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Grant Town Fireman’s Festival to be held this weekend
GRANT TOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - The Grant Town Volunteer Fire Department’s annual Fireman’s Festival is coming up this weekend!. The event will take place at the Grant Town Fire Department on Ballah Avenue on Saturday, July 27th from 3 to 7 p.m. and is packed full of education and fun for all ages.
Gold, Khourey & Turak host free town hall meeting on selling oil and gas rights
Moundsville, W.Va. (WTRF) – Many residents across the Ohio Valley have made some serious money selling off their mineral rights, but it’s not a process to take lightly. The law firm Gold, Khourey and Turak hosted a town hall meeting this evening to help the public answer critical questions. They focused on if selling your […]
Brooke County reverting to old names for four primary and intermediate schools
BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) — Starting next year, you’ll be seeing new names outside four Brooke County schools…but they may be the names you’re already using. Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Crook says this month the school board approved the change for its elementary schools. Brooke Primary North will become Hooverson Heights Primary, Brooke Intermediate North will […]
Wood County Adult Learning Center accepting used book donations
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Wood County Adult Learning Center is currently accepting donations of used books. According to Deanna Adis, an adult education instructor, these donations will be collected to help the learning center with one of its projects during Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, which will take place Sept. 16 through Sept. 20.
WVU 4-Star Target Eric Reibe Reveals Timeline in Recruitment
Eric Reibe, 2025 four-star center, spoke with WV Sports Now last weekend after revealing his top 11 schools. Reibe included West Virginia with a group of Connecticut, Creighton, Harvard, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oregon and Stanford. Reibe, 7-foot, does not have any visits officially scheduled for the...
JJ Quinerly, Jordan Harrison Discuss Impact of Iowa Game
In a game that drew millions of viewers and ultimately was one of the most-watched women’s college basketball contests of all time, people surrounding WVU women’s basketball still have their matchup vs Iowa in mind. After finishing the regular season 24-7, the Mountaineers made the NCAA tournament as...
Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office closes 34-year-old murder case; started over a pool game
CAMBRIDGE − Guernsey County Prosecutor Lindsey Angler was careful to say nothing can fix a family that has suffered the loss of a loved one at the hands of a murderer. “Nothing is going to repair the broken hearts of these family members,” she said when discussing the 1990 murder of Guernsey County resident James Bradley. “But if we can get them closure and some understanding of what happened, then it’s a good day.”
Belmont County Dog Park officially opens with an emotional surprise
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — The Belmont County Dog Park had its grand opening today. Not only was there a traditional ribbon cutting, but some surprising emotional moments as well, and plenty of four-legged individuals celebrating their new park. Click of scissors. Woo-Hoo!!! Applause. With that, the Belmont County Dog Park was opened. But wait. […]
Ohio congressional candidate gets 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to felony
PAINESVILLE, Ohio - A Lake County Common Pleas Judge on Thursday sentenced the Democratic congressional candidate challenging incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce of South Russell to 30 days in the Lake County jail after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of filing a false voter registration. The Lake...
Restaurant not liable for injury from bone in ‘boneless’ wings, Ohio Supreme Court rules
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A man who choked on a bone in what were supposed to be boneless wings cannot proceed with his lawsuit against the restaurant that served him, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The owner of Wings on Brookwood in Butler County didn’t breach a duty of...
Vacant Ohio home total loss after early morning fire
BELLAIRE, Ohio (WTRF) — A vacant property in Bellaire, Ohio, was left in ruins after an early morning fire. According to the Bellaire Volunteer Fire Department, crews were toned out at 5:15 a.m. to a house fire on West 23rd Street. The BVFD reports that the house was empty...
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