Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel visited the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers’ Coalition (AOMC) Training Center in Marietta Thursday as part of his WorkOhio Job Connector Tour. The WorkOhio regional program launched in January and is intended for those searching for jobs and or seeking ...
CHARLESTON - U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, who easily secured the confidence of registered Republicans in West Virginia to seek a third six-year term, called for unity among West Virginia Republicans heading into the November general elections. During a press call with West Virginia ...
MARIETTA – Soon family members who lost a loved one in military service will be able to make benefit claims by presenting their driver's license or state identification card. Rep. Kevin Ritter, R, Marietta, introduced the Gold Star driver's license bill that makes it possible. “I met a couple of different Gold Star Families over the last six months and in speaking with them the one thing that stuck with me was to claim any benefits their son or daughter earned before being killed in the military, they have to actually have to present the death certificate," he said. “What I ...
PARKERSBURG – Wood County officials are going to be looking at different ways of conducting elections in the future, including the possibility of consolidating voting locations while a missing thumb drive from the election has been located. Wood County Clerk Joe Gonzales appeared before Wood County Commissioners Jimmy Colombo and Jim Hamric on Thursday to discuss some of the challenges his office, as well as other county clerks around the state, have been having in holding elections. Commission President Blair Couch was absent from Thursday’s meeting. Gonzales talked about some ...
CHARLESTON - The U.S. Department of Justice said in a legal filing Thursday that it has the right to access unredacted voter registration files held by the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office. Attorneys for the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a memorandum Thursday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in response to a motion filed at the end of April by attorneys for Secretary of State Kris Warner, which sought to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the DOJ seeking unredacted voter registration files. Harmeet K. Dhillon, a U.S. assistant attorney ...
The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation announced Thursday that the May 5, 2026 Give Local MOV campaign raised more than $550,000 in 24 hours, surpassing last year’s record of $531,385. The 13th annual event supported 59 nonprofit organizations and thousands of individual donors for what the PACF called "a high-energy day of digital generosity. "From animal welfare and environmental protection to arts, education, and human services, the funds raised will stay right here in the region to address critical needs and enhance the local quality of life," the foundation ...
