WHEELING – Representatives from 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 ...
As flooding surged across parts of West Virginia nine days ago, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources deployed one of its crucial and highly trained emergency tools, the Swift Water Rescue units. Sergeant Dennis Feazell, the DNR’s statewide Swift Water Rescue coordinator, said DNR ...
What a week. At this time last Sunday, many of us were waking to news that Valley Grove, Triadelphia, Elm Grove and portions of Woodsdale had experienced unprecedented flash flooding, as 4 inches of rain fell in those communities in a 30-minute span. Eight lives were lost, and one person ...
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has formally requested a major disaster declaration and an emergency declaration from the federal government for Ohio County and also Marion County following flooding on June 14-15. “After traveling to both Ohio and Marion counties and assessing the ...
WHEELING — Nearly a week after flash floods swept through Ohio County, residents and business owners continued cleanup efforts Friday in what is sure to be a long and arduous journey back to normalcy. At least eight people perished in the flooding, which has been described as one of the ...
WHEELING — Pulling people from stranded cars as creeks rose. Feeding hundreds a hot meal when such a thing became a luxury. Or just offering someone who needs it the comfort of clean clothes. The flash flooding that struck Valley Grove, Triadelphia and parts of Elm Grove last weekend have ...
