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Parkersburg Utility Board receives $2M state grant for PFAS water treatment plant upgrades

PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Utility Board will receive $2 million in state grant funding for improvements to its water treatment plant, part of a larger funding package expected to cover nearly $25.7 million in upgrades. Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the funding through the West Virginia Water Development Authority’s Economic Enhancement Grant program. The program approved more than $17 million for infrastructure projects in Wood, Mason and Morgan counties. The Parkersburg Utility Board grant will go toward improvements intended to expand treatment capabilities at the water ...

Local events

Meetings ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. today, in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ The Washington County Family & Children First Council meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Washington County E.O.C. office, 204 Davis Avenue, Suite C. For more information, call 740-376-7081. ¯ The Buckeye Hills Regional Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. June 24, at the Buckeye Hills office, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Janie Collins, program development ...

Around Town

Sewer work planned in Marietta Contractors hired by the city of Marietta are scheduled to perform sanitary sewer work today through Friday as part of the Colegate inflow and infiltration project. Work is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Crews are expected to place door hangers at homes where work will be performed with additional details for residents. The work will include sanitary sewer main line cured-in-place pipe lining, manhole repairs or replacement and sanitary sewer main line spot repairs. Areas where work is scheduled include Merryhill Street between ...

Energy Express summer reading, nutrition program returns to Wood County

PARKERSBURG – A summer reading and nutrition program aimed at helping children maintain learning skills while school is out will return to Wood County on Monday, June 15. Energy Express, a program offered through West Virginia University Extension, the WVU Center for Community Engagement ...

Memorial Health System to hold MemorialRx open house June 24 in Marietta

MARIETTA – Memorial Health System will hold a community open house later this month to celebrate the opening of MemorialRx, a new pharmacy location intended to expand access to medications and pharmacy support in Marietta. The open house is scheduled for 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at ...