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Two-vehicle crash results in lane closure, power outage on Emerson Avenue

PARKERSBURG - A two-vehicle crash involving an Amazon delivery truck and a tow truck took place shortly before 11 a.m. Tuesday on Emerson Avenue north of Interstate 77 heading toward Waverly. At 10:55 a.m., the Wood County 911 Center received over 10 calls reporting power lines down, which ...

Fouss preserves a legacy at Leavitt Funeral Services

BELPRE — A longtime director at Leavitt Funeral Home and Crematory Services has a passion and love for antique automobiles and the stories they carry, including the 1957 Cadillac owned by the funeral home. “It’s just something I’ve always loved,” Dana Fouss said. “Even as a kid, ...

Local students celebrate achievements

Zoey Sturm of Wood County and Hailee Johnson of Tyler County have placed in the West Virginia Young Writers Contest. The contest is a collaboration of the Central West Virginia Writing Project at Marshall University, the Marshall University June Harless Center, the West Virginia Department of ...

Chemours, Technical Center now Partners in Education

The Wood County Technical Center and Chemours Washington Works are now Partners in Education, a program through the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley. “This official partnership with Chemours is just the next logical step in a strong school-business partnership that started with ...

Weekly Artsbridge schedule

Today Debbie and Steve Sisson Multi-Media art exhibit, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg Walking Through the Books - all ages 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Frederick Hayes art exhibit, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center Story Hour, ages 3-6, 10-11 ...