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Neil McCoy returns to Ohio to headline show following a demolition derby
Neil McCoy is returning to Ohio to headline a show following a demolition derby. McCoy will be in Beallsville, Ohio at the Outback Motorsports Track on July 20. The event will feature a demolition derby at 4pm with the band Deep Down Country to perform before McCoy. Tickets are $30 with gates opening at 10am. […]
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...
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.
West Virginia and Ohio could see severe weather including hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes
The National Weather Service out of Pittsburgh is issuing a warning of potential severe weather for parts of West Virginia and Ohio. Showers and thunderstorms will cross the region today with low pressure, according to the National Weather Service. “There remains a chance for a few strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, which […]
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.
WOUB Member Spotlight: Barbara Thorniley
ATHENS, OH – Barbara Thorniley lives in the home she grew up in and is a descendant of an Ohio pioneer. She is deeply connected to the Marietta community. “The Thorniley name can be found in the pages of Marietta history going all the way back to some of the earliest settlers,” said Thorniley. Marietta was the first organized American community in the Northwest Territory (named because it was north and west of the Ohio River) and served as a gateway into further westward expansion throughout the United States.
Flash Flood Warning for Monroe and Wetzel Counties
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – The National Weather Service out of Pittsburgh has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Wetzel county in West Virginia and Monroe County in Ohio until 4:45 AM Thursday. Very heavy rain from slow moving storms continues to fall across Wetzel and Monroe Counties. 1.5-2 inches of rain has already fallen with […]
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