PARKERSBURG – Many people awoke to loud claps of thunder, flashes of lightning and the sound of heavy rain early Thursday morning as local cities dealt with high water, tree damage and more. Parkersburg, Vienna, Belpre and portions of Wood County were affected by heavy rain as the National ...
CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday that she is still awaiting more details from a memorandum of understanding between President Donald Trump and Iran setting up a 60-day ceasefire, but she said the Senate should have final authority on any agreement. Speaking to West ...
BELPRE – Farmers Castle Museum, operated by the Belpre Historical Society, will have an open house from 1-4 p.m. Saturday in recognition of Juneteenth. The Underground Railroad in Southeastern Ohio, a permanent exhibit that details the rise of the freedom movement along the Ohio River ...
VIENNA - The annual Parkersburg Elks Lodge 198 membership picnic and flag observance will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Buzzy Dils Park in Vienna. “The flag ceremony is a time-honored tradition that celebrates the American flag and what it represents,” organizer Leslie Riddle ...
MARIETTA - The Washington County Commissioners approved placing the public library tax levy on the ballot for the upcoming general election Nov. 3. The proposed tax will not exceed 0.5 mill for each $1 of taxable value. This will amount to a maximum tax of $17.50 for each $100,000 of ...
PARKERSBURG – Work has started on filling the City Park Pond. The pond was drained in January, and contractor RDR Utility Services Group had dredged the muck from the bottom, officials had said. Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce said the overall project is not completed yet. “The filling ...