An excavator sifts debris atop the remains of the former Lincoln Elementary School as the building is torn down Wednesday afternoon along 31st Street in Parkersburg. A new K-5 facility will be built on the 10-acre site where the old elementary and Van Devender Middle School are located and will feature a modern design, with a focus on traffic flow and safety. The new elementary will be named Lincoln elementary in hor of the former building. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Crews from Bosley Construction demolish the former Lincoln Elementary School Wednesday afternoon off 31st Street in Parkersburg. Records and documents from the district were moved from the site earlier this summer and are now being used at the 19th Street bus garage. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Crews from Bosley Construction demolish the former Lincoln Elementary School Wednesday afternoon off 31st Street in Parkersburg. Records and documents from the district were moved from the site earlier this summer and are now being used at the 19th Street bus garage. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Crews from Bosley Construction demolish the former Lincoln Elementary School Wednesday afternoon off 31st Street in Parkersburg. Records and documents from the district were moved from the site earlier this summer and are now being used at the 19th Street bus garage. (Photo by Evan Bevins)