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No recycling pickup in Vienna until May 28
VIENNA — There will be no recycling pickup in Vienna the weeks of May 13-17 and May 20-24, due to the recycling center being closed for maintenance. Customers may put recycling materials in their trash or hold it until the week of May 28-31, city officials said. There will...
Belpre Board of Education putting renewal levy on November ballot
BELPRE — The Belpre City Schools Board of Education will be placing a renewal emergency levy on the November ballot after the measure failed to pass during Ohio’s primary election in March. The school board voted at its monthly meeting Thursday to pass a resolution of necessity for...
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...
Cunningham-Matheny art on display at downtown Parkersburg WesBanco
PARKERSBURG — Kimberly Cunningham-Matheny was first introduced to art at Hamilton Junior High School by her art teacher Carol Goldstein and continued her art studies at Parkersburg High School with Richard Hackett and Ken Gilbert, both were locally well-known artists and teachers in the Mid-Ohio Valley. The Cunningham-Matheny art...
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...
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...
Backyard Gardener: Colonial ‘kitchen gardens’ offer taste of history
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! This week I want to discuss planting a historical or Colonial Kitchen garden. The Wood County Master Gardeners planted a kitchen garden at Henderson Hall, near Williamstown. This was the home of the Henderson family in Williamstown for five generations. Vegetables and herbs grown in the Heritage Garden were based on letters from the Henderson family researched by Master Gardener volunteers.
Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Announcements
Tickets are now on sale for the Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 induction banquet. The banquet will be held 6 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at the Grand Pointe Center in Vienna. Tickets are $50 per person and the deadline for purchase is May 26. Tickets can...
Parkersburg officials recognize local law enforcement for National Police Week
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Parkersburg and Wood County officials recognized Peace Officers Memorial Day and the beginning of National Police Week on Monday with a ceremony recognizing local law enforcement. Vienna Police Chief and Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Mike Pifer led the ceremony, which started outside the Wood...
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, […]
‘You never know:’ Local athletes hope to shine at state track meet
PARKERSBURG — Although area big school programs aren’t expected to bring back any team hardware from the annual state track meet that begins this afternoon at Laidley Field in Charleston, there are a plethora of thinclads who should be able to find their way to the podium. A...
McCormick is the unofficial winner for Parkersburg City Council District 4 republican primary
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Patrick McCormick has been chosen as the unofficial winner for Parkersburg City Council District #4 republican primary. His opponent was Nikki Lawson and McCormick won 89 to 45. McCormick is thankful for all the voters and is now onto more campaigning for the November election. “I...
Paul Jordan wins second term as mayor of Williamstown
PARKERSBURG – Incumbent Williamstown Mayor Paul Jordan defeated challenger Jim Stage in the Williamstown mayor race, with all 69 precincts reporting in final unofficial results. Jordan defeated Stage 546 to 274. Stage and City Clerk Stephanie Stengel were awaiting the results at the Wood County Courthouse Tuesday evening. Stage...
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.
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