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A Work in Progress: Parkersburg City Park pond projects underway
4+ hour, 15+ min ago (380+ words) PARKERSBURG " Work is underway on a pair of projects impacting the pond in City Park. The pond was drained in January, and contractor RDR Utility Services Group is at work this week dredging the muck from the bottom. "Approximately 18 inches…...
Kilauea’s on-and-off eruption is back on in Hawaii. What to know about its dramatic lava displays…
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (76+ words) HONOLULU (AP) " Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has been shooting lava from its summit crater about once a week since late last year, delighting residents, visitors and online viewers alike with a firehose of molten rock. On Tuesday, the volcano had its…...
Parkersburg opens sanitation service bids, no decision yet
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (524+ words) PARKERSBURG " Two companies submitted proposals to provide sanitation service to the City of Parkersburg, one with recycling, one without. Parkersburg has its own sanitation department, but a joint council committee voted in June to seek requests for proposals from private…...
Picture This: Volcano Days is Revving Up
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (135+ words) Wood County Parks Director Jeremy Cross brought in a model of a hit-miss engine for the Wood County Commission to see as the county prepares for the 35th Annual Volcano Days this weekend at Mountwood Park. The festival commemorates the oil…...
Volcano Days hopes to fuel busy weekend at Mountwood Park
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (203+ words) VOLCANO " The 2025 Volcano Days Festival and Antique Engine Show will be held from Friday to Sunday at Mountwood Park. Volcano Days will feature three days of antique engine displays, historical lectures, a variety of food concessions and many craft and…...
In the Pipeline: Water/sewer projects in St. Marys among seven projects receiving state funding
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) CHARLESTON " Several streets and neighborhoods in St. Marys will benefit from water and sewer infrastructure funding, as will six other projects across West Virginia. Gov. Patrick Morrisey, officials with the City of St. Marys, and lawmakers were on hand for…...
Surface Tension: Residents express injection well concerns at Warren water meeting
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (458+ words) MARIETTA " Local residents, oil and gas well owners and township trustees gathered Monday at the Warren Community Water and Sewer Association office for a discussion with a state representative from northern Ohio about community concerns regarding brine injection wells, carbon…...
Community gathers at Warren High School to air concerns about injection wells
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (590+ words) VINCENT " Members of the community gathered to discuss concerns about injection wells during a public meeting Tuesday night in the auditorium of the Warren High School on Tuesday night. The discussion was led by the Buckeye Environmental Network and organizer…...
To win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, contenders must also master geography
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (600+ words) His gripe? At unexpected and critical moments, the spelling bee transforms into a geography bee. Scripps has begun relying on obscure geographical terms to winnow down the field of spellers in the later rounds. While the words are included in…...
Warren Water and Sewer Association schedules meeting on injection well
11+ mon, 4+ day ago (315+ words) VINCENT " A public meeting on an injection well in Washington County has been organized by the Warren Water and Sewer Association for 1-4 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the auditorium at Warren High School. "We hope we fill the place," Steve Hutchinson, a…...