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Sewer Work on Franklin Street The Water Reclamation Department will be performing work on the 400 block of Franklin Street to maintain, repair or replace the sanitary sewer. Franklin Street will be closed to traffic between Putnam and Lancaster Streets. There will be no parking on either side of the street from 413 Franklin St. to Lancaster Street. The road will be closed until the repairs are completed. This may necessitate the use of heavy equipment. If you have concerns about above or below-ground work, landscaping or any other questions about the sanitary sewer work, call the Water ...

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Meetings ¯ The Operations committee of the Warren Local Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. today at Warren High School, in Warrior Room, Building 6, 130 Warrior Drive, Vincent. ¯ The regular monthly meeting of the Belpre City School District will be at 5 p.m. today at the Stone Administration/Early Learning Center, 2014 Rockland Ave., Belpre. This is a meeting of the Belpre City School District Board of Education in public to conduct the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the ...

Registration open for West Virginia 988 and Crisis Intervention Team Summit in Parkersburg

PARKERSBURG — Registration is open for the annual West Virginia 988 & Crisis Intervention Team Summit, scheduled for July 20-22 at the Resiliency Center in Parkersburg. The summit is hosted by First Choice Services, a Charleston-based nonprofit that operates several helplines, including the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. The event will bring together law enforcement, emergency responders, behavioral health professionals, criminal justice officials and community leaders to discuss crisis care in West Virginia. Crisis Intervention Team, or CIT, is a program that trains first responders ...