PARKERSBURG - As part of the nationwide America 250 celebration, Museums of the MOV, the garden committee of the Wood County Historical and Preservation Society and the Wood County Commission are sponsoring an area-wide effort to recognize gardens displaying a patriotic theme. Gardens, large ...
PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg Moose Lodge #1118 is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, at 1 Moose Lane, Parkersburg (behind Napoli’s off Dupont Road in south Parkersburg). Twenty of 45 available time slots are full, but organizers are looking to fill the remaining slots. To make an appointment call Sandy Hathaway at 304-481-1117; or 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767); or go online to redcrossblood.org. Given the recently declared blood supply crisis, organizers encourage potential donors to seek other blood drive opportunities, if the Monday event does not fit their ...
BUCKHANNON – Last week's flooding in Upshur and Lewis counties destroyed 33 homes, West Virginia's Senate and Congressional representatives said in a letter to President Donald Trump. The letter, dated Saturday and signed by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Jim Justice, both R-West ...
PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council approved a pair of ordinances on final reading Tuesday authorizing a 5% discount on the payment of a year’s worth of police, fire and sanitation fees in advance. The ordinances, which passed on first reading at the July 14 council meeting, increased ...
PARKERSBURG – Portions of two streets will be closed Thursday as the Parkersburg Utility Board performs pavement restoration following a fire hydrant replacement and leak repair. Beginning at 6 a.m., 19th Street will be closed from Murdoch to Garfield Avenue and Ohio Avenue will be closed from 19th to 20th Street, according to a release from the PUB. The closures are expected to continue throughout the day until the work is completed. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes.
PARKERSBURG — Wood County Schools could turn to contracted teachers to fill seven autism education vacancies as the district continues to see growth in the number of students requiring special education services. Special Education Director Valissa Porter told the Wood County Board of ...
