PARKERSBURG - Authorities have recommended a "precautionary shelter in place" for an area across the Little Kanawha River from the Peoples Cartage warehouse fire. The notice was posted this afternoon on the Wood County 911 Center Facebook page. "Working with WVDEP and EPA, air monitoring ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� A fire at a warehouse complex early Sunday morning sent a thick plume of black smoke into the air all day long, forcing firefighters from Wood County and beyond into what looks to be a long operation to safely extinguish it. East Wood Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ron Utt ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� Spectators at the opening of Parkersburg鈥檚 America 250 celebration on Saturday appreciated the effort that went into the event, including people dressing the part in extreme heat to read the Declaration of Independence. 鈥淭hey could have cut corners or whatever, but the ...
MARIETTA 鈥� People who lived along the route for the Independence Day parade in Marietta were feeling both festive and reflective as the nation marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on Saturday. 鈥淕reat to be American. Proud to be American. I don鈥檛 ...
WHEELING 鈥� As the newly installed bishop of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala already had one thing figured out with his new Mountain State mission. It never hurts to quote "Country Roads." Menjivar, who was installed as the 10th bishop of the diocese ...
NORTH HILLS 鈥� The annual North Hills July 4 observance was held Saturday when America鈥檚 250th Independence Day was celebrated in an event that defines the town, organizers said. 鈥�(Saturday鈥檚) celebration is about more than a parade,鈥� parade coordinator K.C. Doepker said at the opening ceremony. 鈥淎s we celebrate our nation鈥檚 250th year, we also celebrate the spirit that has always made America strong. Neighbors helping neighbors, volunteers serving without expectation and communities coming together for a common purpose. That鈥檚 exactly what we鈥檝e witnessed here in ...
