Parkersburg residents, from left, Kathy Lipscomb, Caci Petrehn and Colt Morningstar gather in the lobby of the Municipal Building prior to Tuesday’s Parkersburg City Council meeting. Residents opposed to city officials’ plans to contract out trash services to Waste Management staged a “graveside service” for Parkersburg’s Sanitation Department prior to the meeting, where the final reading of the contract ordinance was on the agenda. Read the full story online at MariettaTimes.com and in Thursday’s edition. (Photo by Evan Bevins)