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  • 1 week ago | wvva.com | Robert Castillo

    MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - As part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Weeks, leadership at the Mercer County 911 center are making sure their dispatchers feel appreciated. Mercer County along with other areas in the state have been the victim of two separate federal disasters just months apart. At the forefront of that has been dispatchers who have worked long hard days to relay information to first responders on scene.

  • 2 weeks ago | capito.senate.gov | Robert Castillo

    U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito made stops in the City of Welch on Monday to better understand flood recovery efforts. The discussions between Capito and local leaders included the need for stream restoration and debris removal in county waterways. “These stream beds haven’t been dredged or restored since the ‘77 flood. No ones done anything to help that.

  • 2 weeks ago | wvva.com | Robert Castillo

    FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - Dr. Travis Riddle has been selected as March’s winner for WVVA and Cole Chevy’s Teacher Feature Contest. Riddle has played a key role in reviving the band program at Meadow Bridge Regional School. Upon his arrival at the school in 2018, just four students were members of the program. Today that number has grown to more than 100 students. “I believe firmly if you love your subject the kids will love it as well and music is fun.

  • 2 weeks ago | wvva.com | Robert Castillo

    MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - County leaders were planning for the lake at Glenwood Park to be drained and cleaned this month. However, due to funding issues with the Natural Resource Conservation Service that’s no longer happening. While the project is on hold, county leaders say they’re turning most of their focus to the rest of the park. “We’re going ahead and doing the lights. We’re going to make sure that the picnic shelters are constantly being improved.

  • 2 weeks ago | wvva.com | Robert Castillo

    MERCER COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - Mercer County leaders say they’re going to be looking at ways to hold pet owners more accountable. Animal control issues and overcrowding in the county have led to recent heated discussions over what to do with unruly animals in the county.

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