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Spencer man charged after allegedly shooting at lost motorists

SPENCER – A Roane County man was arrested Friday after allegedly firing a gun multiple times at Door Dash drivers who had taken a wrong turn. According to a release from the West Virginia State Police, a trooper responded Sept. 28 to a shots fired call on Arnoldsburg Road in Spencer. Michelle and William Lowe, of Spencer, told the trooper they were delivering an order for Door Dash when their GPS took them the wrong day down a long driveway. While they were sitting in their car trying to find the correct directions, a man fired multiple shots from a gun at them, one of which struck ...

Man charged with trafficking after Saturday traffic stop

PARKERSBURG - A Parkersburg man was charged Saturday with drug trafficking following a traffic stop near Lubeck, according to the Parkersburg Narcotics Task Force. Timothy C. Nay, 57, was arrested by agents of the task force after he was stopped on U.S. 50 near the Lubeck exit where a search ...

Marietta museums awarded over $3 million for restoration and renovations

MARIETTA - State Rep. Kevin Ritter, R-Marietta, announced last week that the Ohio Controlling Board approved funding for projects in Athens and Washington counties, including $1,825,000 to restore the Ohio River Museum and $2,884,000 for renovations of the Campus Martius Museum, according to a news release from his office. "The Ohio River Museum and Campus Martius Museum protect and illuminate important aspects of our local history and legacy on the state," Ritter said in the release, "I'm glad to see restoration efforts move forward with this funding.” Construction of the new Ohio ...

Smoot pretties itself for 100th anniversary

PARKERSBURG – Second-year apprentices from the International Painters and Allied Trades District 53 in West Virginia brought new life to the front doors at the Smoot Theatre in Parkersburg, where the historic show house is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The theater this month is ...

Tattoo convention kicks off Friday

MARIETTA — Tattoo artists and customers gathered Friday for the second Bizarre Bazaar Tattoo Convention, which has grown from a parking lot market into a weekend event featuring more than 100 artists. The three-day convention continues through Sunday at Tower Event & Conference Center, ...

Morrisey announces more than $4 million in Rural Health Transformation awards to Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced more than $4 million in West Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program (WV RHTP) awards to Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center, supporting a new mobile healthcare effort and additional provider productivity investments designed to expand access to care and strengthen healthcare delivery across central West Virginia. “The future of rural healthcare isn't just building healthcare around facilities. It's building healthcare around people,” Morrisey said. “This investment will help bring care closer to patients, expand ...