Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–The cleanup continue in Ohio and Marion County from weekend flooding
–Search continues for missing individuals believed lost in the flooding and those who have been recovered are identified
–Former lawmaker and businessman Doug Skaff is fondly remembered in a public memorial in Charleston
–In Sports; The All State Baseball teams are released and a no-hitter in the College World Series
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey has confirmed that a body was found in Wetzel County Monday.
Morrisey, in a post on X, stated that the body is suspected to be from the flooding in nearby Ohio County that claimed six other lives.

An unidentified body has been recovered in Wetzel County, suspected to be from the recent flooding. We have not yet confirmed definitively if this individual is a flood victim. If confirmed, this would be the 7th fatality from the floods.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For hours Monday evening, people wrapped around the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston, waiting in line to pay their respects to beloved businessman and former Delegate Doug Skaff Jr.
Senate Finance Chair Jason Barrett says the outpour of support was a testament of who Skaff was.
Doug Skaff
“It just speaks to Doug’s character, and it speaks to the amount of influence that Doug had over so many people in this area and over the entire state of West Virginia,” Barrett

WOOD COUNTY, W.Va. –A man and woman are in custody after a traffic stop resulted in the seizure of two pounds of methamphetamine in Wood County.
According to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, Kevin Gardner, of Parkersburg, and Cidney Nichols, of Walker were arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, transporting meth into the state and conspiracy.
Gardner was stopped by police on 44th Street in Parkersburg, Nichols was a passenger in the car. During the

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –How do you measure a mountaineer mile? That’s what the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, in partnership with Active Southern West Virginia and Physical Activity Plan of West Virginia, are trying to find out.
They launched the Move More with Active SWV Challenge, a six-week statewide health initiative, last week on June 6.
Director of Communications and Threat Preparedness for the department Leland Steele says that the challenge is to help promote healthy living

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Most of the Juneteenth festivities in the Capital City are moved to Friday this year after Governor Patrick Morrisey said he would not be giving state employees the day off on the recently-designated federal and state holiday.
Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the official and final end to slavery in America, falls on Thursday, June 19th this year.
Ray Whiting
A Juneteenth organizer in Charleston, Ray Whiting said they wanted people to really get a chance to enjoy the event