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McElroy named 2023 Marietta Officer of the Year
MARIETTA — The Marietta Police Department honored one of its own Monday morning as it kicked off National Police Week by holding a ceremony to name its 2023 Officer of the Year. Police Chief Katie Warden stood in front of the memorial to fallen Washington County police officers on...
New mini golf course coming to Parkersburg
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A new mini golf course will be coming to Parkersburg on Wednesday. The course will be 9 holes but the owner has hopes in expanding to an 18 hole course. The course is a natural layout with obstacles including rocks and hills that are naturally built...
St. Marys: Working together to address community needs
Jennifer White and Allen Thacker say their community is struggling with inadequate housing and jobs, like many other places in West Virginia. St. Marys: Working together to address community needs appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
Songwriter Series to feature ‘Two Wharffs and a Moon’
MARIETTA — The Songwriter Series,with host and songwriter Moon Mullen, will welcome father and son songwriters Joe Wharff and Jack Wharff to the Lafayette Hotel at 8 p.m. Friday to benefit the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley. The “Two Wharffs & a Moon” session is the sixth in...
Officials confirm tornado struck in Wood County last week
WOOD COUNTY — The National Weather Service in Charleston has confirmed a tornado touched down east of Parkersburg Thursday lasting three minutes between 8:19 and 8:21 p.m. A release from the weather service said the tornado traveled 3.4 miles from North Hills to Belmont, had a maximum width of 250 yards and had a peak wind strength of 90 mph.
Marietta Noon Lions seeking volunteers for Bridge of Heroes
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Marietta Noon Lions is bringing back their annual Bridge of Heroes display to the Putnam St. bridge. Over 200 flags will be placed across the bridge each with their own individual story. Each flag that is placed has a sponsor attached to support a local veteran, on the flags they will have the veteran’s name, branch, years of service and a specific honor.
United Way shoe collection drive comes down to final stretch
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The local United Way Alliance is coming to the final stretch of their equal footing shoe fund. The shoe fund was created to help local children in the nine counties the local United Way covers find shoes as the school year goes on. The collection drive...
One man arrested after stabbing another man
PARKERSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One man has been arrested for stabbing another man. According to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday, May 10, 2024, at 10:58 PM Wood County 911 received a complaint of a stabbing that had occurred at a residence on Red Peak Circle in Parkersburg. Deputies responded and found Tadd Wyrick, […]
Lindsey leads Hendershot for Magistrate Court open seat
PARKERSBURG – Don Lindsey held a nearly 300-vote lead over Debbie Hendershot in the race for an open Wood County Magistrate seat with all 69 precincts reporting in final primary election unofficial results Tuesday. Lindsey, a former police officer and Parkersburg Police Department homeless coordinator, received 3,904 votes to...
Schenkel provides details on $9.4M riverfront projects
MARIETTA — The City of Marietta Community Development department has shared more information about the projects for which the city received $9.4 million in Appalachian Community Grant Program funds from Gov. Mike DeWine on May 6 to redevelop Ohio Riverfront Park as part of the new Ohio’s Wonderful Waterways Initiative.
Free admission for first 200 kids Saturday at Discovery World
PARKERSBURG — Admission to Discovery World on Market will be free to the first 200 children on Saturday for International Museum Day, in partnership with WVU Medicine Camden Clark. “We are excited our local community hospital sees the value of engaging children in S.T.E.M. education and supports Discovery World...
Kathy Hinkley is May’s Jan Dils Golden Apple Award Winner
VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - May’s Jan Dils Golden Apple Award Winner, and the last winner of the school year, is Kathy Hinkley of Vienna Elementary School. “I knew starting in second grade that I wanted to be a teacher and I never wavered. I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. So this means everything, yes. I love my job. I could not imagine doing anything else,” Hinkley explained.
Parkersburg: Partisanship gets in the way of real solutions to homelessness, addiction
Jessica Siefert runs the Parkersburg Art Center and said the downtown is still feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Parkersburg: Partisanship gets in the way of real solutions to homelessness, addiction appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
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