PARKERSBURG – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, visited a manufacturer and a children’s museum in Wood County this week. On Tuesday, Capito, R-W.Va., toured Northwest Pipe Company’s manufacturing facility in Washington, W.Va. Northwest Pipe is the largest manufacturer of engineered welded ...
MARIETTA – Washington State College of Ohio President Sarah Parker’s recent interactions with state leaders have reinforced the school’s efforts to strengthen the region’s workforce. On Monday, Parker was a panelist at a Heart of Opportunity Tour event in Piketon with Gov. Mike ...
PARKERSBURG – An ordinance updating regulations for mobile vendors was sent back to the Municipal Planning Commission after concerns were raised by a local food truck owner and others. “I’m not against it completely by any means whatsoever,” Jimmy Avocado’s owner Jimmy Carrano said ...
CHARLESTON – A deal between the family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice and New York-based financial firm Kennedy Lewis Investment Management for the historic Greenbrier Resort was already finalized, but the West Virginia Lottery Commission has formally approved the new ownership group. During ...
BELPRE – Knox Energy recently notified 43 of its customers that their natural gas service would be disconnected Oct. 29, stating the local supply gathering system will be unable to provide reliable service. Vanessa Hamilton, chief business development officer for Canton-based Knox Energy, said the area affected is solely supplied by local production. Several weeks ago, Knox Energy operations staff met with Bob Wilson, president of Wilson Energy, and were told the well conditions had worsened and couldn’t continue to meet the demand of all customers. Hamilton said that last year ...
PARKERSBURG - A Pleasants County woman has been named the director of teacher education at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. Paula Oliverio has had a long career with Pleasants County Schools and recently left as interventionist at Belmont Elementary School. She brings more than 40 ...
