radioNOVO News for Parkersburg, WV 08-14-26

Good morning.State environmental officials report encouraging news following last month’s massive Peoples Cartage warehouse fire. After collecting and analyzing hundreds of soil, water, and vegetation samples across Wood County, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture says no fire-related contaminants were detected in residential water. While low concentrations of combustion compounds were found in some soil and produce, officials confirm all levels remain well below federal health action thresholds.In state news, the Greenbrier Resort is temporarily closing its casino and laying off approximately ninety employees to secure a crucial five-hundred-million-dollar refinancing deal. The Justice family is waiting on the West Virginia Lottery Commission to approve transferring the casino license to a new holding company, choosing to pause casino operations immediately to avoid hundreds of thousands of dollars in daily interest charges.And if you're traveling across the river this evening, the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be conducting an OVI checkpoint somewhere in Washington County. Highway patrol troopers say the grant-funded checkpoint aims to deter and intercept impaired drivers.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.