The community gathered at the Lafayette Hotel event room on Sunday for an afternoon spent exploring the annual Community Resource Fair. Hosted by the non-profit organization GoPacks, the event entered its fourth year and experienced the largest crowd ever, according to Executive Director ...
INDEPENDENCE TWP. — An explosion at an orphan well site in Independence Township injured six people Monday morning, most of them critically, according to local officials. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said its Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management sent an emergency ...
Bruce Haas and the Washington County Career Center Adult Technical Training Welding Program received the General Rufus Putnam Award on Tuesday. At the Washington County Veterans Service Commission regular public meeting, the two recipients were acknowledged for various community efforts in ...
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Board of Education heard Tuesday night from Jeremy Bell, Wood County Schools’ safety and security coordinator, that there is an increase in the funding cost for School Resource Officers (SROs). “I think paying for these officers is the best way moving ...
The port authority and finances were the topic of discussion at the Washington County Commission regular meeting on Thursday. Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve a letter of support for the Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, indicating a partnership for that government entity to pursue a ...
WATERFORD — The Waterford Community Fair returned this weekend with strong attendance, community spirit and a focus on family traditions that have kept the event going for more than half a century. Doug McCutcheon, vice president of the fair board, said turnout has been remarkable, with ...