PARKERSBURG – City Council is set to vote Tuesday on a resolution naming the new activity and recreation center after a former councilman and the first reading of an ordinance setting rates for its rental.…
Letter from Waterford data center developer shared by Washington County Commission
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Second man indicted in 1995 Fulton cold case murders
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Parkersburg City Council Finance Committee OKs shift of housing funds
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Benson touts 'Mountaineer momentum' in second State of the University
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Fort Frye, Washington County JVSD earn 5-star ratings
MARIETTA – Fort Frye Local Schools and Washington County Joint Vocational School District received an overall 5 stars of the Ohio…
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Letter from Waterford data center developer shared by Washington County Commission
MARIETTA – The company developing a proposed data center in the Waterford area issued a letter to the community that was shared during Wednesday’s Washington County Commission meeting. Commission President Charlie Schilling read the letter from Mehdi Nezami, vice president of development for ACS Digital & Energy, a Spain-based company redeveloping the former Muskingum…
Benson touts 'Mountaineer momentum' in second State of the University
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