radioNOVO News for Parkersburg, WV 08-13-26

Good morning.A Kenova man faces up to forty years in federal prison after pleading guilty to receiving child sexual abuse material. Prosecutors say Justin Wiegand purchased over fifty gigabytes of illicit files through messaging apps, with his sentencing scheduled for late November.In Vienna, heavy storms caused roof leaks at the Grand Central Mall on Tuesday. Mall management says the incident occurred amid an active, major renovation project that includes reroofing most of the facility to prevent future water damage.And two West Virginia hardwood manufacturers have secured over one-and-a-half million dollars in federal innovation grants. Beckwith Lumber Company and Laurel Creek Hardwoods will use the U.S. Forest Service funding to modernize sawmill equipment, boost processing capacity, and support rural timber jobs across the region.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.