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Blennerhassett Hotel to be sold to Taylor Hospitality

PARKERSBURG – A downtown landmark will soon have a new owner. Blennerhassett Hotel owners Wayne Waldeck and Lee Rector have reached an agreement to sell the iconic hotel to Virginia-based Taylor Hospitality, the company announced in a press release Tuesday. Rector and Waldeck purchased the ...

Wood County Commission OKs airport funds, emergency absentee voting policy

Lighting of the taxiways was priority 1 in a request for funding presented to the Wood County Commission by the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport. The commission on Monday approved a $90,000 allocation to address the lighting problems and other issues at the airport cited in a July 31 ...

WVU assumes ‘full ownership’ of University Place per settlement terms

MORGANTOWN — A 2024 lawsuit brought by the West Virginia University Board of Governors pertaining to the University Place complex and its financing has reached a “negotiated resolution.” The West Virginia University Board of Governors announced the settlement Wednesday on behalf of WVU, ...

Federal judge extends deadlines in case over Justice-owned Greenbrier

CHARLESTON — The clock is ticking as a federal judge once again extends deadlines at the request of the family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice in a case that could determine whether the family maintains control of the historic Greenbrier Resort. U.S. District Judge Frank W. Volk issued an order ...