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Four-letter word every Federal Hocking graduate needs to know
STEWART — Federal Hocking High School’s Class of 2024 celebrated its commencement service on a sunny Sunday afternoon. “Pomp and Circumstance” played as the seniors marched into the Lancers’ gymnasium and took their seats in front of a big crowd filled with family, friends, faculty and staff — the whole Fed Hock community. Class of 2024’s co-valedictorians are Magnolia Ballew, Emma Lucas and Trenton Wilkes, and co-salutatorians are Emma Amlin...
Central Falls In Wild Regional Opener At Williamstown
WILLIAMSTOWN,W.Va. (WTRF) – Wheeling Central built a 14-3 lead over Williamstown in game one of the Class A Region One Championship, only to see the Yellow Jackets rally for the 17-16 win. The Maroon Knights led 16-7 in the bottom of the sixth, the Jackets would score four in the sixth and then six in […]
Mid-Ohio Valley student to study abroad through scholarship
PARKERSBURG – An undergraduate student from Parkersburg at West Virginia University has received the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship and will study languages abroad this summer. James Campbell, son of Kelly and Alan Campbell, was one of two students at WVU who received scholarships and will...
Movement Monday with Stacy! This week focuses on triceps
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Stacy Houser, the founder of Temple Challenge, stopped by Daybreak to share a few easy moves you can incorporate into your daily routine to help get you moving throughout the week. This week’s workout focuses on triceps with movements you can do with dumbbells. This...
Junior League of Parkersburg marking 100 years of service
PARKERSBURG — The Junior League of Parkersburg will observe its 100th anniversary with a celebration from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Blennerhassett Hotel in Parkersburg. The event will include hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar and a string duet to provide entertainment for the evening, Sherry Dugan, organizer, said.
Rain returns to end off the week
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - After waiting for the sunshine to return Thursday afternoon, we will unfortunately have to say goodbye to it once again. Cloud cover and rain will be returning to the Mid-Ohio Valley this morning and stick around through the rest of our Friday. Our morning commute will start off on the dry side, so it may trick some people in forgetting to bring the umbrella or rain jacket. The showers should be across all the Mid-Ohio Valley before 8 a.m. this morning. Rain will continue to be likely through the morning and then become a bit more scattered before noon. Activity will mostly be scattered through the afternoon before picking up again in the evening. Some heavy downpours will be possible and lead to some ponding on the roadways. Localized high water issues will be possible, but widespread flooding is not in the cards. The risk for heavy downpours will be very spotty.
Op-ed: Parkersburg officials DID listen to public on new facility
The concept of providing the community with a new pavilion began in 2018, when the city adapted a new Parks Master Plan. A series of 4 public forums was held, seeking input from PKB citizens as to what they would like to see in our parks. Many individual citizens mentioned different needs for indoor facilities. It was quickly apparent that constructing several buildings to fulfill all these needs would be too costly. At those same public forums many groups and individuals felt the current pavilion was too old and needed replaced. That is when city officials first began meshing the ideas into one, resulting in the conclusion that the best way to fulfill the majority of citizen requests was to replace the century-old pavilion with a new pavilion that could accommodate these needs.
AIM transportation solutions brings jobs to Wood County
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Aim transportation held their grand opening and job fair today in Parkersburg. At the job fair they were seeking employees interested in being a truck driver and diesel mechanic. Aim transportation is a company that spans as far west as Arizona and as east as Buffalo....
The Taste of Parkersburg is almost here
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Taste of Parkersburg will be held May 18th from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Bicentennial Park. There are more than 70 volunteers helping out to make this an exciting and fantastic day and not to mention all the food!. There will be many local...
Wood County Magistrate Court
PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on May 3-5: * Roger William Kyle, 2030 Dutch Central Road, Rockport, pleaded guilty to a red-light violation and fined $181.48. * Damian Allen Hodge, 803 33rd St., Vienna, pleaded guilty to speeding and fined $196.48. *...
Let Pavilion pave way to Parkersburg’s future
I have been listening to the residents of Parkersburg on both sides of the pavilion issue. This includes multiple in-person conversations, listening to Mayor Joyce and members of city council, and reading the plethora of social media debates. After disregarding the misinformation regarding this project, I am hearing two basic motivations driving the arguments of placement of the new community center. The first motivation is financial. Mayor Joyce and the City Council have clearly outlined the process and reasoning they have used in the decision-making process and show that the new building replacing the existing pavilion will not put the burden of higher tax rates on the residents of Parkersburg. In fact, by replacing the pavilion, a great deal of the maintenance costs of dealing with a 100-year-old building will be eliminated. The second motivation I am hearing is emotional. When you have a public building that has been in place for over a hundred years — a building that contains the memories of thousands of residents from thousands of different events, there is an inevitable tug at the heartstrings at the thought of tearing it down. Human beings like permanence. And just because something is old doesn’t mean you throw it away.
Op-ed: Very ‘Welcome’ news!
Over 7000 people! That was the number of visitors who entered our Welcome Center at 113 Ann St. in the first full year at the new location. Compare that to the 701 visitors we greeted at our old location in 2019, the last full year prior to COVID. What does that mean in real terms? Ten times the number of people equals ten times the number of opportunities to tell those people about our great attractions, events, and activities, as well as our unique restaurants and shops.
WVU Medicine Camden Clark honors employees at annual recognition dinner
PARKERSBURG — WVU Medicine Camden Clark hosted its annual Employee Recognition Dinner and Award Ceremony on May 14 to honor employees for their service and dedication to the Mid-Ohio Valley and surrounding communities. Employees were honored during the event in conjunction with Camden Clark’s Hospital Week themes, “Celebrating the...
Waverly Activity Center hosts bluegrass jam session
WAVERLY, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Waverly Activity Center hosted its second bluegrass jam session on Sunday afternoon. Guitarists, fiddlers, mandolinists, and more gathered in the gymnasium of the former elementary school from two to four to pick, pluck, and sing. Activity Center Executive Director Tracey Davis said they started doing...
Stacy Family Farm celebrates a decade of Reno strawberries
RENO, Ohio (WTAP) - Stacy Family Farm is looking back on a decade of Reno strawberries. The Stacy family first started growing strawberries at their Reno farm in 2014, two years after they purchased the property. On the weekend of May 18, the farm hosted an event to celebrate those ten years. In addition to the usual berry picking, people could enjoy food trucks and participate in raffles.
Taste of Parkersburg gives downtown extra flavor for a day
PARKERSBURG — The 17th annual Taste of Parkersburg was held in Bicentennial Park Saturday evening with about 4,000 attendees, according to Downtown PKB Director Amanda Stevens. The event, put on by Downtown PKB, offered a variety of beverages and food from the local area. It also included music from...
Remarkable: Police officers are credits to their departments
You don’t have to look very hard to find stories across the country of law enforcement officers whose mistakes (or bad behavior) bring shame upon their entire departments. But here in the Mid-Ohio Valley, you don’t have to look very hard to find officers of whom their departments can be proud. This week we got to learn a little more about two of them, as they were named officers of the year in their respective departments.
Meet Buddy! WTAP’s Pet of the Week!
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Meet Buddy! WTAP’s Pet of the Week!. Buddy is a 2 and a half old hound mix from the Humane Society of the Ohio Valley. He has been at HSOV since April of 2024. Buddy is a very energetic and active dog. He is perfect...
Congratulations, graduates!
Many, many students all over the country are getting ready to say “goodbye” to high school days and proceed to their next step in life. It is a very exciting time of their lives along with family enjoyment and anticipation. We have three granddaughters graduating from high school...
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