MINERAL WELLS — An almost three-hour power outage caused significant delays to events at the West Virginia Interstate Fair and Exposition on Thursday. Jeff McElfresh, president of the 4-H Livestock Chairs, said the power outage kept fans from operating in the Beef Barn, forcing the ...
PARKERSBURG — High temperatures forecast in the mid-90s prompted an excessive heat warning from the National Weather Service starting at noon today until 8 p.m. Saturday. But with a lot of moisture in the air, “it’ll feel like 102 to 110,” depending on location, said John Sikora, ...
VOLCANO — The Wood County Parks and Recreation Commission is looking at buying land it leases near Mountwood Park. The property includes some of the park’s horse riding trails. The commission also is looking at extending the lease for an organization providing addiction recovery ...
CHARLESTON — The office of the secretary of state of West Virginia Thursday issued what it called an “urgent public notice” cautioning the use of applications on social media that utilize artificial intelligence to alter photographs. Privacy and security concerns have been raised in ...
MARIETTA — The Ohio secretary of state toured the Board of Elections office in Washington County where the cost of upgrading elections equipment, cybersecurity and more participation in elections were among the issues discussed. Secretary of State Frank LaRose asked Wednesday about backup ...
PARKERSBURG — The “Bow Wow Meow” dog show will be 1:30 p.m. July 28 at the Parkersburg Art Center. Registration is $10 per dog and there's a category for every dog, the art center said. Prizes will be awarded to the top dog in each of the five categories: Best Smile: The Mona Lisa ...
MARIETTA — Auditions for the Missoula Children’s Theatre local youth production of “Aladdin” will be held 10 a.m.-noon Monday at the Peoples Bank Theatre on Putnam Street in Marietta. The show will be presented at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. July 27 at the theater. Auditions will be for ...
VIENNA — Teachers from throughout West Virginia attended mathematics training this week at Grand Pointe Conference Center. Wood County Schools hosted the West Virginia Department of Education training session, with about 300 educators representing the state’s 55 county-based school ...
ATHENS — Before a panel of three judges Thursday, the ongoing sewer dispute between the city of Marietta and Washington County hinged on the court’s interpretation of two words: “shall” and “handle.” The case was initially filed in Washington County Common Pleas Court in December ...
MARIETTA — The Washington County Board of Commissioners signed a purchase agreement for long-awaited voting equipment during their meeting Thursday morning. In 2018, Ohio lawmakers approved a Voting Equipment Acquisition Program, which set aside more than $114 million to purchase new ...
POMEROY, Ohio — Two nights of live music and a local craft beer festival will highlight the 19th annual Big Bend Blues & Brews Bash, which takes place July 26 and 27 at the Riverside Amphitheater in downtown Pomeroy, Ohio. Affectionately called “The Bash” by blues aficionados, this ...
PARKERSBURG — The Ice Cream Social at Parkersburg High School will be held 5:30 p.m. Aug. 9 at Stadium Field. Announcements will begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 each and will be available for pre-sale and at the gate. A ticket includes a serving of ice cream and dessert. Big Red football ...
MARIETTA — The Memorial Health System Live Memorial Well Health Fair will be held 8-11:30 a.m. today at the Marietta First Church of the Nazarene, 100 Mill Creek Road, Marietta. The fair will include discounted multiphasic screenings (optional) from 8-11 a.m., refreshments and exhibitors ...
LEWISBURG — Women leaders in the West Virginia Republican Party will participate in a panel discussion at the state party Summer Meeting & Donor Leadership Retreat in August. They are Delegate Amy Summers, R-Taylor, majority leader in the House of Delegates; Sen. Patricia Rucker of ...
MINERAL WELLS — Evening thunderstorms tried to dampen the spirit of the 2019 West Virginia Interstate Fair and Exposition on Wednesday, but the fairgoers celebration in Mineral Wells continued after the rain stopped and continued into the night. The rain and storms at the fair stopped the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump says a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions. NBC News reported Trump said the USS Boxer “took defensive action” against an Iranian drone that ignored multiple warning calls.
PARKERSBURG — A plan to sell a Wood County Schools property on Staunton Turnpike may be reconsidered after officials realized the building is already in use by a community organization. Wood County Schools Superintendent Will Hosaflook told the Wood County Board of Education Tuesday he may ...
PARKERSBURG — The acting chairman of the Wood County Republican Party Executive Committee was elected Tuesday to serve the unexpired term of the chairman who was removed by the head of the state GOP. Roger Conley in June was appointed to the executive committee and made acting chairman by ...
WASHINGTON — West Virginia Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday against a resolution condemning a tweet by President Trump as racist. House Resolution 489 passed the House 240 to 187 on political lines with four Republicans voting for it. Trump this weekend in a ...
CHARLESTON — A lawsuit brought by a member of the House of Delegates asking a judge to require Gov. Jim Justice reside in the state capital will continue on, according to an order released Wednesday. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Charles King rejected a motion Wednesday by attorneys for ...