed to Ann Arbor, things have changed and FSU is in the thick of the race. (Florida State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Josh Jenkins decommits from the Mountaineers Dec 28, 2007
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Girls basketball standings, scoring statistics Dec 26, 2007
Parkersburg 0-2 0-5 1-5 ... Parkersburg South (AAA) 6-0. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
High School Sports: A very questionable decision Dec 24, 2007
Part of the 42-team field will be Colonial Forge, Parkersburg and Central Dauphin, the Class AAA state champions in Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, respectively. To make the action a little more exciting, the four-time defending Class AA champion in Virginia, Christianburg, will also be competing. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Kids tooth-pulling expenses are higher than cleaning costs Dec 24, 2007
The Dunbar dentist treats children with rampant decay who live up to 70 miles away from Beckley, Parkersburg and Huntington whose parents say they cant find a dentist who accepts Medicaid close to home ... Dr. Bridget Boggs Stevens totes Halee Jackson, 6, of Parkersburg, to an X-ray room. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Roundup: UC men rout OU-Eastern Dec 21, 2007
PARKERSBURG HOOPS TOURNEY: The Papa Johns Boys Elementary Tournament will take place Jan. 11-12 at Parkersburg High Schools Memorial Fieldhouse. There will be two divisions, fourth-grade boys and combined fifth- and sixth-grade boys. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
11 state proposals get funding extension Dec 21, 2007
Incomplete projects include Fairmonts technology park; Morgantowns public theater; Parkersburgs riverfront park; the Division of Natural Resources Twin Falls Resort State Park and the Chief Logan State Park; Moorefields wastewater treatment plant; South Charlestons biotechnology incubator; West Virginia Universitys Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute; Beckleys armory; Tri-Cities Power Authoritys hydroelectric generating facility; and the Logan County Development Authoritys... (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
* They're few, but some do reject Christmas Dec 20, 2007
Ross is an elder at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Vienna, near Parkersburg, West Virginia. Well-versed in the history of Christianity, Christmas and Presbyterianism, Ross knows his church historically objected to Christmas. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Report: Holliday to leave for W.Va. Dec 20, 2007
"You know more than I know," Holliday said when informed of a report from the Parkersburg. News and Sentinel, which reported that he was "poised" to succeed Rich Rodriguez. (The Palm Beach Post)
WVU will spend $12.5 million to go 'green' Dec 15, 2007
3 million on its Parkersburg campus and $2. 2 million at the Institute of Technology division in Montgomery. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Roundup: Snyder leads Sissonville girls to victory Dec 9, 2007
PRINCETON 73, PARKERSBURG 34: Host Princeton jumped out to a 21-3 first-quarter lead and never looked back in a season-opening win over Parkersburg Saturday ... For Parkersburg (1-1), Tiffany Mahoney and Tori Wilson had six points apiece. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
United Airlines adds 9 cities to East Coast service Dec 7, 2007
Though touted as opening up the world to fliers in Beckley, Clarksburg, Morgantown and Parkersburg, the new service does not include Mercer County Airport, which lost its commercial air service last month. Beginning Jan. 7, United Airline Express, through its regional partner Colgan Air, will begin offering flights aboard 34-seat Saab SF-340 aircraft between Washington-Dulles International Airport and Parkersburg, Bradford, Pa. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Former W.Va. prep and Lady Vols star Ostrowski fighting cancer Dec 7, 2007
PARKERSBURG Former Tennessee womens basketball and West Virginia prep star Mary Ostrowski is being treated for cancer ... Ostrowski played for Parkersburg Catholic from 1976 to 1980 before going on to play college ball for the Lady Volunteers ... The 6-foot-2 center tallied 2,357 career points and more than 1,600 rebounds at Parkersburg Catholic. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Jimmy Johns Gourmet Sandwiches to open downtown Dec 7, 2007
There are 618 Jimmy Johns locations in the country, including three in Huntington, Morgantown and Parkersburg, said company spokeswoman Ali Goldner. The chain is located mainly in the Midwest and has a big following in college towns, Goldner said. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Things to do today: Dec. 7, 2007 Dec 7, 2007
Holiday show with the Parkersburg Community Chorus and Appalachian Childrens Chorus and soloists Mariel van Dalsum-Boggs and Steven Stull. Clay Center. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Roundup: GWs Edwards named MSAC coach of year Dec 5, 2007
Seven members of the Class AAA state champion Parkersburg were named to the All- MSAC first team. Matt Lindamood was named MSAC Player of the Year while teammates Josh Jenkins, Zach Nolan and Chris James joined Lindamood on the All-MSAC first team offense. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Trucking firm shuts down in Hurricane Dec 5, 2007
The company also shut down a site in Parkersburg, where 15 people worked, Edwards said ... The company released a brief statement saying it closed Tri-State Transfer in Hurricane and Parkersburg over the weekend. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
City photographer ordered to pay in harassment case Nov 30, 2007
John and Kerri Vickers of Parkersburg and their relatives, Jim and Connie Murray of Wheeling, were sent disturbing packages of cut-up wedding negatives, according to the release from Wheeling law firm Bordas s PLLC.. Elden was the wedding photographer for the Vickers wedding, according to the release. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Crusading against ATVs Nov 25, 2007
Sunday Gazette-Mail - News. At in , West Virginia. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Heart-warming tale just in time for the holidays of an Ohio University football star who works double-time as a father. Awww. Nov 22, 2007
You have a son nowAbrams met Jaydens mother when he was a freshman at OU and she was a senior at Parkersburg High School in West Virginia. When they found out she was pregnant, he was 19. (CollegeNews.com)
Court briefs: Sex offender pleads on registration charge Nov 20, 2007
Roger Blaine Carpenter, 41, of Parkersburg was convicted in 1996 of first-degree sexual abuse of a minor, according to a news release ... When he moved back to Parkersburg, he failed to notify authorities and update his registration, according to the release ... PARKERSBURG A Parkersburg man has been sentenced to five years of probation for using a minor in filming sexually explicit conduct. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Man faces drug charge; Ohio woman gets probation Nov 16, 2007
During a raid in April 2006, members of the Parkersburg Drug and Violent Crime Task Force and the State Polices Bureau of Criminal Investigations seized more than half a kilogram of cocaine and more than $23,000 in cash at Spencers residence, the news release states. Two other defendants, Antonio Little and Jackson Stanley, were previously sentenced to 188 months and 18 months in prison, respectively. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Bulletin board: Nov. 16, 2007 Nov 16, 2007
Men and Women Against Discrimination will meet from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Wood County Public Library in Parkersburg and from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Hampshire County Public Library in Romney. For information, contact Tim Fittro at 295-0053 or tim. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
All-state boys soccer team Nov 15, 2007
Goalkeepers: Brent McGee, Parkersburg; Connell Green, George Washington ... Midfielders: Matt Martin, Berkeley Springs; Wesley Shumway, Morgantown; Michael Pitrolo, Parkersburg; Nick Claudio, George Washington; Chris Lipinski, Hurricane; Cameron Keenan, Hurricane ... Defenders: Tim Stephens, Parkersburg; Nate Zeli, Hurricane; Dylan Foster, Woodrow Wilson; Corey Bonasso, Charleston Catholic. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Bridge waits on weather Nov 15, 2007
Crossing Blennerhassett Island and the Ohio River, Parkersburgs Blennerhassett Bridge is the nations longest steel-tied arch span ... PARKERSBURG Minor design changes and the approach of winter have pushed back the expected opening date for the massive, $135 ... Murphy said that once the bridge is complete, driving time between the Parkersburg area and Cincinnati should be reduced 20 to 25 minutes. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Small towns' future seen in reinvention for digital age Nov 15, 2007
The grant will help expand the program from the states southern counties to areas like Fairmont and Parkersburg and beyond, said the groups David Rogers. Its a way of getting them kick-started and using that new economy weve been talking about these past few years. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Roberts holds the edge on Lindamood in tight Kennedy battle Nov 14, 2007
That effort, however, probably vaulted Roberts past his main competition Parkersburg running back Matt Lindamood and into the forefront of the Kennedy derby ... Schedule It is comparing apples and oranges of varying size, but Scotts schedule has been far superior to Parkersburgs relative to its own class ... Blowouts In conjunction with the above factor, Parkersburg has pulled Lindamood early in several games because they were getting out of hand. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Sports)
Friday Night Lights Nov 12, 2007
OL , Parkersburg, W.Va ... Parkersburg (10-1) cruised to a 35-0 win. (Bucknuts.com)
