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Hi Parkersburg! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Parkersburg’s girls wrestlers powered through to a tournament title
  • Belpre’s 100-year-old “Rosie” walks the bridge back to her Parkersburg roots
  • Parkersburg area mourns Robert “Buzzard” Stull, 86

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Today's riddle: What did the windowsill say to the glass? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 45 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Cloudy with areas of drizzle, temps: high: 52, low: 35.
  • Wednesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 49 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. PHS girls wrestling wins Tyler Consolidated's Lady Knights Clash at the Castle (newsandsentinel.com) — Parkersburg High’s girls wrestling team dominated Tyler Consolidated’s Lady Knights Clash at the Castle, winning the team title with 224.5 points and strong performances across multiple weight classes. Parkersburg South also shined with three individual champions and a dramatic all-Parkersburg 165-pound final, underscoring how quickly girls wrestling is growing in the Mid-Ohio Valley.
   

2. A Span of Years: Belpre woman marks 100th birthday with walk across bridge (newsandsentinel.com) — A Belpre woman with deep ties to Parkersburg’s World War II shovel plant celebrated her 100th birthday by walking the Belpre Bridge with her longtime Camden Clark orthopaedic surgeon. Her trek echoed the daily bridge walks she once made to reach her Parkersburg job, highlighting both her resilience and the hospital’s role in keeping local seniors mobile.
   

3. Obituary: Stull, Robert Okey ‘Buzzard' (wtap.com) — Parkersburg readers are noting the passing of Robert “Buzzard” Stull, 86, who died December 19 at Eagle Point Health Care in Parkersburg. The Harrisville native was a U.S. Army veteran, longtime mechanic and business owner, with services set for Tuesday in Harrisville and burial at Spruce Creek Cemetery.
   

4. Eric Barber seeking compensation for Jan. 6 arrest, prosecution (mountainmedianews.com) — A former Parkersburg City Council member, Eric Barber, is seeking $2 million in federal compensation after being convicted, jailed and later pardoned for misdemeanor charges tied to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. His attorney argues federal agents used disproportionate tactics and that hundreds of similarly pardoned defendants deserve restitution, with filings now submitted to multiple federal agencies.
   

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