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Waverly Activity Center hosting Teacher Totes
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Vienna murder case headed to Wood County Grand Jury
PARKERSBURG — Wood County Prosecutor Pat Lefebure said a preliminary hearing was held Wednesday for a Vienna man charged with murder. Hearl Thomas Collins, 31, was arrested July 21 in Harrison County and charged with the murder of 22-year-old Morgan Lee Stutler-Lott. Lefebure said probable cause was found and...
Hearl Thomas Collins has his preliminary hearing
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Hearl Thomas Collins had his preliminary hearing at the Wood County Magistrate Courts for allegedly murdering Morgan Stutler-Lott. The prosecution brought three witnesses to present evidence against Collins: Lott’s stepmother, Patricia Stutler, Detective Corey Richards, and North Star Child Advocate Candice Gabriel. They each told the court their recollection of their involvement in the case.
Wood County BOE hires Potts to be PHS principal
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Board of Education approved the recommendation for Jason Potts to be the new principal at Parkersburg High School, Jeff Hardman as the new Emerson Elementary principal and Karla Carpenter as the Franklin Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Assistant Principal. Board member Rick Olcott thanked Superintend...
Reel World: Local youth competing in national high school bass tourney
PARKERSBURG — Teens from Wood County are competing this week at the Strike King Bassmaster High School National Championships in Tennessee. Anglers Cole Joy and Brody Cochran and their boat captain Drew Cochran of Washington, W.Va., are on Chickamauga Lake in Dayton, Tenn. The team earned a berth to...
Wood County Beef Improvement Association event is Thursday
MINERAL WELLS — The Wood County Beef Improvement Association is hosting its annual field day at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Wood County 4-H Campgrounds at 2203 Butcher Bend Road in Mineral Wells. The event includes a cookout with hamburgers and hot dogs, agriculture vendors, a guest speaker and...
Little Free Library opens in Vienna
VIENNA — A Little Free Library has opened on Lynnwood Drive in Vienna. The Lynnwood Library opened to the public on July 19 at 23 Lynnwood Drive at MC Augstkahn’s front yard. The date was chosen because it marked a 10-year anniversary. Lynnwood Drive resident Fred Kafka and...
Vienna man to distribute school supplies on Saturday
VIENNA — A Vienna man on his own is helping students with free supplies from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at Jackson Park. Rick Dotson calls himself WVAOK, which stands for “act of kindness.” He organized the giveaway on his own, but received help through donations from local businesses.
International Lifeguard Appreciation Day: Skills lifeguards gain
VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - Anyone who is interested in being a lifeguard has to go through a lot of training according to Jackson Pool Manager Jodi Leach. Along with training, they learn the importance of responsibility which, according to Leach, is one of the most important parts of being a lifeguard.
Echoes of the Past: Governor Honors Clingman As “Distinguished West Virginian”
1924– 100 Years Ago The New Kind Of Lumber Boards 900 feet long are the miracles of the new synthetic lumber. Boards 900 feet long are made daily at mills near New Orleans out of bagasse, the waste fibre of sugar cane. The new lumber is flawless. It has no knots, no sap, no cross-grains, […] The post Echoes of the Past: Governor Honors Clingman As “Distinguished West Virginian” appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Accountability needed to keep state of emergency from being another disaster
The most automatic of government functions, both in practical application by elected officials and the electoral population having faith in it being implemented properly, should be a state of emergency declaration. But with the current history of West Virginia government responses to any crisis, the automatic reaction to such a declaration is becoming, “Wonder if […]
‘Strong industry headwinds’ lead to bankruptcy for Guardian Healthcare
Brockway, PA-based Guardian Healthcare has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company, founded in 1995, operates 23 skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, as well as three senior living communities and an in-house pharmacy. “Strong industry headwinds in recent years caused financial challenges for many skilled nursing...
WV Open Rnd 1: Catching up with Ken Tackett and Brad Ullman
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — You never know who you'll run into at the golf course. I was able to catch up with LIV Golf Tournament Director Brad Ullman and PGA Rules Official KenTackett. Both gentlemen are former Executive Directors for WVGA and now represent the state of West Virginia well at the highest level.
West Virginia school ordered to remain open after effort to close it due to toxic groundwater fears
A small West Virginia school will remain open after a judge sided with residents who fought a decision to relocate classes due to contaminated groundwater in the town being on a national cleanup priority list.
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