PARKERSBURG – Wood County Commissioners said they will not approve a proposed 5% increase in property valuations to help make up for a budget shortfall discovered by the county assessor’s office. “The proposed 5% increase in valuations is dead," Commission President Blair Couch said ...
PARKERSBURG — The West Virginia State Honey Festival will return to Parkersburg City Park this weekend with honey tastings, live beehive demonstrations, entertainment, children’s activities and a new glow-themed 5K. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. ...
ST. MARYS – Assistance is available for Pleasants and Ritchie County residents who lost employment or self-employment as a result of severe storms and flooding last month. Gov. Patrick Morrisey and WorkForce West Virginia announced this week that disaster unemployment benefits are available to eligible state residents in those counties. “Families and businesses in these communities are still dealing with the consequences of the July storms, and for some West Virginians that includes losing their ability to earn a paycheck,” Morrisey said in a news release. “Expanding this ...
CHARLESTON – A former teacher and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts related to grooming and sexual activity with a minor. Elliott Pritt, 36, of Oak Hill, is charged with sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and enticement of a child, and tampering with a witness, victim or informant, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Moore Capito. Pritt was arrested July 22 on the enticement charge and resigned from the House less than a week later. He was elected in ...
PARKERSBURG - As the new school year approaches, several local schools welcome new principals: Cindy Oxender (Emerson Elementary), Jeff Hardman (Lubeck Elementary), Brandon Lack (assistant principal at Marietta High School), Jordan Moore (Belpre Elementary) and Tim Fleming (Waterford High ...
PARKERSBURG – As the new semester gets underway at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, the college once again is stressing how their students are at the center of what they do as well as taking a moment to remember a faculty member who had a huge impact on the school. President Torie Jackson addressed the Board of Governors during their regular meeting on Tuesday which was also the first day of classes for students for the fall semester. “As we welcomed faculty and staff back for the fall semester this week, we intentionally centered our opening session on the reason this ...
