PARKERSBURG – A new assistant director for the Wood County 911 Center who will also oversee the county’s emergency services will be stepping into the position on June 1. On Thursday, the Wood County Commission approved the hiring of Sam Scalise as the new director of emergency management, ...
CHARLESTON - In the latest twist and turn surrounding the fight over the historic Greenbrier Resort between U.S. Sen. Jim Justice and a Texas-based hotel chain, West Virginia tax officials want a seat at the table with more than $4 million in tax liens on the line. In a filing Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, attorneys for the West Virginia Tax Division submitted a formal request to intervene in a federal lawsuit before U.S. District Court Judge Frank W. Volk filed last month by White Sulphur Springs Holdings LLC (WSSH) against Sen. ...
Connor George and Ryordan McKinney, members of Scout Troop 3 in Parkersburg, became the 136th and 137th Eagle Scouts in the troop last month. Both Scouts received their awards on April 30, 2026 in a ceremony at First Presbyterian Church in Parkersburg.
MARIETTA — Buckeye Hills Regional Council has announced three projects in Noble and Hocking counties that have been awarded funding through Ohio’s Brownfield Remediation Program, part of a statewide investment announced Wednesday by Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and the Ohio Department of Development. The Ohio Department of Development announced $61 million in grants to support the cleanup and assessment of contaminated properties across 75 counties. The funding includes $45.8 million for 84 cleanup and remediation projects and $15.3 million for 76 assessment projects ...
Washington County Family and Children First Council announced the launch of the community-wide partnership project “No Wrong Door” on Wednesday. The No Wrong Door initiative ensures individuals and families can receive the care they need within the community by reaching out to any of the ...
MINERAL WELLS – A young boy fell off a bridge at Woodridge Plantation early Wednesday evening causing serious injuries. The call came over the emergency radio system around 5 p.m. of a 9- to 10-year-old boy who fell 16-feet off of a bridge to the rocks below, dispatchers said. The boy was breathing, but severely injured. Crews called for a helicopter but it could not launch due to weather conditions, radio traffic indicated. As of 5:30 p.m. the child was in an ambulance and headed to WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, a 911 supervisor said. Further details ...
