MARIETTA - Teachers across Washington and Wood counties received much-needed classroom supplies Saturday through the Hall Financial Advisors Giving Foundation’s annual Teacher’s Closet giveaway. Registered teachers picked up supplies at the financial advisor’s office in Marietta. The ...
PARKERSBURG — A Wood County Commissioner on Monday announced he is retiring effective next month. Bob Tebay served on the commission from Jan 1, 1997, to Dec. 31, 2008, and from Jan. 1, 2015, to the present. “That’s a long time,” Tebay, 91, said. Tebay’s retirement is effective on ...
PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council voted 7-2 to approve the first reading of an ordinance approving a contract with Rumpke of Ohio for a subscription-based curbside recycling program Tuesday. Councilwoman Wendy Tuck and Councilman Chris Rexroad cast the dissenting votes on the ...
PARKERSBURG — Superintendent Christie Willis told the Wood County Board of Education Tuesday night the district is again facing a difficult round of staffing reductions, driven by state funding formulas and enrollment-based positions, as they approach this year’s RIF (reduction in force) ...
PARKERSBURG – People seeking a referendum on Parkersburg City Council’s recent ordinance approving a sanitation contract with Waste Management have been granted an additional 15 days to collect the needed petition signatures. The city did not object to the extension but said in a filing it ...
CHARLESTON — As Gov. Patrick Morrisey makes use of political pressure on lawmakers to help him make his request for a 10% cut in personal income tax rates a reality, personal income tax collections came in below estimates for the second month in a row. According to a monthly report released ...