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  1. Local Basketball RoundupRead the original story

    Yesterday | Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

    Tyler Consolidated shot its only two free throws with a second left in the game and Ravenswood used a 24-9 posting in the fourth quarter to improve to 5-0 here Saturday with a 58-38 win against the host Silver Knights.

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  2. New report paints bad state picture

    Yesterday | Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

    ... unemployment rate. The steep spike in unemployment was triggered by the closing of the Century Aluminum plant in Ravenswood early last year. The reports states the closure resulted in 650 layoffs and had ripple effects throughout neighboring ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson County, WV, Roane County, WV, Wirt County, WV

  3. State's Economic Recovery to Come Slowly in 2010Read the original story

    Thursday Dec 31 | WOWK-TV

    ... the beginning of 2009. Century Aluminum announced early in the year that it was shutting down its smelter in Ravenswood, costing 650 employees their jobs. That was followed later in the year by closings at Precision Coil of Clarksburg and AGC Flat ...

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    Related Topix: West Virginia, West Virginia University

  4. Local Sports RoundupRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 30 | Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

    In a battle of ranked preseason top-five Class AA programs, No. 4 Ravenswood went to third-ranked Sissonville here Wednesday and throttled the host Indians, 70-46. Ryan Benson continued his early-season torrid shooting as the Red Devil senior drained seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points.

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  5. Holiday tournaments galore tonightRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 29 | Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

    ... teams are using this week to participate in holiday tournaments. Parkersburg High, Parkersburg Catholic, Ravenswood, Doddridge County, Ritchie County and Wirt County are serving as the host teams for events tonight, while several other area schools ...

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  6. Roger VanFosson

    Sunday Dec 27 | Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

    ... passed away Dec. 24, 2009, at his residence after a five-year battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 16, 1951, in Ravenswood, a son of the late Hollis and Nelda (Balderson) VanFosson. Roger was a former employee of Hope Gas, DeBarr Trucking, Vienna ...

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    Related Topix: Parkersburg, WV, Balderson, WV, Mineral Wells, WV (Mineralwells, WV)

  7. Merry Christmas, West Virginia

    Thursday Dec 24 | Charleston Daily Mail

    Editorials Merry Christmas, West Virginia The spirit of generosity thrives even when times are hard CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In Jackson County, the aluminum smelter at Ravenswood is closed.

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    Related Topix: West Virginia, Charleston, WV, Jackson County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Opinion

  8. Bears breeze by DonsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 22 | Weirton Daily Times

    ... who are ranked No. 7 in West Virginia Class AA, will be back in action Dec. 29 and 30 when they compete in the Ravenswood Classic. Oak Glen will take on Scott, the No.2 team in the state, at 4 p.m. Dec. 29 and Sissonville at 6 p.m. Dec. 30. The ...

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  9. W.Va. lost 25,000 jobs to recession, report findsRead the original story

    Monday Dec 21 | Charleston Gazette

    ... had the largest increase in unemployment, according to the report. The closing of the Century Aluminum plant in Ravenswood triggered the spike. The shutdown put 650 employees out of work in January. Roane County, where many Century Aluminum workers ...

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    Related Topix: West Virginia, Jackson County, WV, Mining, Century Aluminum, Metals, Roane County, WV

  10. Youth served on Class AA all-state .....Read the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

    Focusing on age alone, the Class AA first team all-staters from Magnolia and Ravenswood may appear to be new kids on the block.

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  11. Two Early Voting Sites?Read the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | WTAP-TV Parkersburg

    ... cials to reconsider. If both political parties go along...Jackson County is soon expected to have early voting in Ravenswood as well as Ripley. That would make it the first county in West Virginia to have early voting in two separate cities. Travel

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    Related Topix: Wood County, WV, Williamstown, WV, Parkersburg, WV, Waverly, WV

  12. Second Site?

    Wednesday Dec 16 | WTAP-TV Parkersburg

    ... accessible for people living in outlying areas. Jackson County, for instance, is about to establish a location at Ravenswood, for people in the northern part of the county. Wood County officials considered it...but believe it should be for a shorter ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson County, WV, Wood County, WV

  13. One County Close To Satellite Voting Addition

    Tuesday Dec 15 | West Virginia Metro

    ... but Waybright says there's a need for a satellite polling place in the northern half of the county. "Ripley and Ravenswood are our two main population centers as far as where people go to do their banking, to do their grocery shopping and those type ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson County, WV, Ripley, WV, Millwood, WV, Cottageville, WV, Sherman, WV

  14. Hancock County BOE deals with trans.....Read the original story

    Monday Dec 14 | The Review

    ... possible." The problem with using school buses for the two trips is that the destinations - Charleston and Ravenswood, W.Va., respectively - lay outside of the approximately 100-mile radius, inside of which transportation by school bus is mandatory, ...

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  15. Chase ends in arrest of Ripley fugitive

    Monday Dec 14 | Charleston Gazette

    ... chased the Contour until the driver, Dalton Bradford Good, 23, lost control of the vehicle on Flatwoods Road near Ravenswood. Good was wanted for "charges related to fleeing the custody of parole officers" and other felonies, according to State ...

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    Related Topix: Ripley, WV, Jackson County, WV

  16. Bulletin board: Dec. 14, 2009

    Sunday Dec 13 | Charleston Gazette

    ... to bring a decorated Christmas ball. Retired Steelworkers, SOAR will meet Wednesday at the local union hall below Ravenswood. Finger food will be featured. Bring a can of food for the food bank. All retirees and spouses are welcome. Call Arol ...

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    Related Topix: Kanawha City, WV

  17. Muriel B. Smith, 82Read the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | The Review

    ... Born in Chester on March 30, 1927, she grew up in the Newell area and later with her husband and family, moved to Ravenswood, W.Va. There, she was a past Worthy Matron in the R. Douglas Chapter No. 15, the Order of Eastern Stars. Her husband Don, ...

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  18. InvestorSoup Initiates Independent Research Coverage on Century Aluminum Co.Read the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | GlobeNewswire

    ... Kentucky Inc. and Nordural ehf. Century of West Virginia operates a primary aluminum reduction facility in Ravenswood, West Virginia. Message Board Search for CENX: http://www.boardcentral.com/boards/CENX "In the third quarter of 2008, the Company ...

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    Related Topix: Century Aluminum, Metals, Mining

  19. Holiday Charities in Jackson County Need More DonorsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | WOWK

    ... County are working to make sure people in their communities have a happy holiday. But they still need help. The Ravenswood Adopt-a-Family program is still working to approve application. They expect to help more than one hundred families this ...

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    Related Topix: Jackson County, WV

  20. Wood deputy hurt during chaseRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

    A Wood County sheriff's deputy was injured Tuesday on Corridor D, near the Ravenswood/West Virginia 68 exit, while apprehending a pedestrian who was running in and out of traffic.

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