TRIADELPHIA — Ohio County commissioners have decided setting off Independence Day fireworks at The Highlands overlooking flood-stricken Triadelphia and Valley Grove is inappropriate at this time, and the county instead is going to donate the money that would be spent on the rockets’ red ...
Unfounded postings online have claimed that local towing companies — including one that was directly impacted by the June 14 flash flooding — have been taking advantage of local residents. Ohio County officials are saying that's just not true. "We’ve been working around the clock — ...
TRIADELPHIA — On Sunday, I set out with a team of Ohio Valley Mutual Aid volunteers, with only an address to a Triadelphia home. We would spend the afternoon cleaning up from the flash flooding that hit the region on June 14. OV Mutual Aid sends teams of three to five to help flood victims ...
WHEELING — Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency are in flood-ravaged areas of Ohio County gathering information for preliminary damage assessments as the area awaits a federal disaster declaration from the president. Local officials held a flood recovery update on ...
Ohio County Board of Education members praised the leadership of Elm Grove Elementary School Principal Richard Dunlevy and his decision to open the school as an emergency shelter following last week’s flooding in Ohio County. Discussion about the flood was the main focus of Monday night’s ...
It’s been 10 days now since flash flooding devastated the lives of most of those living in the Valley Grove and Triadelphia communities. Much work has been done since the floodwater ravaged those communities in the evening of June 14 to help those living there start to rebuild; but so much more work remains. Homeowners need help cleaning out basements; businesses need help rebuilding; supplies — cleaning, paper products, food, water — are in abundance right now, but the need still will be there as we move ahead; the West Virginia National Guard and other national disaster relief ...
