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Two people injured in collision on U.S. 50 in Ritchie County
PENNSBORO — Two Mineral Wells residents were injured in an accident Monday on U.S. 50 in Ritchie County, according to the Ritchie County Sheriff’s Department. Derek Shepherd and Ryan Beatty were taken to WVU Medicine Camden Clark after a head-on collision near mile marker 41 on the westbound side of Route 50, the sheriff’s department said.
North Bend State Park speaks on drought conditions
CAIRO, W.Va. (WTAP) — As drought-like conditions persist in the area, it is important to give wildlife space, as they could experience higher stress levels. North Bend State Park is doing much better than this time last week, as we have seen some rain over the past few days.
Sons of Italy celebrates years of sausage making at Upper Ohio Valley festival
BELLAIRE, Ohio — The Sons of Italy is keeping its tradition alive of preparing signature sausages for the 41st Annual Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival. "We started in 1983, we've been there ever since,” said Bill Ault, organization president. “People come from all over to the festival. Bragging or not, they say we come to the festival to get your Italian sausage."
23rd annual Grecian Festival returns to Center Wheeling today
Wheeling, W.Va. (WTRF) – The countdown is on, as one of the area’s largest celebration’s of Greek culture, faith and heritage starts today Right now dozens of workers and volunteers are busy working to get ready for the 23rd annual Grecian Festival in Center Wheeling. It’s put on each year by the parishioners of St. […]
Professor for Fairmont State’s College of Business and Aviation wins 3 Prestigious Awards from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
Dr. Rebecca Giorcelli, Professor of Information Systems Management, has been honored with the Region 2 Teaching Excellence Award, International Teaching Excellence Award, and the Best of Regions Excellence Award for Region 2 of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The Teaching Excellence Award is bestowed upon educators...
Parkersburg High School QB Cooper Cancade making the most of reps
PARKERSBURG – On Friday evening at Stadium Field, the Parkersburg Big Reds competed in their third 7-on-7 of the summer. Red and white head coach Matt Kimes is trying to take advantage of every opportunity at hand as it’s just a little more than a month before PHS welcomes in Morgantown to kick off the campaign.
Ohio County Schools brings on 23 new professional hires for the 24-25 school year
ELM GROVE, W.Va. (WTRF) – Ohio County Schools aren’t only seeing new students this fall, they have officially brought on 23 new professional hires throughout elementary, middle, and high school grade levels. They were recognized and officially hired at the most recent Board of Education meeting. The majority of the new personnel have graduated from […]
WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality heart failure and stroke care
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus and Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement awards. The Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure quality achievement award is earned by hospitals that...
Drought conditions across the state cause rises in food prices
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — The state finally got some rain during the weekend of July 20, 2024, but it was nowhere near enough to break the consistent drought that most of the state finds itself in. The drought, which has already caused setbacks for local farmers, is causing issues for everyday people – especially in […]
Features Specific to WVU in EA CFB 25
Early access to EA Sports’ College Football 25 video game has been out for over a week now and fans of the video game franchise could not be more happy. It has been over a decade since the previous college football game was released and EA wanted to make the wait worthwhile with new features particular to schools. West Virginia has multiple specific features, which will be touched upon in the following.
Wood County Commission weighs Health Department options
PARKERSBURG — A proposal to move the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department into the former St. Joseph’s Hospital in Parkersburg will be brought before the health board, a Wood County Commissioner said Monday. The health department offices were closed after Memorial Day when a break in a water line...
WVU offense hopes to take pages from successful past
MORGANTOWN, W.Va — While West Virginia coach Neal Brown's goal is to capture future championships in football for the Mountaineers, the path he has taken is to do it with an offense that takes a page out of the past. Much of WVU's offensive history has been written with...
Vaccination rates in Ohio kindergarteners drop, sparking concern in health experts
Ohio's youngest school children remain under-vaccinated in 2024, a trend whose persistence since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic both state and nationwide has health experts concerned. Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health, said in a Tuesday press conference that the percentage of reported Ohio kindergartners that met...
STDs In Michigan, Ohio and Indiana Among Highest In The Nation
A new study shows that 7 cities in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio have a concerning number of STD cases. Here's what you should know. Sexually transmitted diseases and infections aren't easy to talk about. However, the stigma that comes with STDs and STIs adds to the difficulty of protecting people from them. The United States is currently experiencing a substantial rise in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. The number of syphilis cases has risen nearly 30% since last year. That is part of a shocking trend according to InnerBody.com,
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