PARKERSBURG – Members of the petition committee seeking a referendum on the ordinance that approved Parkersburg’s sanitation contract with Waste Management continued going door-to-door seeking more signatures Wednesday. The group has gathered each day since Monday when they received ...
PARKERSBURG – People can begin enrolling in the city’s new subscription-based curbside recycling program on Friday. Meanwhile, the free community recycling collection at the city’s 24th Street facility is set to end May 1. Parkersburg City Council approved the final reading of the ...
PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Commission is honoring local emergency telecommunicators and the work they do as the first point of contact during emergencies. The commission unanimously has designated April 12-18 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, Commission President Blair ...
CHARLESTON – Months after West Virginia’s highest court stayed a ruling by a Raleigh County circuit judge allowing for religious exemptions to the state’s compulsory vaccination law for school-age children, parties in the case are making their case for the lower court ruling to be ...
PARKERSBURG — The 2026-27 budget for Wood County was approved Monday by the county commission, which warned of escalating regional jail fees. The $31.388 million budget for 26-27 takes effect July 1. The spending plan is up from $29.283 million from 25-26, mostly due to an increase in the ...
MARIETTA – The Washington County Republican Party held its annual Lincoln Day Dinner Tuesday at the Tower Event and Conference Center in Marietta with local and state candidates on hand to speak to those in attendance. Belpre Mayor Suzan Abdella opened the event by saying she was amazed at ...