PARKERSBURG — In one corner of Spats in the Blennerhassett Hotel hangs a 2016 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. It’s about to get company. But Spats is no stranger to the award. Spats has received the award for the 12th consecutive year. Spats has been awarded a 2017 Wine Spectator ...
WOODSFIELD — Monroe County officials and business leaders learned more about the oil and gas industry and its plans for the area at the “What’s in the Pipeline for Monroe County” informational forum on Thursday. The event, held at the Brown Community Center in Woodsfield, was hosted by ...
PARKERSBURG — The Camden Clark Medical Center is one of several hospitals statewide that have been recognized for their advances in health care information technology (IT). Camden Clark, which is part of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals, was named a winner in the 19th annual Health Care’s Most ...
MARIETTA — It’s that time of year where butterflies can be spotted sipping nectar from flowers in gardens everywhere. Thomson’s Landscaping in Marietta offers an opportunity for residents to see the life cycle of butterflies first-hand at their butterfly house that opened again just a ...
PARKERSBURG — The day was warm and sunny and the customers of Community Bank were appreciative and hungry. Community Bank began the second of its three-part initiative year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary Monday with a customer appreciation luncheon on the bank’s Juliana Street ...
BELPRE — The construction of the new home for First Settlement Physical Therapy and First Settlement Orthopaedics is moving ahead quicker than first anticipated and is still on track for a fall opening. Crews with DDC Construction have been working since early spring at the site of the new ...
MINERAL WELLS — The first specialty trailer in a new line for Conley Fabrication has been completed. The company announced the trailer earlier this week. The product is part of an agreement between Conley Fabrication LLC and JAG Mobile Solutions Inc. of Howe, Ind., to cooperatively build ...
MARIETTA — If you don’t get cell phone service or reliable Internet at your home then you aren’t the only one in Southeast Ohio. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), more than 14 million people in the U.S. still lack access to affordable, high-speed Internet ...
PARKERSBURG — Brandon Galici graduated from West Liberty University in May with a Bachelor of Science degree in finance. The diploma is something nice to hang on the wall while he trains for his job with Edward Jones. However, what he will also be able to hang on his wall others won’t are ...
PARKERSBURG — A CNBC report labeling West Virginia the worst state for business in 2017 doesn’t tell the whole story, local officials said. Headlined “In an economic death spiral,” the article says the Mountain State scored 942 points out of a possible 2,500 from among weighted ...
PARKERSBURG — Until recently, a sign along Pike Street near 24th Avenue identified the lot where Ralph’s Market once stood as the future site of a Sheetz convenience store and gas station. Now, it’s been replaced by a for-sale sign. “On the last day of the due diligence period, they ...
PARKERSBURG — Many in the community will be glad to see The Arc of the Mid-Ohio Valley’s thrift store in south Parkersburg reopened today, officials said. The new Arc Thrift Shop, located at the same location as the old Noah’s Arc Thrift Shop at 904-906 Broadway Ave., opens 10 a.m. ...
VIENNA — Area business leaders and managers will gather for the Leaders of Vision Academy at 9 a.m. Aug. 18 at Ohio Valley University. The academy is the first of four quarterly training programs for mid-level managers in business, government and non-profit organizations. Nathan Mellor, ...
PARKERSBURG — A local couple hopes to expand their hot dog stand business. Hot Dog Willy’s has been selling hot dogs for two weeks at Bicentennial Park by the courthouse. “It’s named after me,” said Will Heflin of Mineral Wells, a 2003 graduate of the Le Cordon Bleu culinary ...
WHEELING — In 2007, U.S. electricity producers burned 110 million tons of West Virginia coal. By the 2016, the tonnage dropped to 44 million, according to a new West Virginia University report by the university’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research. The study also shows the decline in ...
BELPRE — The Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its July Jaunt Shop Local during regular business hours on July 15 on Ohio 339 from Belpre to Barlow. Retail businesses, restaurants, services, a full-service pharmacy with deli, a grocery with fresh meats and deli, a bakery, and gift ...
PARKERSBURG — The Camden Clark Medical Center has won a national patient safety quality award. Camden Clark’s Vice President of Quality Cindy Kern this week accepted the Hospital Improvement Innovation Network award for patient safety, as part of a nationwide effort to reduce hospital ...
ATHENS — Neurologist Dr. Douglas A. Woo will join the OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital medical staff on Wednesday. Woo is a board-certified neurologist specializing in multiple sclerosis. Additionally, Woo treats the full range of neurology, including dizziness, stroke, seizure, dementia and ...
PARKERSBURG — A familiar face has returned to the Blennerhassett Hotel. Yancy Roush has been hired as the new food and beverage director effective on Monday. As food and beverage director, Roush will oversee Spats, the award-winning restaurant and lounge, and the banquet facilities and ...
PARKERSBURG — The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission has elected Stuart F. Bruny of Logan, Ohio, as chairman effective July 1. Bruny has an extensive background with environmental policy and water quality issues. For 30 years, he worked for Ohio EPA, holding multiple leadership ...