ST. MARYS – Roads are blocked and power is out as the region works to recover from heavy storms that struck Tuesday, including reports of possible tornadoes in Pleasants County. “It hasn’t been confirmed, but it possibly could have been two tornadoes,” said Dan Greenleaf, Pleasants ...
VIENNA - One Vienna restaurant has closed and another Grand Central Avenue business is headed in that direction. Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen at 311 Grand Central Ave. closed recently with no further information available as of Tuesday. The restaurant was boarded up and all online contact ...
NEWPORT - Ohio State Representative Kevin Ritter (R-Marietta) announced last week $100,000 will go towards supporting the historic Judge Joseph Barker Jr. House. Located in Newport, the Barker House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, according to a state press ...
PARKERSBURG - A worker uses a concrete saw to trim the end of the bridge of the Little Kanawha River at the point where it once connected to the ramp that lead to Juliana Street. Traffic has been re-routed onto the Ann Street ramp while the ramp is replaced. The project will take two years to complete.
PARKERSBURG – The Parkersburg Art Center will hold the opening reception this week for “The River,” its biennial exhibition featuring professional and semi-professional artists from West Virginia and Ohio. The reception 5-7 p.m. Friday at the center, 725 Market St., as part of Art After ...
PARKERSBURG – A Wood County Circuit Court judge is reviewing a motion for a new trial in a case where a woman was originally found guilty of second-degree murder, but a juror was believed to have personal connections to people involved in the case after the verdict was rendered. Judge Robert Waters is reviewing the motion as well as the state’s response in the case of Barbara Cupp. A representative of his office said Tuesday the judge has not made a ruling yet and the matter had not been set for a hearing. Cupp, 33, was originally found guilty on March 27 of the March 2025 ...
