Sen. Joe Manchin to spend day in Wood County

A U.S. senator from West Virginia will be at a career fair Wednesday at West Virginia University at Parkersburg and participate in the ribbon cutting of a new addiction treatment center in Parkersburg. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is among the hosts of The Mid-Ohio Valley Career Fair to be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The fair will be hosted by Manchin, WorkForce WV, the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley, the Workforce Development Board Mid-Ohio Valley, West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance and Results Radio.

Struggling to keep PBS

It's not the first time that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has faced the threat of extinction from federal and Congressional budget proposals, and perhaps not the last. But as CPB's chief executive officer told television critics at a recent meeting in Beverly Hills, anything is possible in the climate currently gripping Washington.

Parkersburg girls join White House Easter Egg Roll

Photo Provided Rachel, McKenzie and Madeline Lore of Parkersburg pose with the Easter bunny during the White House's Easter Egg Roll on Monday in Washington, D.C. Photo Provided Madeline and McKenzie Lore of Parkersburg pose with the storybook character The Very Hungry Caterpillar during the White House's Easter Egg Roll on Monday in Washington, D.C. Photo Provided Rachel, Andrew, Madeline and McKenzie Lore of Parkersburg traveled to Washington, D.C., over the weekend to participate in the White House's Easter Egg Roll on Monday. WASHINGTON - A couple of girls from Parkersburg had the opportunity to participate in the White House's annual Easter Egg Roll this week.

Manchin schedules Town Hall meetings in Parkersburg, Hinton

West Virginia's Democratic U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has scheduled a series of constituent visits around the state over the next two weeks to discuss current state and national issues. According to the senator's office, they include a Town Hall meeting at West Virginia University in Parkersburg on Wednesday.

Waverly woman to take part in Washington D.C. cancer summit

A Waverly woman will be sharing her story and the story of other cancer patients and survivors during the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Leadership Summit and Lobby Day with federal officials on Sept. 13 in Washington, D.C. Lesa Hunter, of Waverly, will be among more than 700 cancer patients, survivors, volunteers and staff from across the country working on advocacy efforts to ask Congress to take specific steps to make cancer a national priority and help end a disease that still kills 1,600 people a day in the U.S. Hunter volunteers as the ASC CAN lead advocate for the Wood County area, often working through the ACS Cancer Resource Center at Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg.