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Playoffs set in West Virginia & Ohio
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (385+ words) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Ohio high school football enters its third week of the playoffs and West Virginia is set to kick-off the first round of it’s playoffs. Several area teams on both sides of the river are still alive for…...
2 Ohio students return to nation’s capital for 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (165+ words) MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Two area students are heading back to the nation’s capital for the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee. Aadhya Adhikari from Marietta and Joseph Keefer from Athens have qualified to compete against 245 other students. Nirav Nimbarte of Charleston was…...
Pleasant week for the Mid-Ohio Valley
11+ mon, 3+ 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…...
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,…...
Report cards are out! Ohio Dept. of Education releases rankings for schools across the state
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (84+ words) WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ohio (WTAP) - The Ohio Department of Education has released the 2024-2025 school year report cards for both districts and specific schools. The report cards use an overall star... WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ohio (WTAP) - The Ohio Department of Education has released…...
Quiet end to the week for the Mid-Ohio Valley
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (292+ words) storm Imelda this weekend. As it continues to move north over the next several days, it is going to be running...
‘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…...
One Tank Trip: Ohio gallery showcases museum-caliber glass artists from around the world
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (483+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTAP) - At Hawk Galleries in Columbus, glass isn’t treated like a craft or a souvenir. It’s treated like fine art. The gallery opened in Columbus in the late 1980s, a few years after owner Tom Hawk’s former in-laws started…...
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…...
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…...