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Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Parkersburg sauce and rub company wins 3rd in competition
A Parkersburg company recently placed in an international taste competition of barbecue rubs and sauces. Angry Ape's BBQ received third place in the Pork Division of the 2026 Rubs of Honor in a competition hosted by the National BBQ and Grilling Association and its publication, Barbecue News Magazine. The competition was over 10 days in the divisions for beef, poultry, fish, pork and overall, and involved 45 judges.
Times Recorder
New Albany Company affiliate buys 217 acres near Frazeysburg for business park
FRAZEYSBURG – Farmland just outside Frazeysburg recently found a new owner after a decade on the market. The Frazeysburg Land Company, created in April 2025 as an affiliate of the New Albany Company, recently closed on the purchase of 217 acres wedged between Frazeysburg, Black Run Road and Ohio 16, confirmed a company spokesperson Sept. 21. It's part of 664 acres within the area that it either owns or controls, they added. However, the company doesn't have any further details or any immediate development plans to announce, the spokesperson added. The Muskingum County Auditor's Office told the Times Recorder of two recent conveyances from Sept. 16 between the Frazeysburg Land Company and G&G Land Holdings II, the latter of which owns much of the land directly between Black Run Road and Frazeysburg. One transfer was for two parcels totaling 61.9 acres and $1.4 million, and the other was for six parcels totaling 155.3 acres and $11.85 million. The auditor's website also notes a transfer from Aug. 13 from the Mount Perry Land Company to the Frazeysburg Land Company for $999,000. It was for a 10-acre parcel along Black Run Road. It was previously transferred from G&G Land Holdings (not G&G
WTAP
Sinkhole leaves event venue owner with over $400,000 in damage
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A sinkhole that opened June 18 on Holiday Hills Drive in front of Holbert’s Forty-O-Six event venue has led to flooding that has caused at least $400,000 in damage, according to owner Kevin Holbert. Holbert said the Department of Corrections took full responsibility for the...
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Velocity Group Opens New Ohio Injection Molding Plant
Velocity Group, Cambridge, Ohio opened a new 80,000-ft2 plant that it says will triple its production capacity and support larger, more complex and higher-precision production, including components destined for data centers. A Velocity group spokesperson told Plastics Technology that the new site, which consolidates operations formerly in Byesville and Cambridge,...
WTAP
Fall Harvest Trail Offers Two Days of Farm Fun in the Mid-Ohio Valley
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Fall Harvest Trail is a two-day event inviting the community to explore three local farms, all within about seven miles of each other. The self-guided experience features Wildroot Flower Co., Hidden Hills Orchard and Stacy’s Family Farm, each offering a different slice of fall in the Mid-Ohio Valley. Families, couples, and groups of friends can pick apples, cut flowers, find pumpkins and enjoy local food while supporting small businesses.