Parkersburg City Council to consider increased discount for advance payment of fees

July 11, 2026

PARKERSBURG – An increased discount for paying police, fire and sanitation fees in full for the year will be on the Parkersburg City Council agenda Tuesday. The first regular meeting in July is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building. City code offers a 1.5% discount to parties paying all 12 months of their fire, police and sanitation fees in advance by July 20. A pair of ordinances on first reading Tuesday would increase that to 5% and give people until Aug. 20 to pay it this year, since the ordinance could not receive final ...

TANF Tug of War: Lawmakers reject Morrisey’s crisis claims, citing full funding and executive discretion

July 11, 2026

CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey continues to express the belief that spending in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is not sustainable in the long run, but West Virginia lawmakers and advocates remain confused as to why programs are being curtailed now when funding ...

PowerFlo Solutions grows Mid-Ohio Valley manufacturing footprint with Williamstown project

July 11, 2026

RENO — PowerFlo Solutions is expanding its footprint in the Mid-Ohio Valley as demand grows for the electrical equipment it builds for data centers, hospitals, banks, telecommunications companies and other high-power industries. Jim Vuksic, owner of PowerFlo Solutions, said the company ...

Parkersburg expanding World Trade Center memorial near city building

July 11, 2026

PARKERSBURG – A project is underway to expand the World Trade Center Memorial at One Government Square in downtown Parkersburg. New additions will be built around the centerpiece of the memorial, a marble block containing a piece of a steel beam from the World Trade Center’s south tower. ...

Red Cross deploys local volunteer to Guam

July 11, 2026

PARKERSBURG - A local Red Cross volunteer who has deployed to dozens of disasters has been sent to Guam where Super Typhoon Bavi brought destruction to the U.S. territory. Chip Pickering is a veteran Red Cross disaster volunteer involved in 30 to 40 events around the world. “I would say 30 ...

Waterford resident asks Washington County Commissioners for ‘help’ regarding data center project

July 11, 2026

MARIETTA - Waterford resident Amber Peck asked the Washington County Commissioners for help regarding the data center project that is planned around her home near Sparling Road. During the regular commission meeting on Thursday, Peck spoke to commissioners during the public comment portion ...