PARKERSBURG - The Wood County Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to appoint Kurt Echard as the new principal for Jackson Middle School and Jeanna Plumly as the new Madison Elementary principal. The board also heard an update on multiple projects from Ryan Taylor, CEO of ...
PARKERSBURG – An ordinance prohibiting feeding animals on public property was amended before it passed in a 6-3 vote during Tuesday’s regular Parkersburg City Council meeting, meaning another reading will be required later this month. The amendment proposed delaying the ordinance’s ...
PARKERSBURG — Before area businesses, organizations and venues can be named the 2025 Readers’ Choice, they must be nominated. That begins Thursday, as the Parkersburg News and Sentinel once again invites readers to share their go-to destinations for everything from car repair to appetizers ...
CHARLESTON — The three members of the West Virginia Public Service Commission listened to testimony and questioned witnesses Tuesday as two subsidiaries of American Electric Power seek another electric rate increase to cover their expenses. Tuesday morning marked the first day of evidentiary ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia is set to sell four of its seven state-owned health care facilities to a New York-based development company that specializes in long-term care for seniors. In a press conference at the State Capitol Building Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission unanimously approved rate increases for water and sewer service for the Claywood Park Public Service District. Claywood Park Public Service District General Manager Shayne Brabham appeared before the commission Monday seeking approval for the rate ...