PARKERSBURG – The large plumes of black smoke radiating from the Peoples Cartage warehouse site off of Camden Avenue since early Sunday were gone by mid-morning Tuesday as fire crews continued to douse hot spots at the scene. “The fire is approximately 95% extinguished,” said Wood County ...
CHARLESTON – As multiple local and state emergency responders work to keep a fire at the Peoples Cartage facility on Camden Avenue contained, a sister facility near the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport was dinged last year by environmental regulators. According to records in the West ...
PARKERSBURG — Residents within a two-mile radius of the Peoples Cartage fire should take precautions with their garden produce, according to Wood County West Virginia Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources J.J. Barrett. Barrett said local experts have been working on ...
CHARLESTON — Educational leaders in West Virginia kicked off a campaign emphasizing that public schools are the foundational heart of communities, providing essential services that extend far beyond traditional academics. Members of the West Virginia Association of School Administrators, ...
PARKERSBURG - The shelter in place established east of the Peoples Cartage warehouse fire has been rescinded. The Wood County 911 Center announced the change on its Facebook page, saying air monitoring data showed levels below the minimum thresholds. Smoke from the fire had largely dissipated ...
PARKERSBURG – The fire at Peoples Cartage is contained and crews are now focused on putting the fire out, officials told the Wood County Commission on Monday. Local emergency officials and community representatives appeared before the commission to give an update on the fire that broke out ...