BELPRE – The 94th annual Belpre Homecoming brought rides, vendors, live music and other activities to Civitan Park during a four-day celebration that continued through Sunday. The event began in 1932 as a community gathering featuring potluck dinners and has grown to include carnival rides, ...
PARKERSBURG – Members of Parkersburg City Council are expected to vote Tuesday on the first readings of ordinances authorizing the funding, design and construction of upgrades to remove forever chemicals from drinking water provided by the Parkersburg Utility Board. The ordinances are among legislation on the agenda for the regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building. The project, which is projected to cost $25,746,000, would utilize a granular activated carbon filtration system to remove chemicals like C8, also known as ...
CHARLESTON - Pleasants and Ritchie counties have been approved for federal Individual Assistance from severe storms on July 21 that included tornadoes and flooding, Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced this weekend. At least three tornadoes starting in Washington County and on the ground at the same time went over the Ohio River near Pleasants County and continued east into Ritchie and Doddridge counties. Lewis and Upshur counties were previously approved for assistance with the effects of the storms. Assistance will help eligible homeowners and renters with the costs of recovering and ...
CHARLESTON – A recent audit of the West Virginia Department of Human Services found a potential for $68 million in savings, but department officials said that could take years to realize and lawmakers expressed frustration at growing expenses for the data program underpinning the entire ...
MARIETTA — Outdoor enthusiasts took to Marietta’s roads, trails and waterways over the weekend as the Rivers, Trails & Ales Festival returned with cycling, running, kayaking and family activities. The festival offered opportunities for participants of different ages and experience ...
PARKERSBURG - Downtown Brewfest, the event formerly known as the Downtown Throwdown, brought folks to Bicentennial Park in Parkersburg Saturday evening.
