PARKERBURG – The Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley has announced a new educational partnership formalized under its Partner In Education program between Coplin Health Systems and the Caperton Center for Applied Technology. The collaboration bridges regional career and technical ...
WARDENSVILLE – Citizen and environmental groups have filed a federal injunction to halt construction on a new section of Corridor H, just weeks after the state awarded a contract to build it. The Stewards of the Potomac Highlands and the Virginia Wilderness Committee filed the motion for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court's Northern District of West Virginia. The move follows the West Virginia Division of Highways awarding an $85.4 million contract in July to begin work on the new section. The lawsuit alleges that the Federal Highway Administration failed to ...
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Bed For Every Head, a program of Riverstone Community Services serving West Virginia, is expanding to Ohio, beginning in Washington County. “Bed For Every Head was created because where a child lives should not determine whether there is a realistic path to getting that child a bed,” said Titus Swan, founder and chief executive of the West Virginia State Hospital Initiative, Inc. Riverstone Community Services is the community services arm of the West Virginia State Hospital Initiative, Inc. WVSHI began with historical research, preservation, education, and ...
MARIETTA — While local schools have already welcomed students back, downtown Marietta is marking the start of the new academic year with its First Friday Back to School event, hosted by Marietta Main Street from 5-9 p.m. This monthly event provides late shopping, live music, pop-up ...
PARKERSBURG – Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard recently addressed county commissioners about the way the budget is calculated for an assessor’s office fund that had an estimated $357,000 shortfall. A letter provided by Woodyard to commissioners says more information is needed to determine the source of the error. The sheriff also discussed money labeled as recorded in “incorrect accounting categories” within his department’s tax office. Wood County Assessor John Kelly has been looking at ways to address the shortfall by cutting expenses, having already let two people go ...
VIENNA — The Wood County Sheriff's Department is seeking a Vienna man for allegedly making threats against others. In a Facebook post made Wednesday, the sheriff's department said they are looking for Andrew James Strock who lives in the Vienna area. They are seeking him in connection with an ongoing investigation involving threats made against individuals associated with a child custody matter, including references to government officials. Strock is wanted on a warrant involving two felony Terroristic Threats charges as well as one felony court capias warrant. "Anyone who knows ...
