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Washington State’s Workforce 30 initiative focused on future workforce

MARIETTA – Washington State College of Ohio President Sarah Parker’s recent interactions with state leaders have reinforced the school’s efforts to strengthen the region’s workforce. On Monday, Parker was a panelist at a Heart of Opportunity Tour event in Piketon with Gov. Mike ...

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An incorrect listing of titles appeared in a story in Thursday's edition, Jimmy Stewart is the President of Ohio Gas Association and Diogenes “Dio” Herrera is Chief Operations Officer for Utility Pipeline Ltd.

Gas leak closes part of Ohio 618 in Belpre

BELPRE – A gas leak is rerouting traffic Thursday in Belpre, after it was reported in front of the Belpre Church of Christ, a dispatcher at the Belpre Police Department said. Fire crews and representatives of Enbridge Gas have been on the scene since 9:30 a.m., the dispatcher said. The ...

Parkersburg City Council advances recycling changes to comply with court order

PARKERSBURG – Members of Parkersburg City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance crafted to comply with a judge’s order about the municipal recycling program, after amending it to reflect suggestions from the plaintiff in a lawsuit that prompted the ruling. The ordinance regarding recycling was proposed after Wood County Circuit Court Judge J.D. Beane ruled earlier this month that the subscription-based recycling program implemented by the city in May did not comply with state code requiring cities with populations of 10,000 or more to implement a curbside recycling ...