Twenty-five years have passed since Parkersburg native Mary Lou Hague was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York City. Liza Adams, her mother, remembers everything about the day: speaking to her daughter as she tried to evacuate the building ...
CHARLESTON - West Virginia's small system of virtual and physical public charter schools is setting its sights on attracting students from border states if the legislature agrees to make changes to state law. Barry Holstein, executive director of the state Professional Charter School Board (PCSB) briefed board members during a regularly scheduled virtual meeting Thursday morning about possible legislative priorities for the 2027 60-day regular session. One of those items including asking lawmakers to make changes to state code to allow public charter schools in counties bordering ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. — Turning off State Highway 30 near Shanksville, Pa., into the Flight 93 Memorial site does not prepare one for the solemnity of the place or the raw emotions that rise when walking through the visitor’s center. Within that building, visitors can listen to recorded ...
Artsbridge and the City of Belpre are collaborating with students of Belpre High School art teacher Chad Stevens to paint a mural on a wall along Campus Drive leading to the high school. Artsbridge Executive Director Lyndsay Dennis, who is also a member of Belpre City Council, said the mural ...
PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Commission wants to have a meeting with representatives of Peoples Cartage regarding an outstanding bill resulting from the fire at their south Parkersburg facility this past summer. Commission President Blair Couch said that a representative with SPSI has reached out to him regarding an unpaid bill related to the warehouse file at Peoples Cartage that occurred in early July. The county called in the company based in Washington, Pa. to help with the fire. The company previously came to the area in 2017 to help deal with the IEI warehouse fire. SPSI ...
PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg High School's Native Roots Club helped Criss Elementary School students harvest vegetables, prepare garden beds for winter and plant flower bulbs during a visit Wednesday afternoon. The garden contains tomatoes, several varieties of peppers and perennial plants, ...
