PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia Beekeeping Conference will be holding their annual Spring meeting in Vienna in February 2027 and are looking for the county’s support to help put it on. Bob Spencer of the Mid-Ohio Valley Beekeepers Association appeared before the Wood County Commission on ...
Wood County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the Shaver Judicial Annex Monday morning in response to an incident in a courtroom. Sheriff Rick Woodyard said a juvenile defendant was not complying with instructions and started a physical altercation with court officers. They radioed for ...
MARIETTA — The Ohio Oil & Gas Association is opposing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton’s proposed three-year moratorium on wastewater injection wells in Washington County, arguing that regulation and scientific review should guide the state’s response. “A moratorium is not a solution. Science, facts, and sound regulation, not politics and campaign rhetoric, are what will ensure both safe operations and a strong future for Ohio's oil and natural gas industry,” association President Rob Brundrett said in a statement. “The path forward is to allow Ohio's ...
HARMAN – A community nonprofit group has filed a lawsuit alleging that the Randolph County Board of Education illegally sold and closed the former Harman K-12 School, and seeks an injunction to re-open the school. The lawsuit was filed on Thursday afternoon in Randolph County Circuit Court by Hometown Hope, which documents describe as a “domestic non-profit corporation.” The suit states the group “is comprised of taxpayers and parents of students of Randolph County Public Schools,” and lists a Harman address for the group. The Randolph County Board of Education and current ...
PARKERSBURG – Food trucks, live music and family activities drew visitors to Bicentennial Park for the West Virginia Food Truck Festival, an event inspired by residents’ requests to celebrate their state. Parkersburg City Councilman Zac Huffman, the event’s organizer, said the ...
CHARLESTON - Much of the West Virginia Culture Center – home to the State Museum, archives and “Mountain Stage” – is closing ahead of its second major renovation since opening its doors more than 50 years ago. In a statement provided over the weekend, newly appointed Department of ...
