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Former Parkersburg Mayor Jimmy Colombo says he’ll seek his old job following the retirement of Robert Newell.
Colombo tells the Parkersburg News and Sentinel that he plans to apply to become interim mayor because he loves the city.
A Wood County Democratic committee must nominate three potential replacements to Parkersburg’s City Council, which would select a candidate.
Colombo says he’s not assuming that he would be selected.
Colombo served as Parkersburg mayor from 1998 to 2005. The Democrat decided against seeking a third term.
The next election for mayor is in 2016. City attorney Joe Santer has been appointed acting mayor.
On this West Virginia Morning, working to safely dispose of trash as West Virginia’s black bear population bounces back and former head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration discusses impact of recent cuts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Morning, Appalachia’s most famous cryptid is on a bag of chips, and efforts to reduce carbon emissions from cement production.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn parts of Appalachia, coal mines have given way to a newer industry. Southwestern Virginia has two high-security, supermax prisons: Wallens Ridge State Prison, near Big Stone Gap, and Red Onion, not far from the town of Pound. Prisoners at Red Onion say they live in poor conditions and are often placed in solitary confinement for long stretches of time. Reporter Charlotte Rene Woods has been covering the story.
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