PARKERSBURG – Members of Parkersburg City Council rejected - by one vote - an appeal of the determination that a petition for a referendum on the city’s proposed sanitation contract was insufficient. “You can vote for sufficiency, and let's get this over with,” said Edward Escandon, ...

MARIETTA - The 49th year of Safetytown at Phillips Elementary looked a little different for day six due to the intermittent rain storms on Monday. The usual outdoor activities were brought inside but the kindergartens didn’t seem to mind. Safetytown at Phillips began June 15 and will ...

PARKERSBURG – Wood County is the latest county in West Virginia reached by a statewide group that distributes complete beds for qualifying households. The Bed for Every Head program through Riverstone Community Services, part of the West Virginia State Hospital Initiative Inc., last week ...

The Artsbridge Calendar of Community Events for this week: Today: Noah Strickler Photography art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street Jr. Chef Kid's Cooking Camp: Lively Latin Laughs, 9-noon, The Changed Plate, Belpre Summer STEM Camp, grades 1-5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Discovery ...

BELPRE – The Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival wrapped up its second year in Belpre over the weekend. The event shifted from its traditional venue of Parkersburg City Park to Belpre’s Civitan Park in 2025 due to construction of the activity and recreation center, which is expected to ...