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Picture This: McKinley Elementary Demolition Underway
PARKERSBURG — Demolition began on the former McKinley School at 1130 19th St. on Monday as crews began tearing down parts of the building. The school building was bought at auction in May 2021 for $165,000 by the Astorg family, who own Astorg Auto. The Astorg family announced in February they were planning to tear down a large portion of the building after determining a lot of structural deterioration had occurred and the building could not be saved. They have invested around $200,000 into the gym and cafeteria portion of the building, providing a foundation for a youth sports facility that is now home to the Parkersburg Cougar Wrestling club. That part of the building will remain. (Photos by Brett Dunlap)
Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Announcements
The Wirt County Sideliners and the Wirt County High School football team will be holding their annual golf scramble on June 1 at Mingo Bottom golf course. Tee times will start at 9 a.m., $200 per team, there will be cash prizes for first, $400, second, $200 and third place, $100, 50/50 and closest-to-the-pin prizes. We also have a $5,000 hole in one prize on #10 Par 3 hole and some very nice prizes for a hole in one on all other par 3 holes. Food and drinks will be provided. Please pre register if possible.
Wood County Democrats to fill vacancies June 6
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Democratic Executive Committee will meet to fill vacancies in its membership at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at the Parkersburg Marietta Building & Construction Trades Drug & Education office at 2400 Garfield Ave., Parkersburg. The committee will hold nominations and an election for any...
Candidates for Parkersburg City Council share their thoughts
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Elections night for Wood County is just around the corner. Sharon Maloney and Andrew Borkowski, the two candidates for District #8, have been talking with the district’s residents about how they can make a difference. We spoke with the candidates, and this is what they...
Motorists report issues with Memorial Bridge payments
PARKERSBURG — People are still having issues with how tolls are being processed for the Memorial Bridge. Since reopening at the end of August, the bridge has operated with an all-electronic tolling system. The charge is $1 for a trip across for a standard passenger vehicle equipped with an MOV Pass transponder or compatible system like EZ Pass. It goes up to $4.50 if a vehicle without a transponder crosses, as the license plate is scanned and an invoice is generated and mailed to the vehicle’s owner.
Parkersburg City Council to meet tonight
PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg City Council will hold its regular meeting a week early today, due to West Virginia’s primary election taking place on May 14. The meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in council chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building. The only piece of legislation on the agenda is the final reading of an ordinance zoning nearly 11.6 acres of property recently annexed into the city near the southside Walmart as B-2, general business.
Three injured after vehicle flips multiple times in I-77 crash, deputies say
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — UPDATED - 11:15 a.m., 5/3/24. Three people were injured after a vehicle flipped multiple times during a Interstate 77 crash Friday in Kanawha County, deputies said. The single-vehicle crash was reported in the southbound lanes of I-77 near Tuppers Creek exit in the Sissonville...
Blennerhassett Hotel celebrates its 135th birthday
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Monday staff at the Blennerhassett Hotel took time to look back on its history and impact the hotel has had on the community. From hosting former presidents, government officials and other public figured the Blennerhassett Hotel is remembered with Parkersburg. The hotel first opened its doors...
Softball Recap: Sissonville falls despite strong effort from Lydia Ellis
If Sissonville was feeling good off their 12-4 takedown of Nitro last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Sissonville Indians fell just short of the Poca The Dots by a score of 7-6 on Friday. Sissonville has struggled against Poca recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Baseball Recap: Eli Simonton leads Sissonville to victory over Nitro
Sissonville came tearing into Tuesday's match with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Nitro Wildcats 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Sissonville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
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