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Auville resigning as manager of Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport

WILLIAMSTOWN – The manager at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport is resigning. Ben Auville, who has served as manager at the airport since December 2022, announced his resignation to the Wood County Airport Authority on Thursday, citing family obligations as his reason for stepping down. He will officially step down before the end of the month. Auville had come to the airport after retiring from the U.S. Air Force following 20 years of service and he had experience with commercial and private aviation as well. He was a 1994 graduate of Parkersburg South High School and a graduate ...

Jobs cut as Greenbrier sacrifices casino to secure financing

CHARLESTON – The family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice told a federal judge that in order to secure its deal with a New York financier to satisfy debts owed to a Texas-based hotel company, it will shutter the Greenbrier’s popular casino temporarily as the deal awaits approval from state gaming ...

Parkersburg City Council advances water, zoning ordinances

PARKERSBURG — A proposal to rezone three parcels near 700 Rayon Drive advanced at Tuesday's Parkersburg City Council meeting despite an attempt to send it back to the Municipal Planning Commission. Council voted 6-2 to move the ordinance to a second reading, with Councilmen Roger Brown ...

State liaison assigned to Marion County following superintendent contract controversy

CHARLESTON — Marion County Schools avoiding becoming the latest school to be placed in a state of emergency or direct intervention by the West Virginia Board of Education, but it will be watched closely. The state Board of Education voted Wednesday during its regular monthly meeting in Charleston to direct State Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt to assign a liaison to Marion County Schools to ensure education officials there are executing corrective action plan following issues over the renewal of Marion County Schools Superintendent Donna Heston's contract. Alexandra Criner, ...

Picture This: Rising river

The Ohio River at Point Park in Parkersburg has risen some since heavy rains hit the area Tuesday. The area remains under a flood warning until 8 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service in Charleston, as flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. ...