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Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Pierpont Community and Technical College breaks ground on new aviation maintenance facility (wboy.com) — A major aviation training expansion is coming right to Bridgeport, with Pierpont Community and Technical College breaking ground on a new maintenance facility at West Virginia AeroTech Park near the airport terminal. Funded with $25 million in state support, the building should be finished in about 14 to 16 months and will nearly double the aviation maintenance program's student capacity.
2. Bridgeport sweeps Harrison County Cross Country Championships (wvnews.com) — Bridgeport runners just swept both the boys and girls Harrison County Cross Country Championships, with standout Aria Selario defending her individual county title. Local athletes filled much of the all-county top 10, and coaches say this strong showing fuels big hopes for Bridgeport's postseason success and the continued growth of cross country in the area.
3. WVSOM graduate uses AI to improve medicine, medical education (wvnews.com) — At WVU Medicine's United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, a WVSOM-trained physician is using artificial intelligence to personalize medications and train future doctors more efficiently. Her work includes AI tools for genetic risk analysis, safer prescribing, and realistic virtual patients, aiming to free up more time for meaningful doctor-patient connections in local clinics.
4. Children with autism struggling to access therapy; advocates call on WV leaders to address Medicaid (newsfromthestates.com) — A Bridgeport mother is speaking out as families across West Virginia face long waits for autism therapy because Medicaid pays behavioral therapists some of the lowest rates in the nation. Advocates say too few providers accept Medicaid, leaving children on years-long waitlists, and are urging state officials to raise reimbursement rates so more therapists can serve local kids.
5. Veisa Gay Simenson (wdtv.com) — Bridgeport readers are notified of the passing of 73-year-old Veisa Gay Simenson of Morgantown, remembered for her deep Christian faith, kindness, and devotion to family. Her loved ones invite friends to share condolences, send flowers, or plant a tree through her online memorial page hosted by Davis Funeral Home, which is coordinating arrangements.
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