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Judge Upholds Ban on Religious Exemptions for School Vaccinations in West Virginia

River News Network Staff - September 26, 2025

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A Circuit Court judge in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle has issued a formal order explaining his decision to prohibit religious exemptions...

Traffic advisory: road closed in Guernsey County

River News Network Staff - September 26, 2025

GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio - The Guernsey County Highway Department announces that County Home Rd (Co. Rd. 73) will be closed immediately north of Polasky...

Statewide Outbreak of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Reported in West Virginia

River News Network Staff - September 25, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Bureau of Public Health (WVBPH) is warning residents about a growing outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease...

No Suspect Yet in St. Clairsville School Threat That Prompted Evacuation, Police Say

Karen Fatula-News Director - September 25, 2025

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - No suspect has yet been identified in the threat made at St. Clairsville Schools back on Sept. 9, St. Clairsville...

Ohio Valley Man Sentenced to 13–16 Years for Drug Trafficking

River News Network Staff - September 25, 2025

GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio - On September 22, Kristopher Whitehair, 40, of Cambridge, was sentenced to 13 to 16 years in prison by the Guernsey...

Barnesville Crowns 61st King Pumpkin — A 1,952-Pound Giant

River News Network Staff - September 25, 2025

BARNESVILLE, Ohio — The 61st Annual Barnesville Pumpkin Festival officially has its King Pumpkin, and once again, it belongs to Bill Neptune of New...

Detectives Release Age-Progression Image in Decades-Long Search for Missing Ohio Man

Karen Fatula-News Director - September 25, 2025

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Ohio Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation hopes to spark new leads in the 2004 disappearance of a Cleveland man...