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Company official: Warwood facility will build modules for data centers

WHEELING — An official from Silicone Foundation on Wednesday dispelled what he described as misconceptions and clarified the company’s intentions regarding plans for the recently acquired Centre Foundry & Machine Co. property in Warwood. Many people in the Wheeling area have expressed ...

Unified Bank’s Bailey takes top Odd Fellows post

MARTINS FERRY — Unified Bank Senior IT Administrator John Bailey has been elected and installed as Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of West Virginia, the highest elected leadership position within the Encampment branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in the state. Bailey, who has worked for Unified Bank for 21 years, began his term as Grand Patriarch on June 20. He will serve through June 19, 2027. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a worldwide fraternal organization dedicated to helping others through its mission to "visit the sick, relieve the distressed, bury ...

Tour planned as Jefferson County Innovation Center nears finish line

MINGO JUNCTION — The Jefferson County Innovation Center is nearing completion, and officials are preparing to offer the public a first look at the new facility before an Aug. 13 ribbon-cutting ceremony. Ground was broken last June, and the building — which will house a mix of health care, ...

Neglect lawsuits and fines follow Ohio nursing home chain

A pressure ulcer slowly tore open a hole in the skin over Sam Frank Ray’s tailbone, leaving his raw bone exposed over weeks to the infection that eventually killed him, according to a lawsuit his family filed late last year. Bedsores, the byproduct of cut-off blood circulation when the body lies still in one position for too long, are considered highly preventable injuries. They can be avoided by repositioning an immobilized person once every two hours. But they can turn lethal if they’re allowed to progress. Ray’s lawyers say he was left in the same position through 33 separate ...