PARKERSBURG – The rural community of Walker in Wood County is close to Buddy Wilson’s heart. The Parkersburg-based singer-songwriter grew up in Walker and plays music there. His newly released CD of 10 songs is appropriately titled “Walker Road.” The CD’s namesake meanders through ...
MARIETTA — Marietta City Council will hold three special meetings next week to consider repairs to a deteriorating pipe near the city’s water reclamation plant. The meetings are scheduled for 5:15 p.m. Monday and 5:30 p.m Tuesday and Wednesday. Safety Service Director Steve Wetz said the issue has not caused a new sinkhole. However, inspections found erosion along the top of a pipe similar to the damage that led to a sinkhole late last year. Using cameras to inspect the pipe, city officials determined it could eventually collapse if left unaddressed, Wetz said. “We’re better ...
Our world often turns simple decisions into complex problems. Want raisin bran for breakfast? Walmart offers at least 9 options, not counting the size of the box it comes in. Raisin Bran comes bearing multiple brand names – Kellogg’s, Post, Great Value or General Mills. You can have it with extra crunch, extra raisins, oat clusters or cranberries. There’s an organic option if you’re concerned about your health. (Does anyone really eat raisin bran for any other reason?) So before you consume raisin bran for breakfast, you have some choices to make. This idea that simple choices ...
Less than a week after Lynnda and I returned from Scotland, we were in the air heading to Influence, The National Speakers Association’s (NSA) annual convention in Austin, Texas. What a change. When we left Inverness Scotland, the temperature was 64 degrees. In Austin, the temperature was 99 degrees. Normal for summer in Texas. In between we experienced a quiet evening on our back patio at a comfortable 72 degrees. We live in a very pleasant part of the world with rain, snow, floods, and occasional tornadoes. Fortunately, we do not have serious earthquakes and hurricanes. Europe is ...
PARKERSBURG — Police officers, emergency medical personnel and school officials participated in active shooter response exercises throughout Wood County Schools this week, practicing how multiple agencies would work together during a mass casualty incident. The training involved Wood ...
PARKERSBURG – City of Parkersburg officials are reviewing a court ruling that could impact how recyclable materials are picked up. Wood County Circuit Court Judge J.D. Beane issued a declaratory judgment on Thursday that the city's new method of picking up recyclables does not follow established state law and the city remains obligated to establish and implement a curbside-collection program for recyclable materials that satisfies the minimum requirements of the statute. Parkersburg resident and attorney Walt Auvil said, in motions in his original suit, the city violated state code ...
