PARKERSBURG 鈥� Work has started on filling the City Park Pond. The pond was drained in January, and contractor RDR Utility Services Group had dredged the muck from the bottom, officials had said. Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce said the overall project is not completed yet. 鈥淭he filling is ...
COLUMBUS 鈥� Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday he wants to abolish the death penalty in Ohio. His announcement included a nine-page document with his personal accounts on the subject as well as statistics and detailed examples to support his conclusion. His document included his ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� In a move to better serve the citizens of the county, the Wood County Commission approved a number of voting precinct consolidations that will be in place for the general election in November. Wood County Clerk Joe Gonzales appeared before the commission on Monday to present a ...
PARKERSBURG - Parkersburg Pride held its eighth annual Pride Fest at City Park, with an estimated attendance of 5,000 to 6,000 people, organizers said. The event featured 96 vendors, according to Meghan Congrove, president of Parkersburg Pride who was hosting the event. Vendors included small ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� Participants for the 32nd Relay for Life of Wood County met at 鈥榟igh noon鈥� Saturday for the fight against cancer. 鈥淲e鈥檙e already pretty close to our goal,鈥� said event staff member Kim Haase at the beginning of the festivities on Saturday. 鈥淲e have a raffle, a ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� A candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives has been in Parkersburg for the past couple of days talking to people about the issues that concern them most, regardless of where they are on the political spectrum. Ace Parsi, of Morgantown, was at Mary B鈥檚 Diner in south ...
