Correction
An incorrect listing of titles appeared in a story in the Thursday's edition, Jimmy Stewart is the President of Ohio Gas Association and Diogenes “Dio” Herrera is Chief Operations Officer for Utility Pipeline Ltd.
Gas leak closes part of Ohio 618 in Belpre
BELPRE – A gas leak is rerouting traffic Thursday in Belpre, after it was reported in front of the Belpre Church of Christ, a dispatcher at the Belpre Police Department said. Fire crews and representatives of Enbridge Gas have been on the scene since 9:30 a.m., the dispatcher said. The ...
Parkersburg City Council advances recycling changes to comply with court order
PARKERSBURG – Members of Parkersburg City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance crafted to comply with a judge’s order about the municipal recycling program, after amending it to reflect suggestions from the plaintiff in a lawsuit that prompted the ruling. The ordinance ...
Wood County Solid Waste Authority studying possibility of recycling drop-off site
PARKERSBURG - A local agency is studying whether it can establish a recycling drop off site in Wood County. A location close to the interstate and U.S. 50 would be ideal to benefit the most residents and existing recycling providers, Sarah Robinson, executive director of the Wood County Solid ...
The Wilds celebrates birth of three cheetah cubs
CUMBERLAND, Ohio – The Wilds is celebrating the birth of three cheetah cubs born in mid-June to mother, Kuki, and father, Glenn. The litter, which includes two males and one female, marks the 12th cheetah litter born in The Wilds' history and another milestone in the conservation ...
Wood County Board of Education weighs former Fairplains school demolition
PARKERSBURG – Repeated break-ins at the former Fairplains Elementary School have left the interior stripped of copper wiring, gasoline siphoned from cars and windows broken, prompting Wood County Schools officials to say demolishing the building may now be cheaper than renovating ...