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Report cards are out! Ohio Dept. of Education releases rankings for schools across the state
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (84+ words) Department of Education has released the 2024-2025 school year report cards for both districts and specific...rating system from one to five. Here are how the school districts, along with the area high schools, in Washington County ranked:...
2 Ohio students return to nation’s capital for 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (165+ words) Academy. Keefer is a sixth-grader at Chesapeake Middle School in Athens. Both students also competed in last...Tuesday morning at 8 a.m. and will air on Scripps Sports. The quarterfinals will also air on Scripps Sports on Wednesday, May 27, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Semifinals...
Playoffs set in West Virginia & Ohio
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (385+ words) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Ohio high school football enters its third week of the playoffs...will be played on Friday at 7:00pm at Fort Frye High School. Waterford beat Strasburg-Franklin 42-7. The #2...will be played on Friday at 7:00pm at Waterford High School. In…...
Pleasant week for the Mid-Ohio Valley
11+ mon, 10+ hour ago (281+ words) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - It is going to be a quiet week across the Mid-Ohio Valley. Our mornings will not be as chilly as the end of last week. Especially this morning as temperatures start off in... PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - It…...
‘Best in the nation’: Ohio State Parks wins national award
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (341+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTAP) - Ohio State Parks has been given a national award, naming it the best park system in the nation for providing excellent recreation programs and services. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Mary…...
Quiet end to the week for the Mid-Ohio Valley
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (292+ words) The rest of the weekend will be dry and the start of next week as well. However, there are eyes on the tropics and the potential that the Mid-Ohio Valley may see a bit of rain from a developing system......
Ohio U.S. Senate primary candidates outline priorities ahead of May 5 election
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1004+ words) evictions all the time,” Kincaid said. “I’ve had school teachers tell me that they have children in their...classrooms who’ve been in three schools in one school year.” On the economy, Kincaid said he supports...
Seasonal burn bans in effect in Ohio and West Virginia
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (146+ words) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Seasonal burn bans are in effect in Ohio and West Virginia. Ohio Revised Code 1503.18 prohibits most open burning in unincorporated areas between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. in March, April, May, October and November. According to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency,…...
Ohio man charged with attempted murder after Williamstown incident
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (218+ words) WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. (WTAP) - An Ohio man was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder following an incident Sunday morning at a Williamstown convenience store. Christopher William Browning, 36, of Reedsville was involved in a domestic dispute with a female…...
Southeast Ohio water authorities receive millions for PFAS treatment upgrades
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (230+ words) WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ohio (WTAP) - Water authorities throughout Southeast Ohio are receiving millions of dollars to upgrade their treatment technology. The $65 million in funding comes from the 2023 settlement of a 2018 lawsuit the State of Ohio filed against DuPont, alleging the company…...