Five-Time Olympic Gold Medalist, Dr. Eric Heiden, speaks to PHS Sports in American Culture Class

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - This afternoon the Parkersburg High School Red Wing’s hosted their Red Wing workshop for grades K-5. Over sixty elementary schoolers gathered in the PHS gym to learn choreography to ‘Girls Just Wanna Have Fun’. Each grade will perform different sections of the song in front of a Parkersburg crowd on February 9.

Paul Sutton, 93, of Vincent, Ohio, died on Thursday, January 26, 2023. He was born in Hopkinsville, KY, to Edgar Thomas and Mina Lillian Durham Sutton. Paul received his Bachelor of Science and his Master’s from the University of Kentucky. He went on to get his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Iowa State University. During that time, he served his country in the U.S. Air Force, later retiring from the military as a Lt. Col. Paul spent some time in Japan as a photo interpreter for the Air Force. He was a recruiter for the U.S. Air Force Academy for many years in the Southeast Ohio area. Paul was a Professor of Agronomy for many years and loved to farm. He was a lifetime member of the Gelbvieh Cattle Association, national and Ohio.

Howard Keith Poole, 90, of Washington, WV, passed away on January 28, 2023, at Camden Clark Medical Center, WVU, following a brief illness. He was born on December 14, 1932, in Pennsboro, WV, the son of the late Elias Howard and Iva Gladys Dotson Poole. Howard graduated from Pennsboro High...

John Preston Robinson, 49, of Elizabeth, passed away on January 23, 2023, after an extended illness in Morgantown, WV. He was born in Warren, Ohio, a son to the late Valerie Neal Williams and John William Robinson, Jr. John, aka Brother John or Uncle John, was one of a kind.

Kelly Jean Shears, 56, of Tuppers Plains, OH, died Sunday, January 22, 2023, at her residence. She was born in Parkersburg, WV, a daughter of Sharon (Smith) Shears of Vienna, WV, and the late Fredrick Shears. Kelly graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1984, where she was a member of...

Sarah Ellen “Peggy” Dearth, 90, of Parkersburg, passed away on January 29, 2023, at Marietta Memorial Hospital. She was born June 8, 1932, in Belpre, OH, a daughter of the late Julius and Dora Gregg Odgen. Peggy was such a kind, wonderful person with a great smile that...

Linda “Sue” Clegg, 72, of Parkersburg, passed away peacefully on January 29th after an extended illness. A daughter of the late Lewis and Mollie Newton Yonaley. She grew up in Newport, Ohio. After getting married, she moved to Parkersburg, where she had resided for over 50 years. Sue...

Mary E. Nelson, 80, of Belpre, born May 12, 1942, passed away January 23, 2023, at Ohio Health Grant Medical Center, Columbus, OH. She leaves many friends and loved ones. Her adopted family, daughter Lucy Stephens; granddaughter Irene Stephens “Sis,” grandson Charles Stephens Jr. “Bub” and his 3 children; great granddaughter Abby, great-grandsons Ciajah and Joey; friends Fred Brady, Chrissy Brandenberry, Nancy Blatt, Tina Byers, Karen Byers, Bob Mason, roommate Vicki Barns and her traveling nurse Laverne Rohr.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - In just a week the 14 year contract of A Work of Heart will come to an end. Something the business wasn’t expecting but has decided to take a positive outlook on the decision. “We’re obviously sad but we’ve come to accept the decision,” said...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Starting a new series Igniting the Conversation: The cost of firefighting, WTAP takes a closer look at January being designated as Firefighter Cancer awareness month. As more studies are being done, it’s been found that the most prevalent danger facing firefighters isn’t running into a burning...

Mary Sue Hannah (Sue), 68, Passed away at the Clay Health Care Center, Big Otter, WV, on January 24, 2023. Sue was born January 30, 1954, in Roane County, to the late Preston McCumbers and the late Thelma King McCumbers. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia State Legislature is considering legislation to prohibit obscene materials in or near public schools in the state. Senate Bill 252, sponsored by Wood County Senator Mike Azinger, seeks to prohibit obscene matter within 2,500 feet of any public school library, classroom, or building. The language of the bill does not describe any exceptions to this prohibition for businesses, public libraries or other structures that fall within 2,500 feet of public schools. Consequently, it’s possible the bill, if passed, could affect the materials available in Wood County libraries, as each library in the county is within 2,500 feet of a public school.

RACINE, Ohio (WTAP) - A teacher at the Southern Local Junior High School in Racine, Ohio is under investigation by the district superintendent and the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office. Captain Frank Stewart of the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that his department is in the middle of an investigation...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Patrick Lee Munday of Parkersburg has been processed by the Parkersburg Police Department with one count of armed robbery. Police accuse Munday of robbing the Michael’s. He also was found to be connected to a previous attempted robbery at the Dollar General on Pike St....

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department arrested a suspect who planned to shoot Ripley Middle School. Jackson Co. officials say that they responded to a call late Sunday afternoon about a potential school shooting at Ripley Middle School. Deputies found the posts being made by...

POMEROY, Ohio (WTAP) - The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing elderly man. According to Captain Frank Stewart, on Sunday, January 29, the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing elderly male. The male is identified as Clinton M. Dinguss and is described as being 73 years of age, approximately 5′6″ tall and 180 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes.

GALLIA COUNTY, OH. (WTAP) - A man has been taken into custody following a barricaded standoff in Gallia County Sunday morning. In a news release by Gallia County Sheriff, Matt Champlin, just after 6:30 Sunday morning Gallia County Sheriff’s Office responded to Hawthorn Lane, Sprinfield Township on a report of a man who had a firearm and threatening to use it on himself.