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Flooding destroyed 33 homes in Upshur, Lewis

BUCKHANNON – Last week's flooding in Upshur and Lewis counties destroyed 33 homes, West Virginia's Senate and Congressional representatives said in a letter to President Donald Trump. The letter, dated Saturday and signed by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both R-West ...

The Baileys Trail System officially complete

ATHENS – The Baileys Trail System in Athens County is officially complete. Community leaders, partners, and supporters gathered last week to commemorate the completion of all 88 miles of the Baileys Trail System. The celebration included the ribbon cutting for the new Buchtel-Snow Fork ...

Picture This: Indivisible MOV holds vigil for those killed by ICE

About 20 people attended a vigil Saturday held by Indivisible MOV in remembrance of two men shot and killed this month by U.S Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers. The event took place at the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Marietta, where speakers called for a stop to ...

Man arrested after driving through barricade in Upshur County

BUCKHANNON – An Upshur County man was arrested Sunday for driving through a barricaded section of a flood-damaged road, Sheriff J. Michael Coffman said. On Sunday, “deputies with the Upshur County Sheriff’s Office arrested Larry Christopher Alderman, 53, of French Creek, West Virginia, ...

Local students on OU honor rolls

Ohio University at Athens has announced its President's, Dean's and Provost's lists. Undergraduate students with 4.0 GPA for the given semester with a minimum of 12 credit hours attempted for letter grades that are used to calculate GPA are named to the President’s List. Students on the President's List are Niki Adcock of Ripley, Eleni Angelos of Parkersburg, Jarrett Armstrong of Cutler, Emily Arnold of Marietta, Avery Baker of Marietta, Kasie Bibbie of Belpre, Ben Bishop of Coolville, Abigail Blaney of Vincent, Sami Blaney of Vincent, Gavin Bosgraf of Williamstown, Chloe Brown of ...