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Madison Pryor recorded a hole-in-one Friday morning at Minibel Golf Course. Pryor used a 5 hybrid to ace hole No. 4. The feat was witnessed by Vincent and Carl Pryor. Jackson Middle School cross country practice will get underway from 8-9:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5 at the school. All...
Judge denies bond for Vienna man accused of murder
PARKERSBURG — A Vienna man charged with the murder of a woman was denied bond Thursday in Wood County Circuit Court. The Circuit Clerk’s office said Hearl Thomas Collins, 31, was denied bond and a future hearing date had not been set. According to a press release from...
Southside Rumble 12 features action packed slate
PARKERSBURG — Fight fans now have less than a week remaining before Southside Rumble 12. Mike Sheppard’s Dawghouse Promotions event is slated to get underway at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 inside Parkersburg South’s Rod Oldham Athletic Center. Aside from a King of the Mountain State cruiserweight...
Parkersburg man receives prison sentence for tax evasion
CHARLESTON — A Parkersburg man was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $2,036,141.59 in restitution for tax evasion. A release from the Justice Department said Brian E. Drake, 56, of Parkersburg, admitted to evading payroll...
Dog Days Car Show brings in truck loads of donations
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Astrog Auto in Parkersburg collected donations for the Humane Society of Parkersburg. The Dog Days Car Show had an amazing turnout of donations and smiles. People filled a Ram and a Ford truck bed with donations for the cats and dogs at the humane society. They...
FOP Blennerhassett Lodge #79 host Youth Pool Party/Drug Free Picnic
VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - Ryan Black, the future president of the Fraternal Order of Police Blennerhassett Lodge, said that this event has been going on for the last 20 years in Vienna. This was a way for the group to contribute back to the community from the FOP of Blennerhassett.
Truth Test: 99% voting record with Biden/Harris
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Republican Bernie Moreno is challenging Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown this fall in Ohio. Moreno has been trying to tie Brown to President Biden and now Vice President Kamala Harris. His campaign has run an ad stating Brown has voted with Kamala and Biden 99% of the time.
Ohio man to embark on 10,000-mile motorcycle ride for good cause
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio man will soon embark on a 10,000-mile journey he’s completed once before, but previously did not think he’d do again, and it’s all to help veterans. In 2020, Patrick Romeo completed the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge. It starts in Florida and ends in Alaska. “I had no intent […]
MOV Regional Airport hosts naval training
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) — On Friday, the MOV Regional Airport was happy to host naval training on its grounds. The pilots are training for formation flights which allows the pilots to eventually put the skills to use overseas. “For formation flights, we have a lead and a wing. That...
RecoveryOhio to host Mental Health Day to support Ohioans at State Fair
Columbus, Ohio – Governor Mike DeWine’s RecoveryOhio initiative has announced a significant event aimed at raising awareness and providing support for mental health issues. Mental Health Day will be celebrated at the Ohio State Fair on Friday, July 26, 2024, offering fairgoers a unique opportunity to access valuable behavioral health resources and information.
We have to work together to help those impacted by domestic violence
VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - Vienna Police Chief, Carl Powell, says that Domestic Violence is physical or mental abuse between two people. Family Crisis Intervention Center’s Executive Director, Emily Larkins, shares some national statistics on Domestic Violence. “One in four women and one in seven men are often, or can,...
COVID-19 cases up for eighth week: Coronavirus update for Thursday, July 25, 2024
CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the eighth consecutive week, the number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio worsened, rising from 3,896 last week to 4,575 this week, the state reported Thursday. Beginning in spring, case numbers moved steadily downward, but have been on an upward swing since early June. Thursday’s...
Big Reds Baseball Youth Camp makes its return to Vienna
VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Parkersburg baseball team held the final day of the Big Reds Baseball Youth Camp at Jackson Park Ballfields in Vienna. Over 100 kids in ages five through 12 registered for camp. PHS coaches and players helped the kids learn fundamentals of baseball. They capped off the event with the players signing baseballs to hand out to each of the kids. Head coach Alan Burns was excited to be back hosting camp and seeing the young baseball players grow.
The Right Path and Belpre Heights Church hold Back to School Bash
BELPRE, OH (WTAP) -The bash held a backpack giveaway with kids getting their own backpack full of different kinds of school supplies like crayons, pencils, and pencil cases for every kid. The Right Path of Washington County was also offering a free farmers market for kids to pick out fresh...
Dexter City Garbage Pickup Time to Stay the Same
At its meeting on July 23, Dexter City Council decided to renew its current solid waste disposal ordinance for five years, leaving garbage pickup time at 7 a.m. The city’s original contract with Waste Management said service can’t begin earlier than 7 a.m., but in recent discussions, Waste Management said collection starts prior to then to avoid morning traffic, according to the meeting packet.
Radio Free Athens July 27, 2024
6 – 9 p.m. Excursions – Jazz Motifs with Dr. Art Cromwell presenting Our Future Was Then: the Evolution of the Avant Garde Jazz of the ’50s. The 1950s is often described as an era divided between Post-Bop or Hard Bop and Cool Jazz, leading to misunderstanding the period as a simple distinction between East vs West coast Jazz. Such artificial demarcations conveniently ignored a decade of multifaceted, coast-to-coast developments that laid the groundwork for the subsequent expansion of the music. The decade might better be seen as containing elements of an emerging subgenre that could be called a “proto-avant garde”.
The Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers have a plan to continue funding its operations
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers may survive for longer than expected. The center went into a financial crisis in November when Athens signed with Rumpke to haul its garbage. The city was AHRC’s largest customer. Last week, the Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District board voted against...
Local bike club struggles with volunteer shortage for trail maintenance
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Paul Schulz guides his electric chainsaw through a large fallen tree blocking the Sundown bike trail near Dow Lake Dam. “I like the mechanics of it all, and I like to try and calculate where the forces are with the tree, you know the weight loads and things like that,” said Schulz, a retired firefighter.
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