Parkersburg, West Virginia

Operation Underground Railroad Places 100th Cyber-Sniffing Dog to Hound Down Child Predators

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
Technology, Women, Parenting, Law Enforcement, Emergency Services, Men, Public Policy, Government, Family, Internet, Consumer, Public Safety, Partnership, Crime, Child, USB, Police, Operation Underground Railroad, Infant, Dog, Payment card, Survivor, CIA, Parkersburg, West Virginia, Interview, James Holt (historian), Labrador Retriever, ESD, Private investigator, Hunting, Chewbacca, K9

Operation Underground Railroad ( OUR ) has placed the 100th dog that has been specially trained to sniff out electronic devices during child sexual abuse investigations.

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  • Operation Underground Railroad ( OUR ) has placed the 100th dog that has been specially trained to sniff out electronic devices during child sexual abuse investigations.
  • They have been used on 532 search warrants in the United States after initial searches by law enforcement officers.
  • OUR grants cover training for the dog as well as expenses for the K9 handler to attend a two-week course.
  • “The child was saved and rescued from a lifetime of sexual abuse,” said Joel Pabelico, RCCET Senior Investigator and Chewie’s handler.

Woodcraft Supply Announces Selection of New Chief Financial Officer

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Friday, March 5, 2021
Articles, Fur trade, Procedural knowledge, Scoutcraft, Traditions, Woodcraft, Parkersburg, West Virginia, Education, Human behavior

PARKERSBURG, W.Va., March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Woodcraft President and CEO Jack Bigger has announced the promotion of Director of Accounting Amanda Harris Silvus to Chief Financial Officer for the national retailer of woodworking tools, accessories and supplies.

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  • PARKERSBURG, W.Va., March 5, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Woodcraft President and CEO Jack Bigger has announced the promotion of Director of Accounting Amanda Harris Silvus to Chief Financial Officer for the national retailer of woodworking tools, accessories and supplies.
  • The entire Accounting Department and finances of Woodcraft are in very capable hands," Bigger said.
  • Harris Silvus joined the Woodcraft accounting department in 2007 as an Accounting Assistant and was later promoted to Accounting Manager and then Director of Accounting.
  • Prior to working at Woodcraft, she was employed at Marietta College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in International Business Management.

Taft Partner Rob Bilott Inspires Story Behind Major Motion Picture "Dark Waters" and Authors New Book, "Exposure"

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Friday, November 22, 2019
Presidents of the United States, Articles, Taft family, Perfluorooctanoic acid, Sons of the American Revolution, William Howard Taft, DuPont, Parkersburg, West Virginia, Toxic waste, Chemistry

The film's story is inspired byTaft partner and author Rob Bilott and based on Nathaniel Rich's The New York Times Magazine expos, The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare .

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  • The film's story is inspired byTaft partner and author Rob Bilott and based on Nathaniel Rich's The New York Times Magazine expos, The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare .
  • "Dark Waters" sheds light on a monumental legal battle led by Bilott and the Taft team against one of the world's largest corporations.
  • First approached in 1998 in his Taft Cincinnati office by a Parkersburg, W. Va. farmer, Bilott uncovers and publicly reveals DuPont's role in contaminating local drinking water with toxic waste.
  • The contaminanta man-made, "Forever Chemical" known as PFOAcan now be found in the blood of virtually every living creature on the planet.

ProtoKinetix First in Series of Town Hall Shareholder Meetings

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Thursday, May 30, 2019
Stem cells, Health, Biotechnology, Clinical trials, Research, Science, Regions of the United States, OTC Markets Group, Parkersburg, West Virginia, West Virginia

ProtoKinetix, Incorporated ( www.protokinetix.com ) (the "Company" or "ProtoKinetix") (OTCQB: PKTX ) today announces that it will hold the first in a series of Town Hall Meetings.

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  • ProtoKinetix, Incorporated ( www.protokinetix.com ) (the "Company" or "ProtoKinetix") (OTCQB: PKTX ) today announces that it will hold the first in a series of Town Hall Meetings.
  • This meeting is being held to update shareholders on the current status of the companys ongoing research projects.
  • In addition, we will be outlining our vision of the way forward and reviewing some exciting new projects under consideration.
  • The first two of these meetings have been scheduled for:
    Sunday, June 9, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, at The Parkersburg Country Club located at 4910 1st Ave. Vienna, WV 26105.