Bristol Florence, right, was recognized as a 2026 Knight of the Golden Horseshoe in June by the Wood County Historical and Preservation Society. Florence was a student at Edison Junior High School where she was a member of the History Bowl team and is involved in 4-H. She will be attending ...
MINERAL WELLS — Months of feeding, training and caring for animals culminated Saturday as young exhibitors gathered for the Wood County 4-H and FFA Summer Showcase and Livestock Sale. The sale, held at the Wood County 4-H Camp on Butcher Bend Road, concluded a week during which ...
PARKERSBURG – Heavy rains hit the area Saturday and another air quality alert was issued on Sunday. A flash flood warning was issued for the area on Saturday as there were periods of heavy rain throughout the day. The warning area included parts of Washington, Pleasants, Ritchie, Wirt and Wood counties. Just before 7 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service in Charleston reported Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing rainfall totals of 2-4 inches across the warning area. The National Weather Service in Charleston reported the Wood County Airport received .53 inches, ...
PARKERSBURG – As the area gets over smoke from the recent Peoples Cartage warehouse fire, smoke has moved in from wildfires in Canada, which now impacting Mid-Ohio Valley air quality. Officials in both West Virginia and Ohio are warning people to take precautions as the effects can be seen ...
MORGANTOWN – The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure (RETI) Consortium – led by WVU in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and more than 60 regional partners – will receive up to $160 million over the next decade from the National ...
WHEELING – Neither the White House nor any federal intelligence agencies have informed West Virginia officials that any election information in the state has been stolen or hacked, West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said Friday morning. Warner said he “needs proof” that there has been any widespread election fraud in the state. He also encourages anyone with doubts about West Virginia’s election system to become a poll worker. In an address to the nation Thursday night, President Donald Trump alleged China and some other countries had been obtaining the voting ...
