Enrollment in Parkersburg recycling program starts Friday

PARKERSBURG – People can begin enrolling in the city’s new subscription-based curbside recycling program on Friday. Meanwhile, the free community recycling collection at the city’s 24th Street facility is set to end May 1. Parkersburg City Council approved the final reading of the ordinance authorizing the contract with Rumpke Waste & Recycling in a 5-3 vote, with one member absent, in February. Under the three-year agreement, residents who wish to participate in curbside recycling will be charged an additional $3 a month, on top of the $1.50 surcharge included in the ...

Belpre Area Business Exchange returns for a third year

Parkersburg Utility Board to replace hydrant on 19th Street

PARKERSBURG – The Parkersburg Utility Board’s Water Division will have 19th Street closed from Murdoch to Garfield Avenue today to replace a ...

Egg-cellent Adventures: Easter tradition captures kids’ attention over holiday weekend

America at 250: A journey through time, told through our communities

Annie Shelton strikes out 18, South blanks PHS 4-0

Tony Caridi honored with Morehouse Award

Tony Caridi has been selected the winner of the 2026 Morehouse Award by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Caridi has been the ...

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Enrollment in Parkersburg recycling program starts Friday

PARKERSBURG – People can begin enrolling in the city’s new subscription-based curbside recycling program on Friday. Meanwhile, the free community recycling ...

Belpre Area Business Exchange returns for a third year

The public is invited to attend the third annual Belpre Area Business Exchange from 4:30-6:30 p.m. April 29 at the Parkersburg Art Center at 725 ...

Marietta Trolley returns May 2 for 2026 tour season

Marietta pedals way to Trail Town designation from mountain bike group

Mine Safety: Risky conditions must be investigated

Last week, two West Virginia communities suffered losses that have become much rarer — thank goodness — but still are thought of as something to be accepted as a ...

Native Soil: Ancient earthworks worth celebrating

High Points of the Valley

Legal-Ease: What a Mess! The chain of events without a durable power of attorney

Time and again, I have written about the wisdom of having a well-written, comprehensive Durable Power of Attorney (DPA), which is a document in which you give ...

Reporter’s Notebook: The action of inaction

Look Back: Baseball season in the Mid-Ohio Valley

Carter Layne Amos

Carter Layne Amos, 8 months old, of Parkersburg, passed away April 5, 2026, at Ruby Memorial Children’s Hospital, Morgantown. Service, 1 p.m. Friday, at Leavitt ...

Susan Anna Clegg

Patty L. Crouch

West Virginia governor vetoes help for neglected and foster kids after approving tax cuts

Gov. Patrick Morrisey vetoed a handful of bills meant to help vulnerable West Virginians just days after signing a 5% reduction to the personal income tax. Between ...