Proxy battle for control of NS heats up

April 10, 2024

By Stephanie Elverd Special to The Times EAST PALESTINE – As revitalization and remediation efforts continue in East Palestine in the wake of last year’s Norfolk Southern train derailment, so does the setting of the stage for an attempted company takeover at the shareholder meeting set for May 9. An activist investor group led by Ancora Holdings and the embattled board of the railroad are now months into a proxy battle which began in January when the Ohio-based group took a $1 billion stake in the railroad and began a bid to oust CEO Alan Shaw by nominating new majority ...

MOV Eclipse: Chance to see the sun and moon together

April 9, 2024

Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday. The eclipse’s path of totality stretched from Mazatlán, Mexico, to Newfoundland, an area that crosses 15 U.S. states and is home to 44 million people. Revelers were engulfed in darkness ...

River level going down now while cleanup goes on

April 9, 2024

As the Ohio River has gone down following last week’s flooding, the Muskingum River has seen a slight increase as the area continues the cleanup process. The National Weather Service in Charleston reported Monday that the Ohio River continues to go down and the Muskingum River in Washington ...

South Students watch eclipse: High schoolers viewing the eclipse with help from Amateur radio operators

April 9, 2024

PARKERSBURG — Amateur radio operators from the Parkersburg Amateur Radio Klub set up stations at Parkersburg South High School Monday to monitor how the solar eclipse may impact radio signals. “We are contacting stations all across North America and Canada, anywhere they can hear us, and ...

Man suffers self-inflicted gunshot wound during confrontation with deputies

April 9, 2024

From staff reports PARKERSBURG — Charges are anticipated against a 41-year-old man who reportedly shot himself after confronting Wood County sheriff’s deputies Sunday night in front of the county judicial annex building. At approximately 9:09 p.m. Sunday, sheriff’s Sgt. J.C. Edwards ...

Cleaning UP: Volunteers, city help businesses bounce back after flood

April 8, 2024

MARIETTA — Signs of life are coming back to Marietta as store owners move back into their shops on Front Street after last week’s flooding. Penny Moore, owner of Tabletop Puzzles & Games, was moving items back into 106 Front St. She said the main store didn’t receive any damage, only ...