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Wednesday | Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Sheppard suffers KO in title fight

''He got me with a kick before I got him with a punch.'' That was perhaps as succinctly as Wirt County's Mike Sheppard could put it when describing getting KO'ed in the first round by Switzerland's Xhavit Bajmari in his home country Saturday night in an ISKA Muay Thai rules super-heavyweight world championship kick-boxing fight in Luzern.

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Related Topix: Switzerland, World News,

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Huntington News

Companies Continue to Have Faith in the Mountain State

My optimism in our state's ability to grow has not weaned one bit because we continue to attract investments that will help our citizens improve their quality of life.

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Related Topix: Elizabeth, WV, Spencer, WV, Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro

Thu Jun 25, 2009

WOWK-TV

Wirt County Company Announces Expansion Plans

Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009 ; 04:50 PM Post Comment Updated Thursday, June 25, 2009 ; 07:39 PM Mustang Survival makes flotation and other life-support devices.

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Related Topix: Spencer, WV

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

5 local sites part of Civil War Tra.....

Five sites in Wood and Wirt counties are among the 150 planned in West Virginia in the Civil War Trails program.

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Related Topix: Wood County, WV, West Virginia, Boreman, WV, Parkersburg, WV, Williamstown, WV

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Past West Virginia Golden Horseshoe winners gather at Capitol

About 450 knights and ladies of the West Virginia Golden Horseshoe Society visited the Capitol on Friday to reminisce about that long-ago test.

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Related Topix: West Virginia, West Virginia Government, Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro, Family, Kids

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Experts advise pageant hopefuls

West Virginia pageant contestants learned the do's and don'ts from the experts during a workshop at Parkersburg Country Club.

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Related Topix: West Virginia, Elizabeth, WV, Vienna, WV, Sistersville, WV, Mineral Wells, WV

Fri Jun 12, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Wirt County's Evans brothers enjoy .....

Although a lot of area youth dabble and often excel in the sport of dirt bike racing, a pair of brothers from Wirt County have found both success and companionship doing something most people wouldn't dream of.

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Sat Jun 06, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Bailey fire memories still burn bri.....

Charlie Lawrentz spent almost 30 years as a police officer in Parkersburg. He responded to thousands of incidents and made more arrests than he cares to remember.

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Related Topix: Fire, Parkersburg, WV, Wood County, WV

Thu Jun 04, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Area foundation hands out grants

Arnoldsburg Elementary School, $2,500 challenge grant to modernize playground equipment.

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Related Topix: Arnoldsburg, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Parkersburg, WV, Ripley, WV, Spencer, WV

Thu May 21, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Belle set for Folk Festival

Clad in her pioneer-era dress, June McNickle, 77, of the Gihon Community Educational Outreach Service Club will travel to the West Virginia Folk Festival in June as Wood County's new Belle.

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Related Topix: Wood County, WV, Glenville, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Parkersburg, WV

Sat May 09, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

More school closures reported today; local bus routes affected

Some Kanawha County school bus routes are being affected by continuing high water problems.

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Related Topix: Kanawha County, WV, Sissonville, WV, Wayne County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Charleston, WV

Wed May 06, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Roads blocked by high water

Although the rain has subsided for now, there is still a possibility of roads flooding as the excess water moves downstream.

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Related Topix: Spencer, WV, Wood County, WV, Nicolette, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Gilmer County, WV

Mon May 04, 2009

Charleston Gazette

Only one W.Va. county pays wages above national average

Boone County is the only one of West Virginia's 55 counties where the average weekly wage exceeds the national average.

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Related Topix: Boone County, WV, Charleston, WV, Charleston Metro

Mon Apr 20, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Parkersburg examines plans for fund.....

A breakdown of money already allocated follows: Wood County: $350,000 for Buck Road Bridge, $314,000 for Wolf Run Road Bridge, $360,000 for Wood County 25 overpass, $329,000 for the I-77-U.S. 50 interchange, $272,000 for West Virginia 31 overpass, $287,000 for Williamstown interchange, $22,000 for emergency food and shelter, $170,000 for ...

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Related Topix: Parkersburg, WV, Wood County, WV, West Virginia, Williamstown, WV, Jackson County, WV

Fri Apr 17, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

West Virginia downgraded to an - F' .....

A National Alliance on Mental Illness study released this year said West Virginia had one of the worst mental health systems in the nation.

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Related Topix: Parkersburg, WV

Fri Apr 10, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

More than 100 seek employment at Mu.....

More than 100 people attended a job fair for Mustang Survival at Workforce West Virginia in Lakeview Plaza Wednesday.

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Related Topix: West Virginia, Davisville, WV, Elizabeth, WV, Parkersburg, WV

Wed Apr 08, 2009

WOWK-TV

Wirt County Company Holds A Job Fair In Wood County

Mustang Survival Corporation wants to build a satellite plant in either Parkersburg or Spencer.

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Related Topix: Wood County, WV, Parkersburg, WV, Elizabeth, WV

WOWK-TV

Survival Manufacturing Company Seeking Local Applicants

More jobs may soon be coming to Wirt County. Mustang Survival Corporation in Elizabeth currently has 100 employees.

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Related Topix: Elizabeth, WV, Parkersburg, WV

Fri Apr 03, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Wirt wreck leaves three hospitalize.....

Three people were sent to hospitals following a wreck on West Virginia 5 near the Wirt-Calhoun line where a truck and car collided just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Related Topix: Grantsville, WV

Wed Apr 01, 2009

Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

Byrd announces money for health car.....

Twenty-nine health centers, including four from the region, will receive federal economic stimulus funds to expand and improve service.

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Related Topix: West Virginia, Ritchie County, WV, Harrisville, WV, Elizabeth, WV, Grantsville, WV

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