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Local News July 6, 2026

Meetings ¯ The Lower Muskingum Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Beverly Library. The meeting is open to members and the public. Contact 740-236-8757 for further information. ¯ The Wolf Creek Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Waterford High School Library. The purpose of the meeting is to hire personnel. ¯ Village and township officials, along with managers of publicly owned utilities, are invited to join Buckeye Hills Regional Council (BHRC) for a workshop designed to help applicants navigate ...

Fire erupts at Peoples Cartage, drawing departments from Wood County and beyond

Local News July 6, 2026

PARKERSBURG – A fire at a warehouse complex reignited early Sunday morning, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the air and forcing firefighters from Wood County and beyond into what looks to be a long operation to safely extinguish it. East Wood Volunteer Fire Department Chief Ron ...

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Local News July 6, 2026

Lower Muskingum Historical Society meeting The Lower Muskingum Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Beverly Library. The meeting is open to members and the public. Contact 740-236-8757 for further information. Wolf Creek BOE special meeting The Wolf Creek Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Waterford High School Library. The purpose of the meeting is to hire personnel. Community Harvest Market and Garden A community Harvest Market and Garden will start from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at 1311 Dode Ave., New ...

UPDATE: State of emergency declared over ongoing fire at Peoples Cartage

Local News July 5, 2026

UPDATE: Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection are on the scene of the fire. Air quality monitors have been set up, and officials say no warnings have been issued at this time. The potential impact on the ...

Actors Guild of Parkersburg brings '1776; to Wood County Resiliency Center for America 250 celebration

Local News July 4, 2026

PARKERSBURG — A free performance of “1776” filled the Wood County Resiliency Center Friday evening, bringing a semi-staged concert version of the musical to an standing-room only audience The Actors Guild of Parkersburg presented the show in partnership with Downtown PKB and America ...

Blennerhassett Island marks America’s 250th anniversary with history, reenactors

Local News July 4, 2026

PARKERSBURG — Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park marked America’s 250th anniversary Friday with a bell-ringing ceremony, historical reenactors and a program focused on the island’s role in sharing West Virginia history. The ceremony was part of the national “Let Freedom ...