PARKERSBURG – Crews from Triton Construction were demolishing one ramp of the Juliana Street Bridge Tuesday. The bridge ramps into and out of Parkersburg are set to be replaced over the next two years in a nearly $17.6 million project. Traffic is moving in both directions on the previously ...
COLUMBUS - Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Andy Wilson, director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, as the state’s next attorney general, to replace Dave Yost, who is resigning, effective June 7. DeWine, a Republican, said Wilson will serve the final seven months of Yost’s unexpired ...
PARKERSBURG – The left and middle lanes of Murdoch Avenue will be closed from 19th to 20th Street beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday as the Parkersburg Utility Board repairs a water leak. Motorists are advised to use caution while passing through the work zone and utilize alternate routes. Questions can be directed to 304-424-8535.
PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia University Extension will host an open regional listening session at 6 p.m. Thursday in Parkersburg. WVU, serving as the land grant college in the Mountain State, strives to improve the lives and livelihoods of all West Virginians by delivering relevant and research-backed educational programs throughout the state, according to a release form the extension service. These programs are designed to address critical issues that affect communities, but periodically, needs can change, the release said. This year, WVU Extension will launch a statewide needs ...
PARKERSBURG – Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard appears on track to be the next county commissioner after Tuesday's primary election, and county officials had to do extra work to finish counting all precincts Tuesday night. Woodyard received 4,445 votes in the final, unofficial count to ...
Workers pour concrete as part of the next stage of the levee project Friday. (Photo by Art Smith)
