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Queens compete for crown and connections at OVAC pageant
WHEELING, W.Va. — The OVAC Queen of Queens Pageant took place Thursday night at Wheeling Park High School with 23 competitors. Hundreds of people poured into the J.B. Chambers Performing Arts Center to watch 23 different high school seniors display their talents. The event can also help create connections...
Met Theatre, Visit Mountaineer Country CVB and Morgantown Magazine host Don Knotts Festival 100th Birthday Celebration
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Morgantown Metropolitan Theater, in partnership with Morgantown Magazine and Visit Mountaineer Country CVB, wants residents to celebrate the life and career of a local entertainment icon. In commemoration of the 100th birthday of Don Knotts, the annual Don Knotts Festival will be hosted from Saturday,...
Post 15 falls in West Virginia American Legion Area 1 Tournament, 4-2
WHEELING — Rain clouds opening up in the late innings Wednesday did little to dampen Wheeling Post 1’s spirits. Post 1 used a big swing from Andrew Skadra and a big defensive play by center fielder Alex Taylor to take a 4-2 victory over Parkersburg Post 15 at Wheeling Park High School in the West Virginia American Legion Area 1 Tournament.
Post 1 Wins Area One Championship
WHEELING,W.Va. (WTRF) – Wheeling Post 1 won the American Legion area one tournament championship Thursday 11-0 over Wellsburg Post 34 in five innings. Post 1 jumped out fast scoring five times in the first thanks to an rbi triple from Jaxson Murray and a two-run double from Andrew Skadra. In the third inning they added […]
Hancock County hits a home run with $2.4 million school fields upgrade at Oak Glen
HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Oak Glen High School will be getting new baseball and softball fields. Hancock County officials gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony Thursday. "I am excited,” retired school principal Suzan Smith said. “I am so excited about this, and I can't wait to see the finished product."
Daily Delivery: West Virginia and Cincinnati have a good reason to root against the ACC
When the Big East broke up, schools went to the ACC, but some were left behind, including Big 12 members Cincinnati and West Virginia. Fitz had tweeted that folks in the Big 12 were not rooting for the demise of the ACC, but he forgot that those two schools have a good reason to hope the ACC is gutted. And they haven't forgotten.
Man charged with forcibly holding child’s head against mattress
DUNBAR, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A man was charged with child abuse after forcibly holding an infant’s head down against a mattress in the crib. Wood County Sheriff’s Department said that the child’s father, Michael Eugene Mallory, forcibly held his infant child by the head and neck with his hand and used his other hand to […]
Woman charged with child neglect after deputies seize more than 60 animals from Lewis County home with ‘feces on the floor throughout’
A woman has been charged with child neglect after deputies seized more than 60 animals from a Lewis County home with "feces on the floor throughout."
Camden Clark receives prestigious national award
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) — WVU Medicine Camden Clark has been recognized nationally by U.S. News and World Report as a high-performing hospital. The High Performing in Procedures and Conditions award is very prestigious and the highest-ranked award a hospital can receive from the U.S. News Best Hospitals and Conditions Ratings. U.S. News evaluated almost 5,000 hospitals, and those who received the award excelled in patient outcomes.
A mussel-bound voyage: Ohio River Islands refuge checks in on endangered mussels
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. (WTAP) - On Thursday morning, volunteers, divers, and scientists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prepared for the third day of a monitoring mission in the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The group focused on the mussels’ populations near Buckley and Muskingum Islands, including endangered species...
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