Belpre America 250 Kickoff Celebration rescheduled to July 6

June 25, 2026

BELPRE - The Belpre America 250 Kickoff Celebration will be rescheduled from Saturday to Monday, July 6 due to inclement weather this weekend. The rescheduled event will take place from 5-8 p.m. at Howes Grove Park in Belpre. Guests can enjoy hot dogs, desserts, refreshments and chips during the picnic. The picnic is served and provided by the Belpre Area Veterans and members of Boys Scouts. There will be children’s art projects presented by Artsbridge and the oldest veteran in Washington County will be recognized. Guests can also expect a petting zoo during the event with small ...

Friends of Mountwood Park Adventure Camp registration open

June 25, 2026

VOLCANO – Registration is open for the Friends of Mountwood Park Adventure Camp 2026, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon July 20-24. The camp’s 20 spots are open to children who turned 9 by Dec. 31, 2025, and will not turn 14 before July 31. Camp will be held rain or shine. Cost is ...

Ace Parsi, local advocates discuss Parkersburg federal job cuts and sanitation issue

June 24, 2026

PARKERSBURG — Democratic congressional candidate Ace Parsi joined local advocates Tuesday in Parkersburg to call for more scrutiny of federal job cuts at the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and to support residents opposing proposed changes to the city’s sanitation service. Parsi, who is ...

Parkersburg City Council rejects appeal of petition determination in 5-4 vote

June 24, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council rejected, by one vote, an appeal of the city clerk’s determination that a petition for referendum on an ordinance authorizing a sanitation contract was insufficient, though the matter is likely to be decided in court. After hearing arguments from ...

US says Chemours to pay $450M to settle ‘forever chemicals’ case

June 24, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic "forever chemicals" used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains. The settlement is the first by the ...

W.Va. lawmakers urge Capito, Justice to support ending greyhound racing

June 24, 2026

CHARLESTON – Several Republican members of the West Virginia Legislature are encouraging the state’s two U.S. senators to back a ban on greyhound racing included in the latest version of the federal farm bill, while two lawmakers from Ohio County expressed support for the industry. In a ...