MARIETTA – 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. “Great to be American. Proud to be American. I don’t ...
PARKERSBURG – A fire at a warehouse complex reignited early Sunday morning, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the air and 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 ...
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 ...
MARIETTA — Questions over private encroachments on city-owned land at Knox Park led public comment during Thursday evening’s Marietta City Council meeting, as council considered two proposed revocable license agreements related to the park. The legislation, Resolution Nos. 19 and 20, ...
PARKERSBURG – Spectators at the opening of Parkersburg’s 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. “They could have cut corners or whatever, but the guys came in period costume,” Parkersburg resident Bryan Townsend said following the ceremony at Bicentennial Park. “It’s just wonderful … to see the joy people are taking in this,” his wife Kendra Townsend said. David Rexroad, with the Actors Guild of Parkersburg, and Jeff Little, with the ...
WHEELING — 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 ...
