Neighborhood News

Memorial Health System raises over $66k for month of giving

Memorial Health System exceeded the fundraising goal for its annual Month of Giving, collecting $66,472.83 to support Hunger Solutions Mid-Ohio Valley. “Every year, I am amazed at the outpouring of support from our MHS family to support Hunger Solutions,” said DeeAnn Gehlauf, Memorial Health System’s vice president of business and organization development and president of Hunger Solutions Mid-Ohio Valley. “But I shouldn’t be surprised because that is the heart of community-based health care. We truly care about the people we serve, and we understand the impact of food ...

Two dead in separate crashes

PARKERSBURG — A Washington County man died Thursday after a wrong-way collision outside Parkersburg. Ishmael Smith, 84, of Little Hocking, was found dead at the scene of the crash around 2:47 p.m. Thursday at mile marker 6 in the eastbound lanes of Robert C. Byrd Highway, according to a post Friday on the Wood County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Smith was driving a 2022 Cadillac SUV when he entered the eastbound lanes of Robert C. Byrd Highway from Division Street, traveling west, the post said. The Cadillac struck a 2016 Mercedes sedan driven by Cindy R. Lowden, 57, of ...

Discovery World raises awareness for autism

PARKERSBURG — Discovery World on Market is working with local businesses to make it easier for active-duty military members, veterans and their families to attend the interactive children’s museum and to raise awareness about autism. Discovery World is partnering with Jan Dils, Attorneys ...

Sewer blockage problem in Devola

DEVOLA — Washington County is trying to find a partial sewer blockage that has cost the county $30,000 so far. “We started seeing a high flow alarm a few weeks ago and that’s not normal,” said Washington County Engineer Roger Wright. The alarm indicated a high level in the wet well in the Devola pump station. All the effluent for the existing Devola sewer system, which Wright referred to as “basically sewage,” comes into the wet well and is normally pumped to the Marietta wastewater treatment plant. “We noticed the wet well elevation isn’t falling like it ...

B&W Chamber Dinner: Beverly Waterford group honors businesses for services

MOV Adult Education gets new home

From staff reports PARKERSBURG - MOV Adult Education held an open house and ribbon cutting Wednesday to celebrate their move to St. Joseph’s Landing, according to a press release from the organization. MOV Adult Education is located on the fifth floor, home of the Wood County SPOKES and ...