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 ...
PARKERSBURG – Organizers of a petition to repeal or send to the ballot an ordinance approving a city sanitation contract are seeking more information about why hundreds of signatures were deemed invalid, as well as more time to address the issue. Petitioners submitted to the city on Feb. 27 ...
PARKERSBURG — Many county officials are looking to offer a pay raise to their employees as the Wood County Commission considers 2026-27 budget requests. Wood County Assessor John Kelly, Wood County 911 Director Dale McEwuen, Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard and Wood County Prosecutor Pat ...
PARKERSBURG — Toy collectors, comic fans and cosplayers gathered Saturday at the Parkersburg Art Center for the Classic Plastics Toy Expo, a two-day event celebrating pop culture, collectibles and fandom. Held Saturday and Sunday, the expo featured vendors, themed drinks, face painting and ...
CHARLESTON — A bipartisan majority of the West Virginia House of Delegates sent a clear message to the state Senate Tuesday by rejecting the Senate’s efforts to require coal-fired power plants to operate even when it makes no economic sense to do so. The House moved Tuesday morning to ...
PARKERSBURG — Amber Hardman, director of federal programs, gave the Wood County Board of Education an in-depth overview of what federal education dollars can and cannot fund Tuesday, and “how the district plans to use those funds to sustain and strengthen student support ...