MARIETTA — Volunteers joined engineers and officials Tuesday morning to manually turn the historic Harmar Bridge, allowing inspectors to closely examine its aging mechanical systems as part of an ongoing restoration effort. The turning of span 4 – the bridge’s swing span – marked a ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission on Monday approved putting two dilapidated properties out for bid for demolition. County Compliance Officer Levi Brady appeared before the commission to discuss the properties at 402 Dickens Drive in Mineral Wells and 190 Valley Mills Road in ...
PARKERSBURG – The sunny spring weather arrived right on time for the 16th annual Mid-Ohio Valley Easter Parade Saturday. After weeks of unpredictable, relentless cold weather, the sun shone high in the sky with hundreds in attendance at the parade along Market Street. For roughly an hour, ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Wood County man serving life in prison without parole eligibility in a 2021 homicide. Victor Lee Thompson’s lawyers had argued that Thompson acted in self-defense and that Wood County Circuit Court ...
PARKERSBURG — Tuition at West Virginia University at Parkersburg will increase 2.5% for the 2026-27 school year. The school’s Board of Governors approved the increase Tuesday. WVUP Chief Financial Officer Bradley Wilson told the board the tuition rate did not change from 2024-25 to ...
VIENNA – A groundbreaking event for the new Vienna Elementary being built behind West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s new Innovation and Technology Center was held Wednesday with representatives from Wood County Schools, West Virginia University at Parkersburg, the West Virginia ...
