The future of the historic Sistersville Ferry took a step backward this week as ferry officials announced that the vessel’s tugboat, which sank in April, has been declared unrepairable by the insurance company. The announcement was made Tuesday following weeks of assessments and discussions ...
PARKERSBURG – A committee seeking a referendum on Parkersburg City Council’s approval of a sanitation service contract with Waste Management eclipsed the required number of signatures by more than 300. But city officials still maintain the ordinance in question is not subject to the referendum provision in the municipal charter. Wood County Clerk Joe Gonzales said Thursday that his office delivered to the Parkersburg city clerk’s office documentation of the verification process of 1,914 signatures turned in by the committee. City Clerk Connie Shaffer said an even 1,000 were ...
MARIETTA – Members of City Council are set to consider emergency legislation tonight to authorize nearly $212,000 to repair a sewer line where a sinkhole developed next to the ongoing levee project. The sinkhole was discovered two weeks ago and was the result of a hole in an 80-year-old ...
PARKERSBURG - Preston Pierce, who has been charged in Wood County in connection with the murder of Gretchen Fleming, was extradited back to Parkersburg to face charges returned by a Wood County Grand Jury in May. Pierce has been held in custody in Buncombe County, N.C., since his arrest on ...
MARIETTA - The annual Par Mar Scholarship Awards Dinner was held Wednesday night at the Tower Event and Conference Center with a total of nearly $300,000 awarded to 167 student recipients in 2026. The top eight scholarship award recipients were present at the dinner. One recipient, Austin ...
PARKERSBURG - The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliates announced grants to support nonprofit organizations and charitable projects across the region through its spring 2026 grant cycle. According to a press release from the foundation, these competitive grants reflect the organization’s ongoing commitment to strengthening communities and improving quality of life throughout its 11-county service area. The grants are made possible by resources available through the foundation’s field of interest endowment funds and in partnership with individuals, ...
