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WVU Medicine Camden Clark does well in U.S. News & World Report ranking
PARKERSBURG — WVU Medicine Camden Clark has been named among the 2024-25 Best Hospitals as High Performing for three conditions by U.S. News & World Report. The distinction for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, heart failure and pneumonia is the highest a hospital can earn for the organization’s Procedures and Conditions ratings.
Toast of the Town: Wine Down on Market savors taste of recognition
PARKERSBURG — Wine Down on Market has been honored for its wine program in Wine Spectator’s 2024 Restaurant Awards, which celebrate the world’s best restaurants for wine. “We are truly honored to be one of only seven award-winning restaurants in the state of West Virginia and the...
WVU-P’s Riverhawk Farm holds Farm to School Agrication Program
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - This summer, WVUP’s Riverhawk Farm is filled with high school students learning about different parts of a farm during their Farm to School Agrication Program. The farm’s Agriculture Outreach Specialist, Hannah Morgan, explained how the program works and how different organizations like the Department of...
North Star Child Advocacy Center marks decade as beacon of hope
PARKERSBURG — The North Star Child Advocacy Center is commemorating 10 years of service to the local area. An open house was conducted at North Star’s Parkersburg offices on Friday where community members could come in and see the facility and learn what kind of work it is involved in.
Marietta City Council weighs entertainment tax, other ways to increase revenue
MARIETTA — Marietta City Council discussed possible ways to increase city revenue and talked about union contract related general fund transfers Monday evening during a Finance Committee meeting. The first idea council discussed for increasing revenue was an entertainment tax. “Mr. Bertram, you’re on about the entertainment tax,” Ward...
Steps Parkersburg takes to care for trees during drought
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - If you have been to City Park, Southwood Park, or Quincy Park within the past year or two, you may have noticed a ribbon tied around some smaller trees. There have been about 30 trees planted in those parks and Parkersburg Tree Commission Chairman Craig Minton...
American Heritage cruising into Marietta next week
MARIETTA — Marietta will be visited by a paddlewheeler next week. American Cruise Lines’ paddlewheeler, American Heritage, will arrive in Marietta on July 24 and its passengers will disembark at 8 a.m., according to American Cruise Lines’ Public Relations Manager Alexa Paolella. She said the American Heritage...
Mon Power warns about this scam
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - First Energy Personnel says recent scam attempts have been made in the Mon Power Service area. Scammers may pose as Mon Power representatives and call customers, saying their power will be cut off unless they call a provided number to make payment. To reduce your risk...
The Boys and Girls Club of Parkersburg celebrates 60th anniversary
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Boys and Girls Club of Parkersburg recently celebrated their 60th anniversary. The club is an out-of-school program that allows kids to develop their academic skills and learn the technical skills they’ll need once they graduate from high school. Some of the previous club members have gone on to become doctors and politicians.
Conkle Wins OVSCA Feature at Ohio Valley Speedway
WASHINGTON, W.V. (July 19, 2024) — Brandon Conkle won the Ohio Valley Sprint Car Association feature Friday at Ohio Valley Speedway. The victory was Conkle’s first of the 2024 season. Chris Myers, Danny Smith, Keith Baxter, and Bryan Nuckles rounded out the top five. Ohio Valley Sprint Car...
Harrison, West Virginia, Sheriff's SWAT, troopers &Vienna PD arrest murder suspect in Stonewood
STONEWOOD, W.Va. (WV News) — The Harrison County Sheriff’s SWAT team assisted West Virginia State Police and Vienna Police in arresting a man on a murder charge at his parents’ house in Stonewood. That’s according to Harrison Chief Deputy R.G. Waybright II, who said law enforcement pulled...
Obituary: Hall, Debra “Debbie” Lee
Debra “Debbie” Lee Hall, 59, of Parkersburg, WV, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep on July 17, 2024. Debbie was born in Parkersburg on March 3, 1965 to Alfred “Buck” and Esther Hall. She spent most of her career as a human resource recruiter in South Carolina and most recently at Westbrook Health Services where she made many great friendships. Debbie loved her job and cherished her co-workers and felt proud to help hundreds of individuals find meaningful work.
Obituary: Lowell, Noel A. Wetz of
Noel A. Wetz of Lowell, Ohio, passed away on July 18, 2024. He was born on December 22, 1943, in Marietta, Ohio, to Walter E. and Laura B. Schletzer Wetz. Noel graduated from Fort Frye High School in 1961. He served in the United States Air. Force from 1961 to...
Traffic stop on Ohio 7 leads to drug arrests and seizure of cash and narcotics
MONROE COUNTY, Ohio — A traffic stop led to two drug arrests along Ohio 7 in Sardis on Thursday. During the stop, methamphetamines, heroin, unknown liquid, unknown pills, smoking devices, plastic baggies, scales and a large amount of cash was seized. Arrested were 32-year-old Robert Dorsey III of Littleton,...
Mable Pearl Vandergrift
Mable Pearl Vandergrift, 87, formerly of Parkersburg, passed away June 30, 2024, in Oakland, Indiana. She was born on Nov. 6, 1936, in Wirt County, WV, the daughter of the late Carl and Beulah Edwards Dotson. She is survived by three children, Carmella S. Cole, Alice & Roy Reynolds and...
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