PARKERSBURG - Cindy Turner has been appointed the new chief executive officer of West Virginia Central Federal Credit Union, by the credit union’s board of directors. Turner has been senior vice president since 2003 and has been with the credit union since 1995. "As the new CEO of West ...
MARIETTA — Nearly $157,000 in employee vacation and holiday payments is being questioned in an active state investigation, while a former Marietta finance chairman is warning a notice sent to the city’s surety company could increase bonding costs or jeopardize future coverage. Letters from City Council leaders identified $156,881.50 in alleged overpayments. The figure does not include uncalculated amounts related to vacation proration or questions about $68,186.37 in overtime paid to one employee. During an Aug. 6 Marietta City Council meeting, former Councilman and Finance ...
PARKERSBURG - A Pleasants County woman has been named the director of teacher education at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. Paula Oliverio has had a long career with Pleasants County Schools and recently left as interventionist at Belmont Elementary School. She brings more than 40 ...
South end of Southwood Park pond bank exposed as water levels reduce Friday afternoon.
PARKERSBURG – The city’s recycling surcharge would double to $3 for all customers under an ordinance on the agenda for Tuesday’s Parkersburg City Council meeting. The fee increase is one of multiple changes proposed in response to a Wood County Circuit Court judge’s ruling that the city’s new subscription-based recycling program does not comply with state code requiring cities with populations of more than 10,000 to implement a mandatory curbside recycling program. Under the program approved by council earlier this year and implemented in May, all residents are charged a ...
PARKERSBURG – An early life involved in dance has helped prepare Liliana Parsons for college and beyond. Parsons, 18, is a recent graduate of Parkersburg High School and a freshman at West Virginia University in Morgantown. She has been doing ballet for 14 years, starting when she was 4 ...
