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 ...
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 ...
MARIETTA — Joe Matthews, Marietta’s longest-serving mayor, passed away over the weekend. Matthews was elected in 1991 as the 54th mayor of Marietta and served two terms from 1992 to 2003 and later from 2012 to 2019. He finished his final term as mayor on Dec. 31, 2019, which concluded ...
VIENNA — Students from Washington State College of Ohio will be able to obtain a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity by taking classes through West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Innovation and Technology Center. Officials with WVUP and Washington State College of Ohio gathered ...
