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Federal assistance for July 21 storms approved for Pleasants, Ritchie counties

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CHARLESTON - Pleasants and Ritchie counties have been approved for federal Individual Assistance from severe storms on July 21 that included tornadoes and flooding, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced this weekend. At least three tornadoes starting in Washington County and on the ground at the same time went over the Ohio River near Pleasants County and continued east into Ritchie and Doddridge counties. Lewis and Upshur counties were previously approved for assistance with the effects of the storms. Assistance will help eligible homeowners and renters with the costs of recovering and ...

Ohio woman accused of shooting daughter enters insanity plea

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - A Belmont woman accused of killing her 1-year-old daughter last week pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Friday. Autum Sky Palmer, 20, also known as Autum Stotelmyer pleaded Friday morning in Belmont County Common Pleas Court where she is charged in the ...

Akron Children’s and Frontier Local launch in-school health partnership

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NEW MATAMORAS - Students returning to school on Aug. 20 in the Frontier Local School District will have access to a variety of pediatric-focused health services through a new partnership between the district and Akron Children’s School-Based Health Centers. “With a parent’s consent, a nurse practitioner can provide a wide range of medical exams and services to students in person or through telehealth,” said Dr. Lisa Miyatake, medical director of school-based health services for Akron Children’s. “SBHC is a very successful and proven approach to keeping children healthy in ...

Parkersburg City Council to vote on forever chemical filtration funding, design

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PARKERSBURG – Members of Parkersburg City Council are expected to vote Tuesday on the first readings of ordinances authorizing the funding, design and construction of upgrades to remove forever chemicals from drinking water provided by the Parkersburg Utility Board. The ordinances are among legislation on the agenda for the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building. The project, which is projected to cost $25,746,000, would utilize a granular activated carbon filtration system to remove chemicals like C8, also known as ...

Ohio man killed in accident on Interstate 77

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PARKERSBURG – An Ohio man died after a single-vehicle accident that closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 77 near the Emerson Avenue exit to Parkersburg on Sunday afternoon. A 2025 Chevrolet Equinox traveling north on I-77 near the 180.2 mile marker ran off the left side of the road into the earth median before rolling, according to a release from the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. A passenger in the vehicle, 57-year-old Michael Todd Walker of Carrollton, Ohio, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, Wendy Sue Walker, 56, also of Carrollton, was taken to WVU Medicine ...