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Wood County Board of Education delays Parkersburg High School stadium project

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to delay action on a scaled-down renovation plan for Parkersburg High School’s Stadium Field, giving supporters eight weeks to seek additional funding for a larger project. The board first rejected a proposal to move ...

US Rep. Moore awards Vienna $1 million in Community Project Funding

VIENNA – U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va. 2nd Dist. awarded $1 million in Community Project Funding to the city of Vienna and the Wood County Economic Development Authority for the remediation of the concrete at the former industrial side of Spencer’s Landing on Wednesday. “It’s an ...

Hammer captures nature’s beauty in photo exhibit at WesBanco

PARKERSBURG – Local nature photographer Shannon R. Hammer will exhibit her photography at WesBanco Bank during September. Hammer is an independent photographer and visual artist. “My photographs are often mistaken for the oil canvas paintings from long ago,” Hammer said. Like those ...

Ceremony marks 25 years since Sept. 11, Hague’s passing

Parkersburg High School will hold its annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday at Stadium Field, organizers said. The ceremony, usually held around the flagpole, will be held in the stadium because this year is the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, according to ...

Picture This: Ribbon-cutting on the river

A ribbon cutting was held Monday to mark the official opening of Marietta's Levee Park on the Ohio River. The renovated levee was funded primarily by $9.4 million from the state’s Appalachian Community Grant Program, which was administered with other projects by the Ironton-Lawrence ...

Wood County Board of Education delays Parkersburg High School stadium project

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to delay action on a scaled-down renovation plan for Parkersburg High School’s Stadium Field, giving supporters eight weeks to seek additional funding for a larger project. The board first rejected a proposal to move ...