PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council approved a pair of ordinances on final reading Tuesday authorizing a 5% discount on the payment of a year’s worth of police, fire and sanitation fees in advance. The ordinances, which passed on first reading at the July 14 council meeting, increased ...
PARKERSBURG – People can participate locally in Thursday’s meeting of the West Virginia Natural Resources Commission. The meeting will be held simultaneously in each of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ six districts, where the local commissioner and staff will be present to gather public input. The in-person location for District 6 is the DNR office at 76 Conservation Way, Parkersburg. There will be an opportunity for public comments there. For those unable to attend in person, a view-only livestream will be available at youtube.com/@WVcommerce/streams. The ...
PARKERSBURG – Portions of two streets will be closed Thursday as the Parkersburg Utility Board performs pavement restoration following a fire hydrant replacement and leak repair. Beginning at 6 a.m., 19th Street will be closed from Murdoch to Garfield Avenue and Ohio Avenue will be closed from 19th to 20th Street, according to a release from the PUB. The closures are expected to continue throughout the day until the work is completed. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes.
PARKERSBURG – A free DJ music night will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 30, at the Root Beer Shack, 1420 Staunton Ave. The event is a collaboration among Parkersburg Councilwoman Wendy Tuck, Root Beer Shack owner Sarah Stalnaker and DJ Dodge Gaskill. Gaskill, a retired chef who also works as a photographer and artist, will play rock, country and pop music from the 1950s through the 2000s. Tuck said she met Gaskill about two years ago while holding constituent office hours at the restaurant. She holds office hours there from 2:30 to 4 p.m. each Friday to give residents an ...
World Embroidery Day will be observed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at the Bolts and Quarters Quilt Shop in Parkersburg. The exhibit and event are free and participants are encouraged to bring a project and sit and sew with other stitchers. The entries for the exhibits are not judged and can be entered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Entries must be hand crafted and can include candle wicking, chicken scratch, counted cross stitch, crewel embroidery, embroidery, hardanger, needlepoint, quilting, red work, black work, sashiko, slow stitch and tafting. Door prizes, refreshments, the T&S ...
CHARLESTON – A Parkersburg man on Monday was sentenced to 14 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine by a U.S. District Court judge in West Virginia. The sentence given to Kevin Wayne Gardner, 42, is to be followed by five years of supervised release, according to U.S. Attorney Moore Capito. Gardner was sentenced on Monday and Judge Thomas E. Johnston imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Jeremy B. Wolfe prosecuted the case. According to court records, law enforcement officers on June 16, 2025, conducted a ...
