MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As flooding surged across parts of West Virginia this past weekend, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources deployed one of its crucial and highly trained emergency tools, the Swift Water Rescue units. Sergeant Dennis Feazell, the DNR’s statewide Swift Water ...
BARNESVILLE — Belmont County Tourism Executive Director Jackee Pugh has been tapped to serve as the official ribbon cutter for the 2025 Barnesville Pumpkin Festival. “Jackee has been a familiar and friendly face throughout our community for years – always ready with a warm smile, a ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Due to the recent catastrophic flash flooding in Wheeling, Kirke’s Homemade Ice Cream has delayed this week’s celebrity scoopers charity event. The event was originally planned to be from Wednesday to Friday and to see various guest scoopers battling it out via tip ...
WHEELING — The Oglebay Park Resort Falls Drive entrance will remain closed for the immediate future due to significant road damage sustained during the flash flooding on Saturday. Oglebay Resort Executive Vice President Rodney Haley said the road will remain closed as they assess the ...
GLENCOE — For the second year in a row, OVDJ is setting out to provide the vibes for Belmont County with its Summerfest event on Saturday. Event organizer and performer Louie “Louie the XIII” Balk said that he plans on Saturday’s event being the biggest party in the Ohio Valley area. ...
STEUBENVILLE — More than 80 people stood in Thursday’s heat, waiting patiently for the flags to be raised and their anthem to be sung as Steubenville’s ninth-annual Juneteenth celebration kicked off outside Second Baptist Church. The festivities at the church began with a community ...