CHARLESTON – Incoming Ravenswood High School senior Blaine Hoff is the 2026 winner of the Dr. James R. Dunphy Memorial Scholarship, the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra announced Tuesday. Hoff successfully auditioned and interviewed for the scholarship, which offers private music lessons ...
CHARLESTON – Several Republican members of the West Virginia Legislature are encouraging the state’s two U.S. senators to back a ban on greyhound racing included in the latest version of the federal farm bill, while two lawmakers from Ohio County expressed support for the industry. In a ...
PARKERSBURG – Members of Parkersburg City Council rejected - by one vote - an appeal of the determination that a petition for a referendum on the city’s proposed sanitation contract was insufficient. “You can vote for sufficiency, and let's get this over with,” said Edward Escandon, ...
PARKERSBURG – Wood County is the latest county in West Virginia reached by a statewide group that distributes complete beds for qualifying households. The Bed for Every Head program through Riverstone Community Services, part of the West Virginia State Hospital Initiative Inc., last week ...
MARTINSBURG - Elizabeth Romanek beamed as she was crowned the winner of the Miss West Virginia Competition at Airborne Church on Saturday night. Her win was not a surprise to many, after the Miss Morgantown contestant won the talent portion of the competition during its preliminary round. Her jazz routine to Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing," was precise and dynamic - as was the case with the rest of her presentation on the competition stage. For Romanek, the impression she hopes to make during her tenure as Miss West Virginia will be one of genuineness. "I hope people ...
PARKERSBURG – Wood County Magistrate Court recently released the following reports on May 8: * Brandy Dawn Sartor, 3668 Buck Run Road, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of obstructing an officer and trespassing. Her bond was set at $1,100. * Sarah Kimberly Middleton, 509 Buckeye St., Apt. 202B, Parkersburg, was arraigned on charges of second-offense driving while license is suspended or revoked and failure to stop at a traffic control device. She was released on a $500 personal recognizance bond. * Ashley Nicole McClead, Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of domestic battery ...
