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Capito: Cooperation key to safer communities in West Virginia

PARKERSBURG – U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Moore Capito was in the area recently to meet and interact with local law enforcement in what he described as an effort to ensure his office is visible and accessible. “I am a firm believer that our office needs to be not just a floor in a building somewhere with a bunch of attorneys in it, but rather a part of the community and in the communities,” Capito said. “We found that our interactions and our activity with our local partners increases when we come and visit on their turf and understand the issues ...

Morrisey surveys Pleasants County storm damage

ST. MARYS — Gov. Patrick Morrisey Saturday surveyed storm damage in Pleasants County where recovery efforts continued. Morrisey visited Wright’s Riverside Marine near St. Marys where Pleasants County Commissioner Mike Smith showed him damaged homes, campers, utility poles and other ...

WVU Parkersburg rebrands radio station

PARKERSBURG – West Virginia University at Parkersburg has rebranded its radio station once known as The Beet as Tower 61. WPKM 96.3 FM was the first community college radio station in West Virginia. The college opened in 1961 as Parkersburg Community College. “Tower” is a reference to the bell tower on campus, and “61” honors the year when everything began. “I hope the first thing people think of is WVU Parkersburg,” said Cody Davis, program coordinator for the college's integrated marketing communications program, which houses the station. “I want Tower 61 Radio to be ...