PARKERSBURG – The left and middle lanes of Murdoch Avenue will be closed from 19th to 20th Street beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday as the Parkersburg Utility Board repairs a water leak. Motorists are advised to use caution while passing through the work zone and utilize alternate routes. Questions can be directed to 304-424-8535.
PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia University Extension will host an open regional listening session at 6 p.m. Thursday in Parkersburg. WVU, serving as the land grant college in the Mountain State, strives to improve the lives and livelihoods of all West Virginians by delivering relevant and research-backed educational programs throughout the state, according to a release form the extension service. These programs are designed to address critical issues that affect communities, but periodically, needs can change, the release said. This year, WVU Extension will launch a statewide needs ...
PARKERSBURG – Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard appears on track to be the next county commissioner after Tuesday's primary election, and county officials had to do extra work to finish counting all precincts Tuesday night. Woodyard received 4,445 votes in the final, unofficial count to ...
Workers pour concrete as part of the next stage of the levee project Friday. (Photo by Art Smith)
PARKERSBURG - A program on Col. John T. Wilder and Wilder’s Lightning Brigade will be presented by the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley at 7 p.m. May 21 at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History in Parkersburg. Speaking will be Scott Diezman, a retired U.S. Air Force ...
PARKERSBURG – The District 4, Precinct 71 Neighborhood Improvement Association will meet at 6 p.m. Friday at The Gathering, 514 Myrtle St, in Parkersburg. Residents are invited to bring plants and dirt for the Community Garden. There will also be a covered dish dinner, with speaker Wendy Tuck, city councilwoman for District 4, who will report on the Mountain State Land Use Summit and other city updates. Residents and others interested in improving District 4 are invited to come. More information is available by calling 304-488-3810.
