MARIETTA – At one point hoped to be finished prior to this year’s Ohio River Sternwheel Festival, an ongoing sewer line replacement project will last at least another week. Work that has closed the intersection at Front and Greene streets since Sept. 21 was originally planned to be done ...
Washington County Career Center food programs policy The Washington County Career Center continues the policy for providing meals to children served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2026-2027 school year. The Career Center qualifies to operate the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allowing breakfast and lunch to be provided to all children at no charge and eliminates the collection of meal applications for free, reduced, and paid student meals. This approach reduces burdens for families and helps ensure that students receive nutritious ...
MARIETTA — Tattoo artists and customers gathered Friday for the second Bizarre Bazaar Tattoo Convention, which has grown from a parking lot market into a weekend event featuring more than 100 artists. The three-day convention continues through Sunday at Tower Event & Conference Center, ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Development Authority and Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation will be holding a joint annual meeting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Discovery World on Market. Christine Davies, West Virginia deputy secretary for economic development and workforce participation, will be the keynote speaker. Davies joined the West Virginia Department of Commerce after spending 25 years “at the intersection of business, technology, policy, and entrepreneurship,” according to a news release from Wood County Economic Development. She is founder and ...
ELKINS – Imagine having nurtured and become close friends with an animal that has been by your side for the past 11 years. Now imagine being notified that the animal will be taken away from you in three months. That's exactly what local raptor specialist Jo Santiago was told will happen ...
MARIETTA — City Council approved legislation Thursday evening that will bring this year’s street paving spending to nearly $2 million and discussed speeding concerns near the Boys & Girls Club of Washington County. Councilman Bill Gossett, chairman of the Streets and Transportation ...
