PARKERSBURG — A building that has stood for more than 180 years will be renovated and become the new home of two area agencies. Wood County Economic Development announced in a Facebook post Tuesday that it purchased the former Civil War hospital on Avery Street. According to WCED ...
PARKERSBURG — The Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau announced on its Facebook page that there will be no Parkersburg Paddlefest event this year. After careful consideration, the CVB made the decision to cancel the event, which has always coincided with Downtown PKB’s ...
PARKERSBURG — U.S. Navy veteran Russell Sams is getting a new roof installed on his house thanks to Owens Corning and Bowser Construction LLC who have partnered with Purple Heart Homes to provide free roof replacements for military veterans in need through the company’s “Roof Deployment ...
BELPRE - Belpre City Council took action Monday to restrict potential cannabis-related businesses within the city. For several weeks, council has heard from the public on discussions regarding recreational marijuana and its potential availability in Belpre. Last November, Ohio voters approved ...
NEW YORK (AP) — After a historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming. “Despicable Me 4,” the Illumination Animation sequel, led the way over the holiday weekend with $75 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday and $122.6 million since opening on ...
The scammers are winning. Sophisticated overseas criminals are stealing tens of billions of dollars from Americans every year, a crime wave projected to get worse as the U.S. population ages and technology like AI makes it easier than ever to perpetrate fraud and get away with it. Internet ...