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Jackson Wins Belmont Bee

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – St. Mary’s Central School’s Adeline Jackson, an eighth-grader, took home first place at the Times Leader Belmont County Regional Spelling Bee at the ECO Center on Thursday night. The words that separated first and second place were “parcheesi” and “amygdala.” ...

Lawmakers call for drug price transparency, lower costs

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A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday called on pharmaceutical companies to provide increased price transparency and lower costs for drugs. Elected leaders on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Health questioned pharmaceutical company leaders over their role in rising ...

Chalmer Moffett Takes Over At Woodsdale Elementary School

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WHEELING – Most all of Chalmer Moffett’s life has been spent in Ohio County Schools – first as a student himself, then a teacher, and now an administrator in the school system. This week Moffett, 28, took over as principal at Woodsdale Elementary School, and he addressed Ohio County ...

Capito Praises Trump’s Support For Coal Industry

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WHEELING – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said a move this week by President Donald Trump will help to keep some coal-fired power plants open longer in West Virginia. Capito spoke on the matter during a press call with reporters across the state on Thursday. Capito was asked to provide ...

30 Days Down, 30 To Go: Legislative Session Hits Halfway Point

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CHARLESTON – The 60-day annual session of the West Virginia Legislature reached its halfway mark Thursday, with Republican lawmakers touting progress on economic development, public education spending and other issues. But members of the Democratic caucus said the GOP supermajority is not ...