http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/vienna/ Vienna, WV News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/vienna/content/e87833c694ef55935c3307439a88c8de.html Due to a struggling economy and a shorter holiday shopping season the ShopperTrak RCT retail research firm predicts a record drop in the number of people filing into stores this time of year http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/vienna/content/7032a3b42020dcd551603ecde4641921.html VIENNA As part of its observance of National Hospice Month Housecalls Hospice lighted it Hospice Love Lights Tree in a ceremony Tuesday at Grand Central MallLea Ann Mason patient care representative said donations collected by the hospice foundation during the Christmas season and throughout the year help patients in the MidOhio Valley http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/vienna/content/cdc036ee466b46b255554df8b965f995.html PARKERSBURG A storm this morning blanketed the area in a couple inches of snow causing school closings and delays and a number of minor automobile accidents authorities saidWood and Washington counties saw an accumulation of 12 inches of snow from a system that moved through the area overnight Monday said meteorologist Andy Roche of the National Weather Service in Charleston http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/vienna/content/699a4373b308573a98feb350296ebafc.html PARKERSBURG The area could see about two inches of snow accumulation following expected overnight snow showers a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Charleston said Monday''There should be snow on the ground when they wake up in the morning'' meteorologist Andy Roche said ''There should be around two inches on the ground http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/vienna/content/901c3437d01e6b91d8ab0f0d9b5a0f58.html We've all seen rising costs of necessities this year and food is no exception So in the first part of our special report Living with Less Money we take a look at ways to save on your grocery bill http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/vienna/content/bce550dd194ad85331c1806a1d814df8.html it's yet another sign of a slowing economy: people making shortterm repairs to keep their older appliances or vehicles running longer http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/vienna/content/66dc3c15c91f158db325899e66ab1a09.html A local postpolio support group is celebrating their 20th anniversary and declaring today as Polio Awareness Day in Wood County http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/west-virginia/vienna/content/e14f923254f4d1a378f32ee36d37ca3b.html PARKERSBURG The slight drop in crime rate due to colder weather is often offset by the increase in crime that is spurred by the holiday season local law enforcement officials saidThere is often a drop in certain types of crime during cold weather said Chief Gerald Board Fights due to neighborhood feuds and property disputes are rarer in the winter for example