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Data centers a hot topic in Congressional, state elections

PARKERSBURG – The Democratic challenger for one of West Virginia’s Congressional seats pitched legislation on Friday establishing a two-year moratorium on new, large data centers and giving local communities a say in whether they’re built. Ace Parsi, a Morgantown community organizer running for the District 2 U.S. House of Representatives seat occupied by Rep. Riley Moore, said the proposed Neighbors, Not Servers Act would be “the very first piece of legislation that I would introduce as a member of Congress.” Moore said in a statement Friday that “West Virginians need a ...

Bill for company that helped fight the Peoples Cartage fire being paid

PARKERSBURG – A bill to one of the companies that helped fight the Peoples Cartage warehouse fire in early July is being paid, Wood County officials said. In an email to the county commission, Steve Sansevere, regional manager warehouse operations for the Mid-Ohio Valley for Peoples ...

Paving at City Park won’t impact Harvest Moon Festival

PARKERSBURG – Road paving at Parkersburg City Park is expected to finish up in time for this weekend’s Harvest Moon Festival. Crews with Brown Asphalt have been working at the park resurfacing and repaving all of the areas with asphalt, said Eric Jiles, finance director for the City of ...

URA transfers property ownership to City of Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG – The Urban Renewal Authority met Tuesday and approved the transfer of ownership of a URA-owned property to the City of Parkersburg in support of an EPA brownfield grant application through a donation. The URA also moved the review of proposed updates to the URA administrative ...

People can register to vote in Washington County by Oct. 5

MARIETTA – People throughout Washington County still have time to get registered to vote for the November general election. People are still able to register to vote in Washington County until 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5 at the Board of Elections office at 204 Davis Ave. Suite B in Marietta. People can also register to vote online at the Washington County Board of Elections’ website at at www.boe.ohio.gov/washington/ or the Ohio Secretary of State’s website at www.ohiosos.gov/ “When people get their driver’s license renewed they can register (at the Ohio Bureau of Motor ...