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Vision Quest: Artist completes work on Parkersburg floodwall mural

PARKERSBURG — A new addition to the Point Park mural was finished Wednesday afternoon, completing the mural for the foreseeable future. Several artists have been chipping away at the mural for the past five years, hoping to showcase the history and importance of the region in a vivid way. ...

Del. Fehrenbacher announces run for West Virginia Senate seat

PARKERSBURG — Del. Bob Fehrenbacher has spent three years in the West Virginia House of Delegates, but he is ready to take on a new challenge with a run for the state Senate in 2026. Fehrenbacher, R-Wood, announced his candidacy Wednesday morning for state Senate District 3 in a gathering at ...

Judge Ewing appointed to fill West Virginia Supreme Court vacancy

CHARLESTON — A Fayette County circuit court judge will be the next justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, with a special election set for 2026. In a ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the State Capitol Building, Gov. Patrick Morrisey appointed 15th Judicial Circuit Court Judge ...

Morrisey tours Triadelphia disaster recovery center

TRIADELPHIA — Gov. Patrick Morrisey praised the work already done at FEMA centers in Ohio and Marion counties, as well as the team behind it, while reiterating that the path to recovery is still in its early stages. Morrisey toured the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at the Triadelphia ...

DeWine attends ribbon cutting for new Washington County rest area

MARIETTA — Gov. Mike DeWine attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new rest area between mile marker 3 and 4 on Interstate 77 northbound in Washington County on Tuesday afternoon. The newly constructed rest area in Washington County was unveiled as part of an ongoing project pursued ...