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Picture This: Free Comic Book Day draws fans, families to shops

Business

VIENNA – Saturday was Free Comic Book Day, an annual event to promote reading and collecting comics that sees stores like Asylum Comics in Marietta and Lost Legion Games & Comics – The Vault in Vienna offer free promotional issues to customers. The event is accompanied by sales and ...

More filings in Greenbrier Resort case

Business

CHARLESTON - Attorneys for a Texas-based hotel company filed new documents in federal court over the weekend amending their requests for a judge to place U.S. Sen. Jim Justice's Greenbrier Resort into receivership and block any interference by the Justice family in the historic hotel's ...

Memorial Health Foundation awards $15K to Red Cross

Community News

MARIETTA – The American Red Cross Ohio River Valley Chapter has received a $15,000 Community Impact grant to improve how blood is collected for local patients from the Memorial Health Foundation. The contribution, made ahead of the summer months when the Red Cross often sees a dip in blood ...

Hune Covered Bridge rehabilitation project approved

Community News

MARIETTA - Washington County Commissioners this week approved the rebid for the Hune Covered Bridge rehabilitation project. The lowest of two bidders, The Righter Co., bid $2,463,197, which was within 10% of the engineer’s estimate. The Righter Co. made a bid in March but it exceeded ...

Azinger challenged by Fehrenbacher in West Virginia Senate primary

Local News

PARKERSBURG – The two Republican candidates vying for the West Virginia Senate District 3 seat say they are focused on economic development and cutting taxes. Incumbent Sen. Mike Azinger, R-Wood, is being challenged by Del. Bob Fehrenbacher, R-Wood. Azinger, 61, is a local businessman, ...

Elephant Wars: Capito, Morrisey weigh in on W.Va. statehouse races

Local News

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito are supporting different GOP statehouse candidates in the May 12 primary election, as affiliated groups increasing their spending on races. On Thursday, Morrisey put out a call on his personal social media ...