Widows Wonder Grief Recovery Group brings hope and support

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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – The Widows Wonder Grief Recovery Group was started to give a place for women and men who have lost their partner to grieve together.

The group meets every Tuesday night at St. Joseph Landing starting at 6 p.m.

Each meeting has a topic of grief, and all that choose to can share with the group their experience or what they are struggling with that week.

Grief can change by the day, there is always some new emotion tugging at you and just being able to share your feelings can help ease the hurt.

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Wood County Commission: Plans discussed on MOV Health Department move

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Wood County Commissioners Robert Tebay, Jimmy Colombo and Blair Couch discussed the proposed move by the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department to St. Joseph’s Landing during Thursday’s regular meeting as Wood County Administrator Marty Seufer listens and answers questions. (Photo by Brett Dunlap)

 

PARKERSBURG — The final details are being put into place on the proposed lease for the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department to be able to move into St. Joseph’s Landing, county commissioners said Thursday.

The Wood County Commission had “Discuss and Consider Lease for MOV Health Department” on its agenda for Thursday, however health department board member Patsy Hardy and Wood County Prosecutor Pat Lefebure were not able to attend the meeting and officials wanted them there to address certain aspects about the proposed lease.

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Veteran programs offered locally in Parkersburg

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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – Jessica Lynch, a former Prisoner of War is now the West Virginia Department of Women Veterans Program Director. With that being her role, her mission is to get as many women into the offices to get them the help they deserve.

“Right now, I am working with female veterans to kind of get them into the office and really work with them about, you know, going over their claims, see what’s there, see if we can get them a little bit more benefits.” said Lynch.

This program is designed to assist all veterans. Both women and men are encouraged to visit the office and seek the help they need.

“So my goal right now is honestly trying to get as many men and women. I know I am the women’s veterans coordinator right now, but again, we are just trying to get as many veterans into the office because a lot of them do not know where we are located, and again, we have some wonderful VSOs, Veteran Service Officers at that location.” added Lynch.

The new location for the veteran’s assistance office is 1824 Murdoch Avenue, located at St. Joseph’s Landing. The office is in Suite 101 on the first floor.

“We are bringing it to this location strictly because we are lacking female veterans coming into the office. We are very low and, again, not really sure why we don’t have a lot of our female veterans coming through, but that’s our hope is to make sure we get them in there.” said Lynch.

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MOV Adult Education gets new home

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MOV Adult Education staff pose for a picture Wednesday as the organization held an open house and ribbon cutting to celebrate their move to St. Joseph’s Landing.

PARKERSBURG – MOV Adult Education held an open house and ribbon cutting Wednesday to celebrate their move to St. Joseph’s Landing, according to a press release from the organization.

MOV Adult Education is located on the fifth floor, home of the Wood County SPOKES and Adult Education Coordination, and the six floor which houses the Wood County Adult Learning Center.

SPOKES is a ten-week program consisting of work-based academics, job preparation skills, and vocational training in the area of customer service under contract between the West Virginia Department of Education Office of Adult Education and Workforce Development and the Department of Human Services (DoHS) in collaboration with the Workforce Development Boards (WDBs).

The program provides classes with intense daily activities that address work-based academics; “soft skills” necessary for adults to pursue and retain gainful employment; and vocational training in customer service.

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