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Chief Mark Martin spearheaded an effort to transition the Perry Fire Department from a partial volunteer service to a full- and part-time paid agency.

 E-Mail IMAGE: A schematic of what the authors think the landscape and human activity was like over the last 1,200 years in the Fish Lake Plateau region. A) 1,200 to 500 years... view more  Credit: S. Yoshi Maezumi If you were to visit the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau a thousand years ago, you'd find conditions remarkably familiar to the present. The climate was warm, but drier than today. There were large populations of Indigenous people known as the Fremont, a who hunted and grew crops in the area. With similar climate and moderate human activity, you might expect to see the t...

tbennett@newsandsentinel.com Wood County Commission President Blair Couch speaks during a meeting on Thursday morning. (Photo by Tyler Bennett) PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission approved new appointments and hirings, while expressing concerns on the states proposed elimination of personal property tax during its Thursday morning meeting. Commissioners approved the nomination of Jessica Emrick, Chris Swarr, Gary Thompson, Andrew Borkowski and Bob Buchanan to the Wood County Parks and Recreation Commission at Mountwood Park. Commission President Blair Couch said Emrick will be a new ...

  Many National Guard members who supported COVID-19 response efforts in 2020 spent much of the year conducting tests, sanitizing facilities, providing logistical support and delivering meals and personal protective equipment, Air Force Master Sgt. Erich B. Smith  reported. Now, the Guard can add another mission to a fight that is approaching the one-year mark: supporting vaccinations. As early as mid-December, select Guard units were preparing to support local health officials by collecting, securing, transporting and –when requested – administering COVID-19 vaccinations. “We’ve be...

MLS, players' union agree to extend CBA talks one week play Twellman excited for MLS return (0:58) Taylor Twellman breaks down the schedule ahead of the return of MLS for the 2021 season. (0:58) The two sides have also agreed to a regular schedule of meetings during that period. "Major League Soccer met with the MLSPA and players yesterday to continue discussions on how to address the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although we remain far apart, we will extend the 30-day negotiating period by one week to provide every opportunity to finalize an agreement," the league said in a statem...