Wood County has a tentative agreement with Camden Clark for ambulance service

October 20, 2026

PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Commission has worked out a tentative agreement with the WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center to provide ambulance service to the area for the foreseeable future. Wood County Commission President Blair Couch reported Monday that a deal is ready to be finalized and approved where the county would pay $850,000 annually for the next three years and then do two one-year renewals after that in case any changes or adjustments need to be made. Couch said he held meetings with Camden Clark CEO Sean Smith to discuss terms. Officials from Camden Clark came ...

Downtown PKB selects Berlin as new executive director

October 20, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Downtown PKB on Monday announced Claire Berlin as its new executive director. Berlin brings more than 18 years in strategic marketing, communications and organizational development to her role as head of the nonprofit organization dedicated to growth and revitalization in the ...

W.Va. Public Service Commission releases proposed rules for power plant capacity

October 20, 2026

CHARLESTON – Reaction to new proposed rules by utility regulators in West Virginia required by the state’s data center law that would determine how coal-fired power plants operate received both praise and criticism. The West Virginia Public Service Commission issued an order Thursday ...

Benson inaugurated WVU’s 27th president

October 19, 2026

MORGANTOWN – The swearing in was complete. Pre-written remarks delivered by a procession of speakers had been delivered and applauded. Everything was moving with a practiced precision. And then, for a brief moment, it wasn’t. There was nobody at the podium. The emcee wasn’t making ...

Chlapatys pledge $55 million to Marietta College

October 17, 2026

MARIETTA — Joe and Linda Chlapaty have committed $55 million to Marietta College to renovate first-year student residence halls and build a new health sciences facility, President Kathleen Poorman Dougherty announced Friday during her State of the College address. The announcement at ...

Wood County development leaders highlight investment

October 17, 2026

PARKERSBURG — Preparing properties for new businesses and helping residents enter the workforce remain priorities for economic development officials as Wood County pursues manufacturing investments, infrastructure improvements and the reuse of vacant buildings. Those efforts were ...