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Transition-to-work students get valuable job experience

BLOOMINGDALE — Transition to work students at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School are getting some experience on the job through Parkhurst Dining at Franciscan University of Steubenville. For the past month, seniors Zayne Carlson and Hailey Bradley have been spending four hours ...

Judy Bruno to lead Barnesville, Harrison hospitals

MORGANTOWN — Judy Bruno has been named president and CEO of WVU Medicine Barnesville Hospital in Barnesville and WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital in Cadiz. Her first day will be Jan. 13. “I am honored to welcome Judy to the WVU Medicine family. Her work experience combined ...

Iconic McRib sandwich is returning to McDonald’s

STEUBENVILLE — McRib fans, the wait is over. It’s coming back. The iconic sandwich is set to return to McDonald’s restaurants throughout the Tri-State Area on Dec. 3, for a limited time only. This is far from your typical comeback. For the first time, McDonald’s is offering an ...

Training

Buddy Davis, electrical trades program instructor at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School, offers a lesson as part of Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification training. Included is information about fall prevention, ladder safety and aerial lift, forklift and scissor ...

Average U.S. mortgage rate hits highest level since July

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. edged closer to 7% this week, climbing to its highest level since July. The rate rose to 6.84% from 6.78% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. That’s still down from a year ago, when the rate averaged 7.29%. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners seeking to refinance their home loan to a lower rate, also ticked up this week. The average rate rose to 6.02% from 5.99% last week. A year ago, it averaged 6.67%, Freddie Mac said. When mortgage rates increase they can add hundreds of ...

WVU Medicine expanding with clinic in Southpointe

CANONSBURG, Pa. — WVU Medicine is coming to the Fountainhead building in Southpointe. Known formally as West Virginia University Health System, the Morgantown-based health care provider has signed a lease for all four stories of the structure. The Fountainhead sits at the entrance to the ...