Boyd auto program recertified
CANNONSBURG
The automotive training program at Boyd County Career and Technical Education Center has received a re-certification until 2014 by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation and the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence.
The program has been certified since 2004 in the following areas: brakes, suspension and steering, engine performance, and electrical and electronics.
To achieve the recognition, the program underwent rigorous evaluation by the foundation. Nationally accepted standards of excellence in areas such as instruction, facilities and equipment were used for the evaluation. Upon completion of the evaluation, the foundation recommended certification.
Carter woman killed in Ohio
ABERDEEN, Ohio
A Carter County woman was one of two killed in a two-car accident in Brown County, Ohio, on Wednesday.
Diana J. Berry, 53, of Grayson, was pronounced dead at the accident scene, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The accident occurred on Ohio 41 near Abderdeen. Berry was traveling northbound when she lost control of her 1993 Buick LeSabre. The vehicle went off the right hand-side of the road, came back onto the highway, crossed the center line and struck a 1994 Dodge Spirit driven by Oscar Hoskins Jr., 53, of West Union, Ohio, the patrol said.
A passenger in the Hoskins vehicle, Oscar Hoskins Sr., 80, was also pronounced dead at the scene.
Oscar Hoskins Jr., was flown by helicopter to St. Mary’s Medical Center.
‘Ham’ license exams Dec. 12
HUNTINGTON
Examinations for people who wish to be granted a new or upgraded Amateur Radio “Ham” License from the Federal Communications Commission will be at 9 a.m. Dec. 12 at Museum of Radio and Technology, 1640 Florence Ave., off Harvey Road in Huntington.
These exams are sponsored by the Tri-State Amateur Radio Association but any qualified candidate is invited to attend and be tested.
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