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Waste Management to provide trash service on interim basis starting July 1

Local News May 15, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Waste Management will begin collecting trash from Parkersburg residents on July 1 – but not under a contract being challenged with a citizen referendum. Mayor Tom Joyce announced in a press release Friday afternoon that under a previously declared emergency, city officials have negotiated a temporary contract with the company “to provide trash collection and disposal services for all residential customers on an interim, month-to-month basis until all legal issues are resolved.” The release says the city will continue monthly billing at the same rates for ...

Fatal wreck still under investigation

Local News May 15, 2026

PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is continuing its investigation into a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred Wednesday at the intersection of Robert C. Byrd Highway and Progress Ridge Road, according to a post to the Wood County Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook ...

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel visits AOMC for WorkOhio tour

Business May 15, 2026

Ohio Lieutenant Governor Jim Tressel visited the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers’ Coalition (AOMC) Training Center in Marietta Thursday as part of his WorkOhio Job Connector Tour. The WorkOhio regional program launched in January and is intended for those searching for jobs and or seeking ...

U.S. Sen. Capito calls for unity among West Virginia Republicans following contentious primary

Local News May 15, 2026

CHARLESTON - U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, who easily secured the confidence of registered Republicans in West Virginia to seek a third six-year term, called for unity among West Virginia Republicans heading into the November general elections. During a press call with West Virginia ...

Ohio bill would create Gold Star Family driver's license

Local News May 15, 2026

MARIETTA – Soon family members who lost a loved one in military service will be able to make benefit claims by presenting their driver's license or state identification card. Rep. Kevin Ritter, R, Marietta, introduced the Gold Star driver's license bill that makes it possible. “I met a couple of different Gold Star Families over the last six months and in speaking with them the one thing that stuck with me was to claim any benefits their son or daughter earned before being killed in the military, they have to actually have to present the death certificate," he said. “What I ...

Wood County looking at changes in conducting elections

Local News May 15, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Wood County officials are going to be looking at different ways of conducting elections in the future, including the possibility of consolidating voting locations while a missing thumb drive from the election has been located. Wood County Clerk Joe Gonzales appeared before Wood County Commissioners Jimmy Colombo and Jim Hamric on Thursday to discuss some of the challenges his office, as well as other county clerks around the state, have been having in holding elections. Commission President Blair Couch was absent from Thursday’s meeting. Gonzales talked about some ...