CHARLESTON — With his first year as governor of West Virginia in the rear-view mirror, Patrick Morrisey used his second State of the State address Wednesday night to lay out a vision for doubling down on what he called “West Virginia’s comeback.” Morrisey addressed a joint session ...
CHARLESTON — Making good on a pledge last month to focus on improving economic development in West Virginia, several House of Delegates committees began taking up bills as part of the House’s “Jobs First – Opportunity Everywhere” agenda. In December, the Republican House caucus ...
PARKERSBURG – Local officials wished state Sen. Donna Boley well Thursday upon learning of her retirement. Wood County Commission President Blair Couch called her “the epitome of a public servant.” “She served with great distinction and a willingness to work with the other party when ...
BELPRE TOWNSHIP — A Little Hocking man was killed in a Wednesday morning accident along U.S. 50 in Washington County, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported. The Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a four-vehicle crash, involving the fatality, that occurred ...
PARKERSBURG – Members of Parkersburg City Council voted 6-3 to approve the first reading of a contract for Waste Management to provide trash service in the city Tuesday but tabled an ordinance regarding a contract for a subscription-based recycling service. The unanimous vote to table the ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission set its meeting dates and who serves on what committee in the upcoming year during its regular meeting on Monday, their first of 2026. Commissioners Blair Couch and Jimmy Colombo agreed meeting times will remain at 9:30 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays. ...
