Pleasants County, WV

Harvey H. Hatfield, 85, of St. Marys, WV, passed away May 16, 2022, at the Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born on Jan. 9, 1937, in Harrisville, WV, the son of the late Clyde O. and Vonda Gaston Hatfield. Harvey graduated from Weston High School with the class of...

ST. MARYS, W.Va. (WTAP) - Harvey H. Hatfield, 85, of St. Marys, WV, passed away May 16, 2022 at the Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born on January 9, 1937 in Harrisville, WV, the son of the late Clyde O. and Vonda Gaston Hatfield. Harvey graduated from Weston High...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Harvey H. Hatfield, 85, of St. Marys, WV, passed away May 16, 2022 at the Camden Clark Medical Center. He was born on January 9, 1937 in Harrisville, WV, the son of the late Clyde O. and Vonda Gaston Hatfield. Harvey graduated from Weston...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Gilmer, Calhoun, and Pleasants counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, LUCAS will be at:. • Gilmer County Senior Center in...

PARKERSBURG — Incumbent Michael Azinger, who currently holds one of two seats in the 3rd Senatorial District of West Virginia, will face Jody Murphy in the West Virginia Senate District 3 race in the general election. Azinger, of Vienna, and Delegate John R. Kelly of Parkersburg both represented the...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Primary election day in West Virginia is here. Voters in Wood, Pleasants and all counties in West Virginia head to the polls for Tuesday’s primary. Redistricting has changed things from West Virginia voters. Due to population losses, West Virginia lost one of its three U.S....

ST. MARYS, W.Va. (WTRF) — A barge went rogue Saturday afternoon on the Ohio River near St. Marys, West Virginia. The incident was captured on video by Mike Lynch. You can watch the barge drift uncontrolled down the river with a tugboat in pursuit. Lynch says the barge was eventually secured. 7NEWS reached out to […]

PLEASANTS COUNTY, W.Va. (WTAP) - Meet Gus! WTAP’s Pet of the Week!. Gus is a part hound and part lab mix, and he is from the Pleasants County Humane Society. Three-year-old Gus is an absolute pleasure to meet! Usually with his tongue hanging out, Gus is one of the happiest dogs at the humane society, and he is always looking to give someone a kiss. He is very friendly, and he is usually very good with kids.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A check presentation was held today on the grounds of the old St. Marys high school. The $100,000 check from the state of West Virginia was given to Pleasants County Development Authority in order to create a new business park on the old grounds. With infrastructure...

PLEASANTS COUNTY, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Pleasants County Board of Education announced the two winners of the County Personnel of the Year. Camaron Lancaster from St. Marys High School was named the County Teacher of the Year. Lancaster teaches American History and Civic Government for juniors and seniors at St....

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - There are a total of 19 schools that are receiving grants from the Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) for expanded mental health services. Of the 19, these include Belmont Elementary and St. Marys Elementary in Pleasants County, Blennerhassett Middle and Jackson Middle in Wood...

Energy Harbor, the company owning Pleasants Power Station, has said the coal-fired power plant will be sold or closed. What does that mean for its surrounding communities? One West Virginia community ponders life after a coal-fired power plant appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.

ST. MARYS, W.Va. (WTAP) - A Pleasants County man is being charged with a felony for allegedly starving his dog to death. William Goff’s preliminary hearing was postponed in court Friday so he that could get connected with a lawyer. A criminal complaint states that officials found what appeared...

CHARLESTON — Eight additional deaths have been attributed to COVID-19 in West Virginia, including that of a Pleasants County resident. Three new deaths were reported Thursday by the state Department of Health and Human Resources: an 80-year-old woman from Pleasants County, an 84-year-old man from Berkeley County and a 73-year-old man from Putnam County.

CHARLESTON — Citing an ongoing federal criminal investigation, the West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel wants Pleasants County Prosecuting Attorney Brian Carr’s law license for his role in dismissing certain misdemeanors in exchange for cash donations to a Christmas gift program. Rachel L. Fletcher Cipoletti, the chief lawyer...

CHARLESTON — Citing an ongoing federal criminal investigation, the West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel wants Pleasants County Prosecuting Attorney Brian Carr’s law license for his role in dismissing certain misdemeanors in exchange for cash donations to a Christmas gift program. Rachel L. Fletcher Cipoletti, the chief lawyer...

CHARLESTON – Citing an ongoing federal criminal investigation, the West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel wants Pleasants County Prosecuting Attorney Brian Carr’s law license for his role in dismissing certain misdemeanors in exchange for cash donations to a Christmas gift program. Rachel L. Fletcher Cipoletti, the chief lawyer...