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Grant Memorial Hospital has named Felicity Ours as its interim chief executive offi cer (CEO), following the previously communicated decision
by president and CEO John Sylvia to step down from his position to spend more time with his family.

Grant County officially joined the Almost Heaven Swings initiative after one of the iconic landmarks was installed in Petersburg.

“It is truly a blessing to showcase our beautiful area in a new way,” said Grant County Commissioner Tyson Riggleman.

“With so many natural attractions already drawing visitors, this adds another unique experience that encourages even
more people to explore and enjoy everything Grant County has to offer. “

The Petersburg swing is located at the water access point near the city bridge. “We are thrilled to be the next location for a West Virginia Almost Heaven swing. It’s great timing to be included in the new statewide “Swingo” scavenger hunt where you download a Bingo card for the swings,” said Carla Kaposy, Executive Director Grant County Convention and Visitors Bureau. “This fun attraction adds another great reason to visit Grant County.” Grant County is one of 60 swing locations throughout the state of West Virginia. For a full list of locations and more information on the swings, visit www.wvtourism.com. 

A Grant County man has pleaded guilty in a case connected to incidents that took place nearly 20 years ago, according to documents from Grant County Circuit Court.

On March 16, Timothy Elliot Wheeler entered Alford pleas to three counts of second-degree sexual assault during a hearing before Circuit Judge F. Cody Pancake III.

Earlier this month, the Grant County Grand Jury returned indictments on the following cases:

Blake Michael Juker was indicted on one count of grand larceny, one count of escape from custody, one count of fl eeing from an offi cer, two counts of battery on a law enforcementoffi cer, one count of obstructing law enforcement, parole or probation offi cer, one count of destruction of property and one count of being a prohibited person in possession of a fi rearm. According to the indictment, Juker removed the electronic monitoring device he was wearing while on house arrest and escaped from custody.

On March 10, the Grant County Grand Jury returned 19 indictments, with crimes ranging from forgery, malicious wounding, grand larceny and multiple drug violations. Among those indicted this month was Travis Mark Digruttolo, who was charged with one count of forgery and one count of uttering.

According to a police report fi led in Digruttolo’s case, he allegedly stole a blank personal check from a female victim’s bag and wrote it out to himself in the amount of $500. The victim told offi cers Digruttolo did not have permission to take the check and had successfully cashed it at a local bank.

Early on Wednesday morning calls went out to emergency responders reporting a house fi re on Pierpont Street in Petersburg. According to information provided by a witness, the residents of the home were asleep when the fi re began.

A neighbor, identifi ed as Travis J. Borror, entered the burning home to ensure the young woman was able to escape from the fl ames. Borror then returned to help rescue some of her pets, as the resident was desperate to save the animals’ lives.

Shaena Crossland, originally from Grant County and a current Tucker County resident, appeared before the council to express concerns about the controversial proposed data center that could be built in Tucker County. Crossland appeared before the council as a representative of the organization Tucker United, a grassroots effort founded last year to help spread awareness about the potential dangers of the data center. One of the initial founding issues concerned a heavily redacted air quality permit from a company named Fundamental Data.