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Union Williams PSD will be seeking a rate increase, county tests voting tabulator

PARKERSBURG - The Union Williams Public Service District will now be under the authority of the Wood County Commission in setting its rates. Officials with the PSD appeared before the commission on Monday, including accountant Zach Dobbins of Bennett & Dobbins PLLC and Union Williams General Manager Kelley Sanders. "We...

Wood County, WV · 13d
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Athens community invited to take one last walk on Ferman Elmore Field

Athens City Schools is inviting alumni, former athletes, coaches and community members to take one last walk across Ferman Elmore Field before the site makes way for a new school. The district will host "One Last Walk: A Golden Eagle Farewell to Ferman Elmore Field" at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov....

Athens, OH · 14d
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Discovery World on Market to host former POW Jessica Lynch

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Discovery World on Market will host former POW Jessica Lynch for a Veterans Day presentation. The presentation will be Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ember Theatre. Doors open at 6 p.m. The presentation is free to the public. Discovery World on Market thanks...

Parkersburg, WV · 14d
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Election Day nears as Husted, Loeffler make small business pitch in Cambridge

GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio — With Election Day eight days away, Sen. Jon Husted and Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler met with local business owners in Cambridge to pitch economic policies they said would help small businesses. Husted and Loeffler held a small business roundtable at...

Cambridge, OH · 13d
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Volunteers train to maintain Parkersburg holiday light tradition

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - About eight volunteers met in a Parkersburg warehouse for a training session on repairing and maintaining the holiday light displays that make up the Holiday in the Park exhibit in City Park for 31 years. Volunteers included Bruce Farra, former president of the old Holiday in...

Parkersburg, WV · 15d

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New Sistersville General Hospital marks milestone with final beam signing

SISTERSVILLE, W.Va. (WTAP) - A new era of health care is coming to Sistersville. Memorial Health System celebrated a major milestone Friday for the new Sistersville General Hospital, with community members signing the final steel beam before it is raised into place. The 30,000-square-foot hospital is set to open in...

Sistersville, WV · 15d

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Design plans for new bridge on Russett Road completed, no set timeline on construction

GRANTSVILLE, W. Va. (WCHS) — The iron bridge on Russett Road outside of Grantsville is crumbling into the river below, but plans to address its condition are in the works. "Design plans for a new bridge are complete, but there are still several parts of that process we have to go through," West Virginia Division of Highways spokesperson Brent Walker said.

Grantsville, WV · 14d

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Pepper brings Acton bus tour to Marietta, pitches housing, jobs to keep young Ohioans

MARIETTA, Ohio — Democratic lieutenant governor candidate David Pepper campaigned in Marietta on Monday as part of the Amy Acton bus tour, meeting with about 20 people at 11:30 a.m. at the Gazebo on Ohio Street. Pepper, Acton’s running mate for governor, appeared alongside Wenda Sheard. With eight days...

Marietta, OH · 14d

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Wetzel County voters to pick new commissioner as GOP candidate pushes EMS growth

Wetzel County, W.V. — Wetzel County voters will choose a new member of the Wetzel County Commission in this election, with both major-party candidates emphasizing the need to improve basic services such as emergency response and water infrastructure. Republican candidate Jimmy Glasscock, who has an extensive background in EMS,...

Wetzel County, WV · 15d

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Wood County Route 26/2 closure scheduled

Wood County, W.Va. (WTAP) - Wood County Route 26/2, Farrow Hill Road, will be closed at milepost 0.007 for a bridge replacement. The closure is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, through mid-December 2026. Motorists are asked to utilize the detour route:. Use Wood County Route 26/2, Farrow Hill Road,...

Wood County, WV · 13d

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Mason County Courthouse News: Oct. 18–24, 2026

Donna Marie Warner → William A. Thomas and Tina L. Thomas. Union District; 0.62 acre. Kimberly F. Varian → Tiffany Dawn Varian and James R. Varian Jr. Waggener District; 11.086 acres. Betty S. Crawford → Monarch Meadowland Properties LLC. Robinson District; Lot 67, Meadowland Estates Subdivision. Jay...

Point Pleasant, WV · 15d

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Road slip on U.S. Route 33 near Roane-Calhoun county line to be repaired

CALHOUN COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Work is set to begin Monday on a portion of U.S. Route 33 that slipped into a bank, transportation officials said. The slip is located at the Calhoun and Roane county line and has caused several traffic issues, including a crash on Tuesday. According...

Calhoun County, WV · 15d

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Rodney Hinton Jr. found guilty

Outside the courtroom following the verdict in the Rodney Hinton Jr. trial.

Parkersburg, WV · 17d

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Amish Buggies Lose Their Shortcut Into Ohio Town Over Horse Manure

Amish buggies in Barnesville, Ohio can no longer use the village’s historic B&O Railroad tunnel as a shortcut into town. Signs now prohibit horses there, following complaints about manure, as well as safety concerns. This is a community of over 400 Amish people in Belmont County in eastern Ohio,...

Barnesville, OH · 16d

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Why This Gorgeous Appalachian Town In Ohio Keeps Getting Attention From Retirees

Would you believe one riverside town has a 2,000-year-old earthen mound with a staircase you can climb?. Bonus points for the cemetery around it. It holds more Revolutionary War officers than any other burial ground. Fun fact: the town took its name from Marie Antoinette. Leave it to early settlers...

Marietta, OH · 18d

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County commissioners briefed on proposed Union Williams PSD rate increase

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Customers of the Union Williams Public Service District could see their water bills go up next year. Wood County Commissioners met Monday with Union Williams General Manager Kelley Sanders and accountant Zack Dobbins to start preliminary discussions about a water rate increase. The district is proposing...

Wood County, WV · 14d

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Parkersburg City Council may bring back mayoral raise ordinance, vote on food truck rules

PARKERSBURG - Members of City Council could bring an ordinance increasing the salary for the mayor's position off the table at a meeting Tuesday that is also set to include the first reading of a revised ordinance regulating food trucks. The meeting is slated for 7:30 p.m. in council chambers...

Parkersburg, WV · 16d

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Op-ed: Time for local residents to stand up

If you've paid attention to much statewide energy and environmental reporting lately, you know that counties like Tucker, Mason and Putnam have been trying to fend off data center buildout enabled by the 2025 passage of HB 2014 in the West Virginia Legislature. A similar data center fight(s) may be coming to Wood County.

Wood County, WV · 16d

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No trial date set for Preston Pierce, next hearing in December

PARKERSBURG, W.Va . (WTAP) - Preston Pierce, also known as Darrell Lott, appeared before Judge Wharton Monday for a pre-trial hearing. During the hearing, the defense said it was not prepared to set a trial date because of the amount of material that still needs to be reviewed. Defense cites...

Parkersburg, WV · 14d