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Ohio Valley Educational Service Center presents Heart of Service awards
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (168+ words) MARIETTA " The Ohio Valley Educational Service Center recognized outstanding students and influential individuals in Southeastern Ohio during its first Heart of Service Awards Ceremony held March 25 at Washington State College of Ohio. The Heart of Service Award celebrates graduating seniors…...
He Nose His Job: Washington County K-9 Cedric sniffs for explosives at Ohio State game
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (513+ words) MARIETTA " Sgt. Mike Harlow and his K-9 Cedric, members of the Washington County Sheriff's Office, were on-duty at the Ohio State vs. Ohio University game last Saturday. Harlow and Cedric were in attendance to ensure the safety of the area and…...
Mid-Ohio Valley waits for COVID vaccination updates
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (412+ words) PARKERSBURG " Access to the COVID-19 vaccine may be changing soon in the Mid-Ohio Valley. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the new Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices eight-member panel he appointed earlier this year are in the process of reshaping…...
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport officials voice concerns over essential air services contract
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1108+ words) PARKERSBURG " Officials are looking for options in trying to get federal officials to look at picking another airline to provide essential air service to the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport after it was determined the airline picked was having a number…...
Body of missing Ohio man found at Mountwood Park
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (231+ words) VOLCANO " The body of a missing Canton, Ohio, man was found Sunday at Mountwood Park. Deputies had previously been sent to the park on June 27 in regards to an abandoned vehicle, a blue Honda Accord with an Ohio registration plate,…...
ODOT: Repairs to collapsed culvert on Ohio 144 to begin next week, could go through August
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (475+ words) COOLVILLE " The Village of Coolville is working with the Ohio Department of Transportation to develop a plan to repair the culvert along Ohio 144 that collapsed on Monday. Ashley Rittenhouse, Public Information Officer for ODOT District 10, said the excessive rainfall that…...
Mid-Ohio Valley under extreme heat warning
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (224+ words) PARKERSBURG " High temperatures of 96 are predicted today and Wednesday as the area is under an extreme heat warning, and some facilities have opened their doors as cooling stations. House to Home at 825 Seventh St. in Parkersburg is a day shelter…...
Eighth flooding victim discovered in Ohio County
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1104+ words) WHEELING " An eighth victim was added Wednesday to the list of fatalities following Saturday's flooding in Ohio County, and officials say at least one person is still listed as missing. The eighth casualty found Wednesday was an unidentified male, officials…...
Ohio County Animal Shelter affected by flood
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (137+ words) TRIADELPHIA " There is a community outpouring for the Ohio County Animal Shelter following Saturday's flooding. Not only is the shelter located in the heart of much of the devastation, it's possible they may be called upon to take in flood…...
Ohio County Deluge: Five confirmed dead in Wheeling-area flooding
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (851+ words) WHEELING " As of Sunday evening, state and local officials reported five persons confirmed dead as a result of powerful rains and flooding on Saturday with at least three others believed missing. Both the city of Wheeling and Ohio County have…...