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Meet Me on Market returning Friday

PARKERSBURG – Downtown Parkersburg’s Meet Me on Market event returns Friday with an emphasis on shopping, food, art, music and family activities. Most activities will take place between 5 and 7:30 or 8 p.m., according to a release from Downtown PKB, which presents the third Friday ...

Criss, Heckert lose in GOP primary; Anderson trailing

PARKERSBURG – Two incumbent lawmakers from Wood County lost in Tuesday’s primary election, while another trails by just five votes. Incumbents in both District 3 Senate races were leading in results from two of four counties posted by the West Virginia Secretary of State’s ...

Juliana Street Bridge ramp demolition underway

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 ...

DeWine names Andy Wilson as Ohio attorney general

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 ...

Portion of Murdoch Avenue to close for leak repair

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.

WVU Extension hosts regional listening sessions

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 ...