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Logan Elementary fire: Local restaurant launches supply drive for displaced students
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (378+ words) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The owner of Jimmy Avocado's food truck is collecting school supplies, cleaning materials and classroom items for students and staff affected by a fire at Logan Elementary School. According to Logan County School officials, the fire broke…...
Franklin Elementary students celebrate iReady growth with glow dance party
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (161+ words) Franklin Elementary students celebrate iReady growth with glow dance party'WTAP PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Students at Franklin Elementary Center in Parkersburg were surprised Thursday with a "The More You Grow, The More You Glow" party to celebrate academic progress. Students who…...
Parkersburg High School stadium renovation: New plan advances after initial bid came in over budget
23+ hour, 23+ min ago (336+ words) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A revised plan to reconstruct the visitor's side of Parkersburg High School's stadium is moving forward, years after voters approved a bond to fund the project in 2022. Wood County Schools Superintendent Christie Willis said the updated project…...
BB2C host Discover Entrepreneurship Day at Marietta College
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (402+ words) MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - BB2C hosted its Discover Entrepreneurship Day at Andrew's Hall at Marietta College, where approximately 39 students had the chance to participate in an interactive activity of pitching a solution to a problem in just a short period of time....
Stadium Revival: Parkersburg High School’s 13-Year project nears reality
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (247+ words) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - More than a decade after initial plans were drawn up, Parkersburg High School's stadium is getting a major facelift. The project, originally conceived in 2013, has grown significantly in scope'and is now closer to breaking ground than ever…...
Marietta Schools give students, staff members awards
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (14+ words) Marietta Schools give students, staff members awards'WTAP Marietta Schools give students, staff members awards...
River Town Aviation becomes West Virginia’s only Cirrus Authorized Training Center
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (259+ words) WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. (WTAP) - A flight school in the Mid-Ohio Valley is officially the only school in the Mountain State to offer advanced pilot instruction to its students. River Town Aviation, LLC has been designated a Cirrus Authorized Training Center, making…...
Parkersburg Catholic hosts open house ahead of Hope Scholarship application window
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (418+ words) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - West Virginia State Treasurer's Office representatives attended to explain the program and answer questions. Parkersburg Catholic High School held an open house Monday evening to help families learn about the West Virginia Hope Scholarship before the application…...
Marietta City Schools names February Focused and Fierce Award winners
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (392+ words) MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Four students and two staff members honored for the first time in the same cycle. Marietta City Schools named its February Focused and Fierce Award winners, recognizing four students and, for the first time, two staff members....
Ohio students compete in regional mock trial competition
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (139+ words) PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Students from across the region competed in a regional mock trial competition at the Washington County Courthouse on Friday. Students studied a fact pattern and prepared as though they were actual lawyers undergoing a legal case. A…...