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 ...
DAVISVILLE — State officials, county personnel and local leaders in business gathered to tour and learn about West Virginia’s first last-mile Amazon facility in Davisville on Tuesday. The event featured a guided tour of the establishment by site manager Curtis Jones as well as a ribbon ...
Lighting struck both a house and a tree in Reno along State Route 26 during the hail storm Wednesday night, according to Reno Volunteer Fire Chief Jon Bradford. There was another structure fire reported in Wood County by the Wood County 911 Center but it could not be confirmed what caused ...