Staff Report MARIETTA — A radio play presentation of an episode from one of America’s most popular westerns will be presented 8 p.m. Friday online on Zoom by the Mid-Ohio Valley Players. Part of the WMOVP Radio Theatre social distancing theater initiative, the troupe will present “Cheap ...
ELIZABETH — Clients of the Wirt County Recovery Team now have access to dental and vision insurance thanks to a grant from the Sisters Health Foundation. A majority of the clients have Medicaid and coordinator Kim Richards said the grant will help bridge the gaps as that insurance does not ...
CHARLESTON — Autopsy results show the July death of an inmate at the Mount Olive Correctional Complex from an underlying health condition also involved complications from the COVID-19 virus, the state of West Virginia reported on Wednesday. Also, a more recent death of an inmate at Mount ...
Staff Report CHARLESTON — A fourth 200-plus increase in positive cases of the virus over a 24-hour period since Aug. 31 was reported on Wednesday by the West Virginia Department of Human Resources. As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, there has been 13,196 positive cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus, up ...
PARLERSBURG — As of Tuesday, Wood County phased into yellow on the county alert system for coronavirus cases, according to an update from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Wood County was previously operating under green, which indicated that there were 3 or less ...
Wood Magistrate PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Sept. 15: * Kenneth Allen Bay, 32, 45 Ruby Rd., Davisville, pleaded guilty to obstructing an officer and was assessed $220.25 in court fines. * Shane Kelley Stanley, 48, 710 Columbia Ave. Apt. ...
CHARLESTON — The color-coded school re-entry map parents and school officials rely on during the COVID-19 pandemic is changing yet again. Gov. Jim Justice held a rare online Tuesday briefing with reporters from the Capitol to explain the new County Alert System map. He also laid out new ...
PARKERSBURG — Wood County Magistrate Court released the following reports Sept. 11: * Madison Elizabeth Donaway, 22, 147 Fox Run, Apt. 21, Mineral Wells, was arraigned on a charge of battery and released on a personal recognizance bond. * Jennifer Rose Hopkins, 25, 800 Jackson Ave., ...
CHARLESTON — Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango, a Democratic candidate for governor in the Nov. 3 general election, called Tuesday for local control to return to counties on re-opening decisions. Salango criticized Gov. Jim Justice in a virtual press conference Tuesday morning prior to ...
PARKERSBURG – The Parkersburg Utility Board on Tuesday approved a permanent change to 12-hour shifts for water and wastewater treatment plant operators. During the board’s regular meeting, conducted in person and via the Microsoft Teams app, Manager Eric Bennett said the approximately 18 ...
CHARLESTON — The state of West Virginia is nearing 13,000 positive cases of the virus, according to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources on Tuesday. The department in its Tuesday morning update said there were 12,976 cases, an increase of 156 cases over the 24-hour ...
PARKERSBURG —A contractor at a Parkersburg skilled nursing facility tested positive for COVID-19. Eagle Pointe Skilled Nursing Center on 27th Street and the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department announced Tuesday evening that the individual had contact with a small number of patients at Eagle ...
RIPLEY — A Jackson County man who was recently arrested and charged with first-degree murder from an incident in June, had his preliminary hearing rescheduled in Jackson County Magistrate Court. A preliminary hearing was originally scheduled Monday before Magistrate Jacqueline R. Casto for ...
RAVENSWOOD — Several positive COVID-19 cases linked to Ravenswood Federal Credit Union were reported by the Jackson County Health Department. According to a press release from the the credit union, several employees tested positive and the Ravenswood location will be closed until Sept. 28. ...
PARKERSBURG — A man who was arrested and charged with making threats of terrorist acts last week after an armed standoff with law enforcement at the Vienna Volunteer Fire Department appeared via Skype before Wood County Magistrate Robin Waters on Tuesday afternoon. Brad Frum, the attorney ...
By TYLER BENNETT PARKERSBURG — As summer break ends and the school year begins in the Mid-Ohio Valley, drivers need to be on the lookout for buses and students as they travel to and from schools in their daily commute. While the number of students in in-person classes is down compared to ...
Staff Report MARIETTA — The Marietta Community Foundation has nearly reached the goal in its $60K for 6 campaign for schools for virus-related issues. The campaign was announced in August to raise $60,000 to be equally allocated to the six school systems in Washington County, Marietta City ...
PARKERSBURG — Members of the Blennerhassett Chapter of the Daughter of the American Revolution welcomed Becky Oppe as a new member during a brief welcoming ceremony at their monthly meeting on Sept. 12 at the Blennerhassett Museum. The program for the meeting was given by the DAR junior ...
PARKERSBURG — The following civil suits were filed in the office of the Wood County Circuit Clerk between March 16 to April 10: * Angela M. Coon v. Robin R. North * Peoples Bank v. Zachery Burdette * Geni B. Astorg v. Bernard Hissam, deceased; Mark Hissam; Nancy Cole; Linda Farrenkopf; Amy ...
PARKERSBUERG — West Virginia University at Parkersburg has been recognized as the most affordable college in the state by University HQ, the college announced. The rankings help students find the school that matches their budget and career path by comparing college tuition rates, degrees ...