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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."
Weather alert issued for strong thunderstorms in Washington County early Wednesday evening
A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 4:19 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 4:45 p.m. for Washington County. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 4:19 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over West Liberty, moving east at 30 mph,"...
New Pugliese STEM Academy to open, offering innovative pathways for Steubenville students
STEUBENVILLE, OH — The Pugliese STEM Academy, located on 4th Street in Steubenville, is waiting to welcome the students of Steubenville City Schools as the $20 million project has been completed ahead of the 2024-25 academic year. The three-story building has 11 rooms, which will include programs and courses...
Weirton celebrates Disability Independence Day with inclusive sports and music
WEIRTON, WV — In 1990, the 'Americans with Disabilities Act' was established as a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. In celebration of this, the city of Weirton held a Disability Independence Celebration. For several weeks, a committee of residents and local officials have been working...
Organizers preparing for Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival
WHEELING, W.Va. — Officials with the Undo's Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival in Wheeling are preparing for a busy weekend ahead. Since 1983, Italian food, music, and customs have animated first the streets of Wheeling, and more recently, at Heritage Port. Officials are already expecting a crowd of...
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 […]
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.
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.
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...
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