radioNOVO News for Parkersburg, WV 08-24-26

Good morning.Federal prosecutors have indicted twenty-eight people in a major drug trafficking ring connecting Detroit to Parkersburg and Morgantown. The two-year federal investigation seized firearms, cash, and pounds of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine heading into north-central West Virginia.Parkersburg City Council votes tomorrow on doubling the city’s monthly recycling surcharge to three dollars for all residents. The proposed hike comes after a circuit court judge ruled that the city’s voluntary subscription recycling program violated state law, forcing a return to mandatory curbside service.And nearby in Marietta, state investigators are questioning nearly one-hundred-fifty-seven-thousand dollars in alleged employee vacation and holiday overpayments. Former finance officials warn the ongoing state audit could jeopardize the city’s insurance coverage and raise future borrowing costs.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.