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PARKERSBURG — County officials said Monday they did their best in managing the needs of the community during recent cold...
02/04/2025

PARKERSBURG — County officials said Monday they did their best in managing the needs of the community during recent cold temperatures, keeping in contact with emergency officials and while people searched to find someplace warm as people still had questions about why the Wood County Resiliency Center was not opened as a warming shelter during recent cold weather.

PARKERSBURG — County officials said Monday they did their best in managing the needs of the community during recent cold temperatures, keeping in contact with emergency officials and while people searched to find someplace warm as people still had questions about why the Wood County Resiliency Cen...

PARKERSBURG — The price to cross the Memorial Bridge is rising.
02/04/2025

PARKERSBURG — The price to cross the Memorial Bridge is rising.

PARKERSBURG — The price to cross the Memorial Bridge is rising. Starting on March 2, motorists with an MOV Pass transponder or EZ Pass will pay an additional 35 cents per trip, while the rate for those charged after their license plates are scanned will go up 85 cents, according to a press release...

PARKERSBURG — The annual session of the Wood County Commission meeting as the Board of Equalization and Review got under...
02/04/2025

PARKERSBURG — The annual session of the Wood County Commission meeting as the Board of Equalization and Review got underway Monday.

PARKERSBURG — The annual session of the Wood County Commission meeting as the Board of Equalization and Review got underway Monday. Wood County Assessor John Kelly and Deputy Assessor Connie McAtee delivered the county property books to the commission for the start of the annual session of the Boa...

CHARLESTON — Tax collections in West Virginia for the first month of the second half of fiscal year 2025 came in below e...
02/04/2025

CHARLESTON — Tax collections in West Virginia for the first month of the second half of fiscal year 2025 came in below estimates for the third time since last July as Gov. Patrick Morrisey and state revenue and budget officials look for money for the next fiscal year.

CHARLESTON — Tax collections in West Virginia for the first month of the second half of fiscal year 2025 came in below estimates for the third time since last July as Gov. Patrick Morrisey and state revenue and budget officials look for money for the next fiscal year. According to the monthly repo...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President ...
02/04/2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump ‘s blessing, sidelining career officials, gaining access to sensitive databases and dismantling a leading source of humanitarian assistance.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk is rapidly consolidating control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump ‘s blessing, sidelining career officials, gaining access to sensitive databases and dismantling a leading source of humanitarian assistance. The speed and scope of...

PARKERSBURG — The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department is joining the American Burn Association to raise awareness about pr...
02/04/2025

PARKERSBURG — The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department is joining the American Burn Association to raise awareness about preventing burn injuries and fires in the home.

PARKERSBURG — The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department is joining the American Burn Association to raise awareness about preventing burn injuries and fires in the home. This is National Burn Awareness Week, and the 2025 theme is “Burn Prevention Starts Where You Live.” “Simple, proactive change...

MORRISTOWN – Fort Frye pretty much had its way with host Union Local Monday night in an OVAC WVU Medicine Class 3A girls...
02/04/2025

MORRISTOWN – Fort Frye pretty much had its way with host Union Local Monday night in an OVAC WVU Medicine Class 3A girls basketball semifinal tournament game.

MORRISTOWN – Fort Frye pretty much had its way with host Union Local Monday night in an OVAC WVU Medicine Class 3A girls basketball semifinal tournament game. The third-seeded Cadets (15-3) snapped a 2-all deadlock with a 7-0 run and were never threatened in a 54-34 rout of the No. 2 Jets (16-5) i...

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg High School could not overcome a poor shooting night in Monday’s showdown at Memorial Field h...
02/04/2025

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg High School could not overcome a poor shooting night in Monday’s showdown at Memorial Field house against the Hurricane Redskins.

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg could simply not overcome a poor shooting night in Monday’s showdown at Memorial Field house against the Hurricane Redskins. The Big Reds struggled to put the ball in the basket all game long and in the end it bit them as the Redskins escaped with a 51-48 win. “Credit...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have put their planned tariffs on hold for a month.
02/03/2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have put their planned tariffs on hold for a month.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum put their planned tariffs on hold Monday for a month to give time for further negotiations, and Mexico said it planned to deploy 10,000 members of its national guard to address drug trafficking. Trump’s tariffs...

Saturday's game between Williamstown and Wheeling Central came down to two shots - one from the free throw line and one ...
02/03/2025

Saturday's game between Williamstown and Wheeling Central came down to two shots - one from the free throw line and one from three-point land.

WILLIAMSTOWN — Parker Schramm has been in a rare funk at the free-throw line lately, but in a Class AA showdown with No. 1 Wheeling Central Saturday, the Williamstown senior came through at the stripe when his team needed it the most. Tied at 55-all with four seconds left, Schramm drove to the bas...

Adults got the camp experience Saturday at the Castle, with educational sessions focused on World War II topics and more...
02/03/2025

Adults got the camp experience Saturday at the Castle, with educational sessions focused on World War II topics and more.

MARIETTA — Having fun while learning isn’t only for children’s summer camps. The Castle in Marietta held its annual All Ages History Camp Saturday, showing and telling participants about different aspects of American history during and after World War II. Attendees at the morning session got t...

The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according the Trump administration’s bi...
02/03/2025

The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according the Trump administration’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk — who has been wrestling for control of the agency in recent days.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shuttered, according the Trump administration’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk — who has been wrestling for control of the agency in recent days. Early Monday, Musk held a live session on X Spa...

A piece of period cookware like an item once owned by Margaret Blennerhassett will be displayed at the Blennerhassett Mu...
02/03/2025

A piece of period cookware like an item once owned by Margaret Blennerhassett will be displayed at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History and later this year on the island itself.

PARKERSBURG — A piece of period cookery acquired for the the Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park will be put on display now at the museum and in the Summer Kitchen on the island next summer. Visitors will be able to see a late 1700s to early 1800’s decorative wafer iron, which showcases ...

Jaiden Vargas, a 16-year-old junior at Parkersburg South High School, has always had a love of flying and is now in the ...
02/03/2025

Jaiden Vargas, a 16-year-old junior at Parkersburg South High School, has always had a love of flying and is now in the process of getting her private pilot’s license with the dream of one day becoming a commercial pilot.

PARKERSBURG — The sky’s the limit for Jaiden Vargas. The 16-year-old junior at Parkersburg South High School has always had a love of flying and is now in the process of getting her private pilot’s license with the dream of one day becoming a commercial pilot. “We travel a lot and we love to...

See what state and national leaders of the Constitution Party had to say as the party's West Virginia contingent held th...
02/01/2025

See what state and national leaders of the Constitution Party had to say as the party's West Virginia contingent held their Winter Summit in Parkersburg today.

PARKERSBURG – The Constitution Party of West Virginia celebrated its new status as a recognized political party with ballot access in the state at its Winter Summit Saturday in Parkersburg, but their focus was more on the future than the recent accomplishment. “You are refitting and retraining a...

The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African...
02/01/2025

The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by U.S. Africa Command were directed by Tru...

Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, slowly scanning the shoreline under rainy skies as investi...
01/31/2025

Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, slowly scanning the shoreline under rainy skies as investigators sought clues into the midair collision that killed 67 people and raised questions about air traffic safety around the nation’s capital.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Police boats combed the banks of the Potomac River on Friday, moving slowly under rainy skies and scanning the shoreline as investigators sought clues into the midair collision that killed 67 people and raised questions about air traffic safety around the nation’s capital. ...

A senior Trump administration official has traveled to Venezuela to urge President Nicolás Maduro’s government to take b...
01/31/2025

A senior Trump administration official has traveled to Venezuela to urge President Nicolás Maduro’s government to take back deported migrants who’ve committed crimes in the U.S. and release a handful of imprisoned Americans, a U.S. official said Friday.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A senior Trump administration official has traveled to Venezuela to urge President Nicolás Maduro’s government to take back deported migrants who’ve committed crimes in the U.S. and release a handful of imprisoned Americans, a U.S. official said Friday. The visit by ...

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