radioNOVO News for Parkersburg, WV 08-10-26

Good morning.In Parkersburg, the City has been officially dismissed from two civil lawsuits stemming from a fatal December 2023 downtown apartment fire that claimed the life of twenty-seven-year-old Ashley Kimble. City officials noted the dismissal was appropriate given that code enforcement repeatedly attempted to conduct safety and fire inspections prior to the blaze, but were denied access by the building's property owners.Meanwhile, three individuals were arrested Friday after Parkersburg Police executed a narcotics search warrant at a residence in the eight-hundred block of Seventh Street. Forty-four-year-old Gary Losey was charged with maintaining a dwelling for controlled substances, while two others were arrested on obstruction and outstanding warrant charges.And at West Virginia University, new Chief Financial Officer Chris Kabourek is laying out a strategic vision for the university following its recent program restructuring. Sixty days into his tenure, Kabourek says WVU is moving from financial recovery to strategic investment, focusing on long-term master planning, student affordability, and campus infrastructure.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.