Ohio State

Wood County, WV

Parkersburg, WV

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Warren school band boosters held their semi-annual craft fair this afternoon. An event that has been happening for about 45 years now. “The Warren band boosters started one of the craft fairs in this whole entire area about 45 years ago,” said Assistant Director, Stephen Collins.

Warren School band boosters hosts semi-annual craft fair

West Virginia State

Vienna, WV

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Laura Bowen won first place for Best Documentary/ In-depth Coverage in the 2022 Virginia’s Associated Press Broadcasters Awards!. She received this award for her coverage of the Vienna baseball fields and the Vienna Recreation and Improvement Association also known as the VRIA. Thirty-nine news organizations...

WTAP’s Laura Bowen wins first place prize in the 2022 Virginias A.P Broadcast Awards

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia State Bar has announced new officers and members of their Board of Governors and includes attorneys from Parkersburg. Angela N. Brunicardi-Doss has been elected to the State Bar’s Board of Governors. John M. Isner has been elected a member of the State...

Local attorneys elected as WV State Bar offices, members

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - WTAP meteorologists are calling for wind gusts that could reach up to 60 MPH on Saturday. Many were questioning if this weather would have any impact on the upcoming annual Easter parade. “The parade is still on. It will start at 2 o clock but the...

13th annual Easter parade plans to continue on despite reports of strong winds

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Meet Boone! WTAP’s Pet of the Week! He joins us from the Humane Society of Parkersburg!. Boone is a 1.5 year old Coonhound mix who around weighs 42 pounds. Boone came to the shelter as a stray on December 2, 2022. Boone loves treats! He...

Meet Boone! WTAP’s Pet of the Week!

Ripley, WV

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) -The Ripley Spring Chocolate Festival is coming up this weekend. The community-oriented event is on Saturday, April 1, at Ripley Elementary School and caters to all ages. The event begins at 8 a.m. with the Tunnel to Towers 5K which honors and supports first responders. The Chocolate...

Ripley Spring Chocolate Festival offers sweet treats and more

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - With the upcoming wind storm AEP Ohio are preparing for more outages. With winds expected to reach 30 to 35 mph and gusts around 55 mph there is a chance for power outages again this weekend. Even though the winds aren’t here yet, there are some...

AEP Ohio on how to prepare for power outages

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - At 5:10 a.m. on Saturday morning a call came in of a structure fire on Loomis Ridge Rd. There were no reports of any injuries from the fire. But the house is a total loss. The last official that left the scene reportedly left at 1:12...

House on Loomis Ridge Rd is a total loss after fire

Sharon E. Ball, 79, of Vienna died March 28, 2023 at the Camden-Clark Medical Center. Sharon was born on July 11, 1943 in New Haven, WV and was the daughter of the late Charles and N. Maxine Stewart Kirby. Sharon retired as a Preschool Teacher after 40 years at Wayside...

Obituary: Ball, Sharon E.

Marietta, OH

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Demetrius Gearheart has officially signed with Marietta College to continue playing football as well as his academics at the next level. After a great career for the Patriots, Demetrius uses his skills on the gridiron to get himself a college education as well as continue his love for the game of football.

Demetrius Gearheart signs with Marietta College

Glenna Mae Renner, 88, of Parkersburg died March 30, 2023 at the Camden Clark Medical Center. Glenna was born on March 12, 1935 in Wirt County, WV and was the daughter of the late Albert and Iva Smith Ledsome. She retired as a school bus driver in Portage County, OH...

Obituary: Renner, Glenna Mae

Ellenboro, WV

Margaret Jean Hardman, 69, of Ellenboro, WV 26346, fell asleep in death, March 30, 2023 at Pine View Continuous Care, Harrisville, WV. She was born July 26, 1953 at Washington, DC, the daughter of the late George Curtin and Glenda Jean Lobaugh Polk. She was adopted by John Edwin and Margaret Elizabeth Cheuvront.

Obituary: Hardman, Margaret Jean

Cutler, OH

Vernon D. Luzader, 80, of Cutler, OH passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at home. He was born July 27, 1942 in Burnsville, WV to the late Ernest and Queen Luzader. Vernon served in the Army and retired from AMP Ohio. He enjoyed drinking a beer, visiting, and talking about the old days.

Obituary: Luzader, Vernon D.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The wind gusts weren’t what we expected today but they still caused some troubles throughout the area. Weather reports were calling for winds up to 60 MPH but the highest gust we saw was 40.5 MPH at 4:13 p.m. Mon power reported over three thousand...

High winds caused power outages and cancellations across the county

Pauline Elizabeth Scadden Smith, 76, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in St. Marys, WV, on April 27, 1946, she was a daughter of the late James and Ora Elder Scadden. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. The woman never met a stranger, and she enjoyed socializing with everyone she encountered. She enjoyed shopping, listening to country music, and receiving phone calls from her family and friends. She was an avid Nascar fan and enjoyed watching the soap opera “Days of Our Lives.” She had an amazing memory and told entertaining stories, sometimes with hint of exaggeration. Even in her final days, she told stories from throughout her life to those closest to her.

Obituary: Smith, Pauline Elizabeth

Belpre, OH

Henry L. Antill, 69, of Belpre passed away at 5:25pm, Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at Marietta Memorial Hospital. He was born June 6, 1953 in Marietta a son of the late Henry and Dorothy Mugrage Antill. On March 7 1973, he married Linda Friend who survives with their son Jamie...

Obituary: Antill, Henry L.

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Hall Financial Advisors Giving Group support area teachers

MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Hall Financial Advisors Giving Foundation donated over $16,000 in school supplies to approximately 150 grade school teachers in Washington...

Hall Financial Advisors Giving Group support area teachers

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