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West Virginia day care will permanently close
A West Virginia day care says it will permanently close. Plays Child Care Center in Moundsville, WV says it will permanently close due to staffing issues. The last day is scheduled to be Friday May 17 at the close of business. The day care said staffing issues has been an issue for a while and […]
Hilltop Elementary takes part in mock court trial
MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – Fifth grade students from Hilltop Elementary got real world experience during a Mock Court Trial in a Marshall County Courtroom. Between judge, jury, court reporter, attorney’s and defendants, students worked on a real case, learning about court proceedings and the criminal justice system. Circuit Judge Jeff Cramer has been helping […]
We asked people in the Northern Panhandle what’s on their mind this election season. They told us: roads, jobs and drugs
Every few hours, fleets of tanker trucks zip through the very same narrow two-lane roads George Vucelick travels to get to his Moundsville home. The old, winding country roads now feature a growing number of potholes and divots alongside sections of asphalt that are sagging, even crumbling at some points — illustrating the devastating toll […] We asked people in the Northern Panhandle what’s on their mind this election season. They told us: roads, jobs and drugs appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
Dougherty says “It’s surreal” after voters elect him for Marshall County Sheriff
MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – It was a tight race between current Sheriff Bill Helms and Mike Dougherty. Mike Dougherty came out with the win with 49% of the vote and will be Marshall County’s next sheriff starting in January. 7News Reporter Annalise Murphy got to speak with Dougherty one on one to figure out some […]
Newest Friend with Paws rolls over for New Martinsville students
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. (WTRF) — More than two dozen West Virginia schools have a Friend with Paws thanks to the state’s therapy dog program, and those pawprints have just made their way up to Wetzel County. There were barks of excitement as a Labrador retriever walked through the gym and into the hearts of the […]
Nearly 1,500 Marshall County residents to receive broadband access by 2026
MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) – Some residents living in the rural areas of Marshall County are currently without or have little access to broadband. At the start of the year, Governor Jim Justice awarded CityNet $9.2 million to expand internet access in Wetzel, Marshall and parts of Ohio County. Melissa O’Brien, External Affairs […]
Heavy carbon and alloy steel plate manufacturing facility coming to Ohio
MONROE COUNTY, Ohio — American Heavy Plates Solutions, LLC, in collaboration with JobsOhio, the Ohio Department of Development, Ohio Southeast Economic Development (OhioSE) and the Monroe County Port Authority, on Thursday, announced a commitment to invest more than $10 million to further expand its operations in Monroe County. Founded in 2017, American Heavy Plates Solutions […]
Flash Flood Warning for Monroe and Wetzel Counties
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – The National Weather Service out of Pittsburgh has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Wetzel county in West Virginia and Monroe County in Ohio until 4:45 AM Thursday. Very heavy rain from slow moving storms continues to fall across Wetzel and Monroe Counties. 1.5-2 inches of rain has already fallen with […]
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