PARKERSBURG – Today is Election Day, but more than 20,000 residents of Wood and Washington counties have already cast their ballots, according to local election officials. In Wood County, 9,828 residents voted early between Oct. 21-31, County Clerk Joe Gonzales said. That’s 17% of ...
MARIETTA - The Southeastern Ohio Port Authority announced on Monday the repayment of the $1.5 million bond to Washington County for the purchase of the former AMP-Ohio Gorsuch power plant site for the development of a multimodal port facility. The $1,544,277 bond was approved for payoff on ...
PARKERSBURG – A jury on Monday convicted a 57-year-old Wood County man in the 2014 murder of Cindy Ball. Greg Casto, 57, now faces life in prison without the possibility of parole after the 12-man jury recommended against mercy on Monday afternoon. Ball’s body was found on Oct. 24, 2014, ...
PARKERSBURG — Wood County is in the top five counties in West Virginia of students who are recipients of a Hope Scholarship for 2025-26, according to a report released by the state treasurer. The 2025-2026 Hope Scholarship Annual Report said there were 788 students from Wood County receiving the scholarship, ranking the county third in the state behind Kanawha where there were 1,668 students and Berkeley where there were 1,424 students. Cabell County was listed with 787 students and Raleigh County with 717 students. All but two counties in the region have fewer than 100 recipients, ...
Today, Election Day Story Time, infants through Pre-K, 10:15-11:15 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Clay Technique for Kids, grades 1-6, 4-5:30 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m., Stuart's Opera House, Nelsonville Wednesday: Walking Through the Books, all ages, 9-10 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Story Hour, ages 3-7, 10-11 a.m., Marietta Public Library Wee Be Jammin' Storytime, birth-3, 10:30-11:30 a.m., South Parkersburg Public Library Geppetto Woodcarvers Open Carve, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Woodcraft of Parkersburg, 4420 Emerson Ave., Parkersburg Friends of the Library ...
Events - Lowell-Adams Fire Department will have its Christmas auction Saturday at the fire house, 223 Lock St., Lowell, with all new items. Concessions are available and check and cash are accepted. Doors open at 4 p.m. and auction will start at 5 p.m. ¯ The Humane Society of the Ohio Valley will be hosting a fundraising event at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the ballroom of the Lafayette Hotel. The event will have live music featuring the River City Rodeo and Moon & the Shiners. Admission is a suggested $10 donation or a large bag of Purina Dog or Cat Chow. ¯ Gilman United Methodist Church, ...
