West Virginia National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jim Seward visits with Guard members activated on flood response duty in Ohio County, West Virginia, on June 17, 2025. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency for Ohio County after a deadly flash flooding. ...
VALLEY GROVE — Darlene Philabaum and her family spent part of their Monday afternoon pushing sludge away from the doors of their business, Philabaum Garage and Auto Repair in Valley Grove. Husband Fritz is the third-generation owner. The family’s homes were fortunate in the Saturday ...
Photos by Derek Redd People throughout Ohio County -- from Elm Grove to Triadelphia to Valley Grove -- started in earnest to clean up from the flash floods that crashed through those areas Saturday night.
The call can come at any time. A house fire. A vehicle accident. Or, as we witnessed late Saturday evening into Sunday, a devastating flash flood. The flooding that swept through Triadelphia, Valley Grove and elsewhere in Ohio County late Saturday evening claimed at least seven lives. The tragedy is unthinkable. Yet without the heroic efforts of local first responders from the Wheeling police and fire departments, the Triadelphia and Valley Grove volunteer fire departments, state Division of Natural Resources employees and so many others, the toll could have been much worse. Consider: ...
Members of the West Virginia National Guard conduct flood recovery missions near Tridelphia in Ohio County, West Virginia, on June 16, 2025. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency for Ohio County after a deadly flash flooding. Soldiers of the 115th Engineer ...
WHEELING – Officials on Monday released the names of six victims who lost their lives in the deadly flash flooding in the Triadelphia and Wheeling areas Saturday night. Officials with the Ohio County Emergency Management Agency, Ohio County Sheriff's Office, Wheeling Police Department and ...
