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Logan, W.Va. cuts back on ambulance services amid $1M financial shortfall
LOGAN, W.Va. (WCHS) — The Logan Emergency Ambulance Service Authority will cut back on the ambulances it runs and overtime hours to try to erase about $1 million in red ink. The coalfield operation and many other rural ambulances are experiencing problems with retention, recruitment and reimbursement. Running a...
Frontier outage impacts Matewan businesses and residents
MATEWAN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Residents in Matewan, West Virginia, say they have been without important communication services for nearly a week. Some Frontier Communications customers say their phone lines have been down since last Wednesday. Audrea Lopez, who owns Mi Pueblito restaurant in Matewan, says she has been in contact...
BOE approves designations for two athletic venues, additionally okays other items
The Mingo County Board of Education approved a number of items during that body’s May 23 meeting that included honoring two longtime educators in the Mingo County Schools system. Among those items gaining approval was the naming of the Tug Valley High School baseball field after the late Don...
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