A former teacher is making good on a promise he made years ago to his students at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. David Kurtz, who taught American government and constitutional law for seven years from 2004 to 2011, told his students he would throw a 250th celebration party, provided ...
NEWPORT – Avery Powell, a 2026 graduate of Frontier High School and one of the recipients of the Hank Morus Scholarship, is hoping to use that money to pursue a career in environmental engineering at Ohio University. Powell is the son of Kylee Haught and Matthew Powell. At Frontier High ...
RITCHIE COUNTY – There will be delays across Ritchie, Pleasants and Tyler counties from Sunday to Thursday as an oil and gas rig moves in, the West Virginia Division of Highways announced. Several large loads will be transferred intermittently between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., potentially delaying traffic due to the oversized trucks and equipment. The route will go from West Virginia 74, at milepost 27.739, to Haddox Run (Ritchie County 4) from milepost zero to 1.67, continuing into Tyler County to milepost 2.38. It then moves on to McKim Creek (Tyler County 20) from milepost 1.2 until ...
Fans gathered at the Vienna Freedom Festival for the Red, White and Bruised wrestling show Thursday evening at Spencer's Landing. The Freedom Festival continues tomorrow and through the weekend with rides, music and entertainment. (Photo by Gwen Sour)
PARKERSBURG – An accident report filed by the Parkersburg Police Department says Mayor Tom Joyce opened the door of a city-owned vehicle into traffic, and it was struck by a passing motorist on June 16. The report’s narrative said Joyce was at fault for opening his car door into traffic. No citation was issued. A woman who listed a Parkersburg P.O. box as her address asked about the accident during the public forum at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. She asked if alcohol was involved and if standard procedures were followed. Joyce said during the message from the executive ...
MARIETTA — EVE Inc. plans to begin reopening services July 6 after several weeks of restructuring, Executive Director Trina Rataiczak said in a release. Nonresidential services will resume July 6, including advocacy, support, referrals, crisis intervention and access through EVE’s 24-hour crisis hotline, Rataiczak said. The organization plans to fully reopen all services, including emergency residential shelter services, on Aug. 3. Survivors seeking emergency residential services between July 6 and Aug. 3 will be assisted and placed in a safe location until EVE has reopened, ...
