PARKERSBURG – Repeated break-ins at the former Fairplains Elementary School have left the interior stripped of copper wiring, gasoline siphoned from cars and windows broken, prompting Wood County Schools officials to say demolishing the building…
Gas leak closes part of Ohio 618 in Belpre
BELPRE – A gas leak is rerouting traffic Thursday in Belpre, after it was reported in front of the Belpre…
Knox Energy disconnects service for 43 customers in Belpre area
BELPRE – Knox Energy recently notified 43 of its customers that their natural gas service would be disconnected Oct. 29,…
Parkersburg City Council advances recycling changes to comply with court order
PARKERSBURG – Members of Parkersburg City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance crafted to comply with a judge’s…
The Wilds celebrates birth of three cheetah cubs
CUMBERLAND, Ohio – The Wilds is celebrating the birth of three cheetah cubs born in mid-June to mother, Kuki, and…
Wood County Solid Waste Authority studying possibility of recycling drop-off site
PARKERSBURG - A local agency is studying whether it can establish a recycling drop off site in Wood County. A…
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Parton's legacy lives on in Ohio Imagination Library
Plenty of the stories shared by those remembering Dolly Parton in the wake of her passing Tuesday revolved not around music, movies or even a theme park, but around books. Because of Parton and her Imagination Library, hundreds of millions of books have been sent out to children and their families. It was a…
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