Wood County Board of Education President Justin Raber, top left, and Ryan Taylor, CEO of Pickering Associates, attend a meeting at the board offices Thursday as Wood County Schools opened bids for the construction of the 50,000 plus square foot new Lincoln Elementary set to be built on the site of the former Lincoln Elementary building. Superintendent Christie Willis said the district received five bids from SQP Construction, Colaiani Construction, UCCI, Neighborgall and Grae-con. She said there will be a recommendation for the board to vote on during the Sept. 9 regular meeting. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2027. (Photo by Douglass Huxley)