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FEMA boots on Ohio County ground assessing flood damage – WV MetroNews
OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — FEMA representatives are in Ohio County a little over a week after devastating flash flooding hit the Wheeling area.
Governor Patrick Morrisey formally requested President Donald Trump declare a major disaster in both Ohio and Marion Counties following the floods, which would provide Individual Assistance and Public Assistance to affected residents and counties.
According to the Ohio County Emergency Management Agency, over 870 damage surveys have been completed in affected communities such as Triadelphia, Valley Grove and Elm Grove.
The Ohio County EMA held a news conference Monday afternoon giving an update on the recovery process, but before anything else was addressed, Ohio County Sheriff Nelson Croft said that crews are still looking for the potential 9th victim, Sandra Kay Parsons, 83.
“While we’re praying for a miracle, we kind of know the probable outcome,” Croft said. “The family needs closure, and if anyone can help and search in the creek banks, I would appreciate that.”
Wheeling-Ohio County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency Director Lou Vargo says finding Parsons is still the top priority.
“I can assure you that we are not stopping our efforts. We’re not going to rest until we get closure to that family,” Vargo said.
Croft advised residents willing to look in creeks to wear a reflective vest, so property owners don’t mistake them for looters of scrap metals. Croft announced last week that the county had been dealing with looters in storage units and abandoned homes near the flood zone.
He says Ohio County residents have had enough of crooks profiting from their tragedy.
“Please don’t loot,” Croft said. “If you do loot and you get caught, pray it’s one of my deputies and not the public because you’re not going to be handled well by the public losing their stuff, and I can’t blame them.”
Assistant Emergency Management Director Tony Campbell spoke during the update on what FEMA is doing. He explained that reps are conducting preliminary damage assessments for those who filled out a damage survey.
“It’s okay that everybody had their surveys done, but they actually have to see it,” Campbell said. “They’ll be coming to the houses. They want to walk inside your house and see how much damage there is.”
“When they (the residents) do these assessments, they have different divisions on there like destroyed or extensive damage or moderate damage or minimal damage. In their mind, they have that certain aspect for the damages done, but sometimes they’re not right.
Campbell also says small businesses that took on damage are starting to get help.
“There’s a lot of businesses in Valley Grove and Triadelphia — mom and pop businesses — that have been greatly affected by this. The SBA is here and they’re going to assist them with finances,” Campbell said.
Once FEMA conducts their preliminary damage assessments, the next step will be waiting for President Trump to declare a federal disaster.
“If the declaration is declared, that’s when they’ll send out larger teams,” Campbell said. “They’ll have you come to an area where you fill out your applications, get pictures from you if you have them and they haven’t seen them already, or if they need to go to your site, they will go to your site.”
Triadelphia Volunteer Fire Department David Patterson also spoke during Monday’s news conference. He says his community has dusted itself off and got to work.
“If you drive through the community today and you knew anything about what happened here, it has tremendously been cleaned up and it’s 100% coming along,” Patterson said. “With a meeting with the (National) Guard, they’re saying what we’ve done in three days, they would’ve been three weeks without the help of this community.”
“This community has come together. My town is devastated,” Patterson said while fighting back tears. “They’ve come together to bring it together and it’s coming along.”
Another state is jumping into the fray to put the brakes on non-domiciled CDLs, with roughly 5,000 commercial drivers in Ohio facing the potential of having their licenses downgraded.
On Friday, May 29, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced it would be contacting approximately 5,000 non-domiciled CDL holders to verify the status of their credentials under updated rules from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
According to the Bureau, non-domiciled license holders in the state will receive one of two notices, depending on the type of documentation they initially used to obtain their CDL.
For drivers whose documentation meets current FMCSA standards, their licenses will remain valid until their expiration date. For those who do not meet current standards, the process is a bit more complicated.
As for CDL holders whose original documents do not meet current FMCSA guidelines, they will receive a notice of downgrade, and their CDLs will be downgraded to a Class D license 30 days after receiving the notice.
Drivers who receive a downgrade notice can request a hearing with the BMV to dispute the downgrade, and can provide additional documentation to prove their eligibility. According to the Bureau, those documents include:
- An unexpired Employment Authorization Document issued by USCIS, valid on the most recent CDL/CLP issuance date
- An unexpired foreign passport with an unexpired USCIS I‑94 form, both of which must be valid on your most recent CDL/CLP issuance date
Officials said the Ohio BMV has not issued or renewed any non-domiciled CDLs since FMCSA put new standards in place in 2025, and that it does not intend to resume issuing non-domiciled CDLs in the future. Additionally, the BMV will not renew revalidated non-domiciled CDLs after they expire.
All notices will be sent by mail to the address listed on file with the Ohio BMV. The Bureau emphasized that the reverification process does not apply to full CDL holders or CDL holders with legally established permanent residence. LL
2026 U20 World Team Trials
At Geneva, Ohio, May 29
Best-of-Three Final Results
57 kg
Isaiah Cortez (Spartan Combat RTC/ TMWC) defeats Grey Burnett (Burnett Trained Wrestling), two matches to none
Round 1 – Cortez dec. Burnett, 5-1
Round 2 – Cortez tech. fall Burnett, 10-0
61 kg
Aaron Seidel (SERTC- TMWC) defeats Elijah Cortez (Spartan Combat RTC/ TMWC), two matches to none
Round 1 – Seidel tech. fall Cortez, 10-0
Round 2 – Seidel tech. fall Cortez, 10-0
65 kg
Bo Bassett (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)) defeats Clinton Shepherd (Howe Wrestling School, LLC), two matches to none
Round 1 – Bassett fall Shepherd, 2:40
Round 2 – Bassett tech. fall Shepherd, 10-0
70 kg
Landon Robideau (Cowboy RTC) defeats Melvin Miller (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)), two matches to none
Round 1 – Robideau dec. Miller, 5-0
Round 2 – Robideau tech. fall, 12-0
74 kg
Jayden James (KD Training Center/ TMWC) defeats Ladarion Lockett (Cowboy RTC), two matches to none
Round 1 – James dec. Lockett, 5-4
Round 2 – James dec. Lockett, 4-2
79 kg
Ryan Burton (SERTC- TMWC) defeats Joseph Jeter (Position Wrestling), two matches to none
Round 1 – Burton dec. Jeter, 10-7
Round 2 – Burton dec. Jeter, 8-1
86 kg
Aeoden Sinclair (Tiger Style Wrestling Club) defeats Brock Mantanona (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club), two matches to none
Round 1 – Sinclair dec. Mantanona, 6-0
Round 2 – Sinclair tech. fall Mantanona, 10-0
92 kg
Jimmy Mastny (Relentless Training Center) defeats Karson Tompkins (Air Force Regional Training Center), two matches to none
Round 1 – Mastny fall Tompkins, 3:31
Round 2 – Mastny tech. fall Tompkins, 10-0
97 kg
Michael Boyle (Ohio Crazy Goats Wrestling Club) defeats Garett Kawczynski (Askren Wrestling Academy), two matches to none
Round 1 – Boyle tech. fall Kawczynski, 10-0
Round 2 – Boyle tech. fall Kawczynski, 10-0
125 kg
Dreshaun Ross (Cowboy RTC) defeats Coby Merrill (NYAC), two matches to one
Round 1 – Merrill tech. fall Ross, 11-0
Round 2 – Ross dec. Merrill 9-2
Round 3 – Ross dec. Merrill, 7-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Central Ohio family has filed a lawsuit against a Hilliard funeral home after their mother was accidentally cremated, despite plans for her to be buried.
According to court documents, Tidd Funeral Home cremated Nancy Anders in June of last year against the family’s wishes. The lawsuit states Anders died a week earlier in May.
The family says Anders had planned and prepaid for funeral arrangements two years before her death to be buried with her late husband. The arrangements did not include cremation because, the family says, she did not believe in the concept.
The lawsuit says the family was told a week after her death that she had been accidentally cremated. It also accuses Tidd Funeral Home of cremating her even though the proper authorization form was never signed.
The family says they have suffered physical illness and emotional trauma and are seeking $25,000 in damages. They are also asking for the case to be decided by a jury.
ABC 6 reached out to the funeral home for comment but had not heard back.
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