The former Parkersburg Fire Station 3 at 13th and Liberty streets is torn down by an excavator Monday afternoon. It was the last of three Depression-era fire stations to be replaced by the city, with firefighters moving into the new station 3 in the 700 block of Briant Street in May. Mayor Tom ...
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Human Services is getting its second leader under Gov. Patrick Morrisey, as the state agency continues to wrestle with child welfare concerns and comes under a microscope over issues with federal funding for social services. In a press release Monday morning, Morrisey announced that Carl E. Ayers began work Monday as the new cabinet secretary of the Department of Human Services. Ayers brings nearly 30 years of social services experience from neighboring Virginia, from field work to becoming the principal deputy commissioner of the Virginia ...
Elks Lodge 198 in Parkersburg on July 19 inducted six new members into the club. From left, Jennifer Brunner, Jennifer Thornton, RhonaHaynes, Jarrett Thomas, Terry Wonycott and Thomas Burdett. The new members attended an orientation and learned how to become involved in lodge activities.
CHARLESTON - The family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice has until this morning to explain why a federal judge should not move forward with a case by The Greenbrier Resort's current lender seeking to wrest control of the historic hotel. U.S. District Court Judge Frank W. Volk issued an order to show cause to attorneys representing the Justice family in a Sunday night filing. Volk is asking the Justices' attorneys to explain why the case filed against the Justice family by White Sulphur Springs Holdings LLC, a company set up by Texas-based TRT Holdings LLC after the company bought the ...
PARKERSBURG – The Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport is looking to the Wood County Commission for possible support to get a new roof put on one of their hangars. Airport Manager Ben Auville appeared before the commission on Monday to give an update on things happening out at the airport in ...
Bristol Florence, right, was recognized as a 2026 Knight of the Golden Horseshoe in June by the Wood County Historical and Preservation Society. Florence was a student at Edison Junior High School where she was a member of the History Bowl team and is involved in 4-H. She will be attending ...
