Buckeye Environmental Network hosted a meeting attended by more than 20 people Tuesday to discuss the Redbird #4 injection well in Washington County. Read the full story online and in Thursday's edition of The Marietta Times.
PARKERSBURG – The large plumes of black smoke radiating from the Peoples Cartage warehouse site off of Camden Avenue since early Sunday were gone by mid-morning Tuesday as fire crews continued to douse hot spots at the scene. “The fire is approximately 95% extinguished,” said Wood ...
CHARLESTON – As multiple local and state emergency responders work to keep a fire at the Peoples Cartage facility on Camden Avenue contained, a sister facility near the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport was dinged last year by environmental regulators. According to records in the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection database, the Peoples Cartage Inc. facility at 221 Airport Industrial Park was cited in May 2025 for five violations of sections of the Code of Federal Regulations dealing with the handling of hazardous waste. The West Virginia Department of Environmental ...
PARKERSBURG - The shelter in place established east of the Peoples Cartage warehouse fire has been rescinded. The Wood County 911 Center announced the change on its Facebook page, saying air monitoring data showed levels below the minimum thresholds. Smoke from the fire had largely ...
Community Harvest Market and Garden A community Harvest Market and Garden will start from 4-7 p.m. today at 1311 Dode Ave., New Matamoras. The youth-led garden will provide fresh produce to the community at a weekly market held every Wednesday. There will also be vendors selling baked goods, honey and other treats for the community. The market and garden are supported by the Creating Healthy Communities grant, a program of the Washington County Health Department. Jigsaw puzzle event First Presbyterian Church, 501 Fourth St., Marietta, is inviting anyone who loves doing jigsaw puzzles ...
PARKERSBURG – The fire at Peoples Cartage is contained and crews are now focused on putting the fire out, officials told the Wood County Commission on Monday. Local emergency officials and community representatives appeared before the commission to give an update on the fire that broke ...
