CHARLESTON - Advocates for West Virginia's manufacturing industry are educating companies to look at their fellow manufacturers for the supplies they need instead of relying on foreign imports. The West Virginia Manufacturer's Association is working with a new group, ReshoreWV, to team up ...
MARIETTA – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton pledged to halt new permits for wastewater injection wells and further wastewater injections in Washington County for three years if elected, calling for an investigation into wastewater migration. Acton, a former director of ...
MARIETTA – Two men charged with more than 30 counts each related to a string of break-ins and thefts were among 16 people indicted this week by the Washington County Grand Jury. Jason Ryan Stewart, 34, 1815 Rockland Ave., Belpre, and Joshua Michael McGee, 43, 812 Seventh St., Parkersburg, ...
BELPRE – On Thursday afternoon, the new Belpre Head Start facility held an open house for the opening of the building. The open house was held for families to see the new facility at 1901 Washington Blvd. in anticipation for the opening on Monday. David Brightbill, executive director of ...
PARKERSBURG – WVU Parkersburg for the eighth year has been invited to participate in the Metallica Scholars Initiative, the school announced. The initiative is a program of All Within My Hands, a philanthropic organization created by the rock and roll band Metallica. With its largest grant to date, more than $3.3 million, 18 U.S. schools will join the returning 75 colleges in the fall. All Within My Hands works with the American Association of Community Colleges. Begun in 2019, the initiative's focus is supporting conventional trades, including welders, plumbers and electricians ...
PARKERSBURG – The final downtown Meet Me on Market event of 2026 is set for 5 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, bringing together local businesses, artists, organizations and community groups. Most activities this month are happening between Sixth and Ninth streets. Several businesses and events will ...
