radioNOVO News for Parkersburg, WV 06-24-26

Good morning.The Wood County Commission is scheduling a high-stakes emergency services summit for July sixth to address critical local ambulance funding. County leaders will meet with WVU Medicine Camden Clark officials to negotiate direct financial support, exploring a possible countywide sales tax hike or an emergency services ballot levy to sustain regional response times. Commissioners are also requesting a cost projection to build a county-run ambulance service from scratch should negotiations fail.In community news, the statewide "Beds for Every Head" initiative has officially expanded into Wood County. The rapid-response program has delivered its first local placements, partnering with community advocates to distribute free cribs, bassinets, and twin beds to households in need.And driving will be a bit cheaper this morning. Triple-A reports that average regular gas prices in Parkersburg have dropped to three-dollars and ninety-one cents per gallon, mirroring a four-week national downward trend.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News.