CHARLESTON — Paul Hardesty, the president of the West Virginia Board of Education, has a blunt message for lawmakers: if they care about competition in the education space, then untie the hands of public educators and county school systems. “We have the best option. Ours is free,” ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Commission is recognizing all of the contributions people with disabilities make to the community. The commission unanimously passed a proclamation Thursday declaring October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Doug Hess, chief operating ...
PARKERSBURG — City Park was filled with families, vendors and music Saturday as the 63rd annual Harvest Moon Festival brought an early taste of fall to the Mid-Ohio Valley. The longtime event, hosted by Wood County Recreation, was condensed into a single day this year but still drew an ...
PARKERSBURG — A counselor from Parkersburg has been named the Substance Use Disorder Peer Recovery Support Specialist of the Year by the West Virginia Department of Health Services. Ellisha Seabolt is a founder of the nonprofit Freedom Fighters Inc. in Parkersburg, an addiction support ...
PARKERSBURG – City Council approved the first reading of ordinances adding a 5% fee to two renewed cable franchise agreements on Tuesday. A motion to cut the fee in half after a speaker and officials acknowledged it would be passed along entirely to customers was rejected. Outside of the ...
PARKERSBURG — In an effort to combat rising prices, the Wood County Board of Education approved the $24.6 million bid for the construction of the new Lincoln Elementary to Grae-Con Construction even with the bid coming in at around $5 million over the original projection. “Our ...
