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🌱 How a state gun auction is upgrading Clarksburg police safety gear

Clarksburg, West Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Clarksburg! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a state gun auction is upgrading Clarksburg police safety gear
  • Three hospitalized after serious Route 50 crash near Wolf Summit.
  • Clarksburg native earns one of West Virginia’s top architecture honors

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Music and Arts Festival.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of thundershowers, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and warmer, temps: high: 80, low: 51.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Clarksburg Police Department receives check from WV State Treasurer (wboy.com) — Clarksburg residents should know their police department just received nearly $2,000 from a state-run gun auction to buy new safety gear. State Treasurer Larry Pack delivered the check in person, and Chief Mark Kiddy says the money will go toward bulletproof vests and weapons to better equip local officers.
   

• 3 transported after wreck on Route 50 in Harrison County (wboy.com) — Emergency crews responded to a serious crash on U.S. Route 50 near Sycamore Road by Wolf Summit, where a silver SUV and truck collided and three people were taken to the hospital. Traffic was being directed around the scene Tuesday afternoon as multiple fire departments, EMS, and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office handled injuries and began investigating. Drivers in the Clarksburg area may still notice related delays or enforcement.
   

• AIA West Virginia honors Clarksburg native Bill Yoke Jr. with top architecture award (wvnews.com) — A Clarksburg native just earned one of West Virginia’s top architecture honors. Bill Yoke Jr. received the James L. Montgomery Award at AIA West Virginia’s gala in Morgantown, recognizing his long career of service to architects and communities across the state.
   

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  • Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Clarksburg. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Bridgeport

  • Warmer afternoons are coming, but will they last? Which ones will stay dry? (wdtv.com)
  • W.Va. reaches $11 million settlement with Roblox, prompting kids' safety overhaul (wdtv.com)
  • MEC announces 2026 football schedule (mybuckhannon.com)

Fairmont

  • West Virginia Natural Resources Commission to meet April 30 - West Virginia Daily News (wvdn.com)

Philippi

  • Fairmont man accused of dealing fentanyl in front of 7-year-old child, police say (wdtv.com)

Ok Clarksburg! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Clarksburg

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