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Clarksburg to host National Night Out with music, food & free entry to Splash Zone
CLARKSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - The Clarksburg Police Department and the City of Clarksburg are teaming up to host their annual National Night Out event early next month. The event will take place on Tuesday, August 6 at the Veteran’s Memorial Park from 5 to 8 p.m. in the upper park area near the Amphitheater.
New tech business proud to call Barnesville home
BARNESVILLE, Ohio — AMfg Labs is a new tech business in Barnesville, with a focus on additive manufacturing that uses binder jet printers to create products. "The technology was created probably 8-10 years ago,” said Luke Phalen, chief operating officer, AMfg Labs. “It really targets the composites industry. If you dig down a little deeper, it's mainly automotive and aerospace industries.
Eight members of the Strasburg Fire Department resign this week; chief resigned last month
STRASBURG − On Wednesday, July 24, the Strasburg Fire Department posted a concerning note to the community: Nine — count ‘em, nine — firefighters and/or paramedics of varying levels had resigned. That’s approximately 40 percent of the department. This comes on the heels of June resignation of then-Chief Steven Laskey. ...
East Liverpool man accused of murdering wife testifies he knew wife was dead in shed
An East Liverpool man accused of murdering his wife and hiding her body in the shed testified that he knew her body was there while police were interviewing him. During a Friday afternoon hearing in Judge Megan Bickerton's court, the court heard testimony from an East Liverpool detective and the suspect himself, 34-year-old Christopher Morrison.
Bonnie’s Bus to offer mammograms in Hamlin, Clay, Grantsville, and Clarksburg
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Lincoln, Clay, Calhoun, and Harrison counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Bus will be at:
Pantry Plus More to hold back-to-school bash in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) - Pantry Plus More in Morgantown will be holding a back-to-school bash early next month. The back-to-school bash will be held at the Mon County Center at Mylan Park on Saturday, August 3rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is for any student attending a...
Ohio AG sues home-improvement contractor who allegedly took nearly $11,000 from consumers
LANCASTER, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Village of Bremen contractor accused of pocketing almost $11,000 in payments from three consumers but not completing the work. The lawsuit – filed in Fairfield County Common Pleas Court against Jeff Grimes and his company, In and Out Creations – cites violations of the […]
Martinelli to become president and CEO of WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. — Tony Martinelli, Pharm.D., M.B.A., who currently serves as the president and CEO of WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital, will take on the added responsibility of serving as the president and CEO of WVU Medicine Wetzel County Hospital effective Aug. 15. He will assume the role...
WVU President visits Jackson General Hospital after $35 million expansion
RIPLEY, W.Va. (WTAP) -In Ripley, Gordon Gee, the West Virginia University President, visited Jackson General Hospital as he toured the new $35 million expansion that was recently finished last month. Gordan said it has always been his goal to visit each county in West Virginia at least once every year,...
Parkersburg, West Virginia, businessman gets 2 years in fed prison for tax evasion
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — A Parkersburg businessman who provided general building and specialty contracting services throughout the state with his River City Chem Dry has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for tax evasion. Brian E. Drake, 56, also was ordered to pay over $2 million...
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