Parkersburg News

Grants will be the prime topic at tonight's city council meeting. Of the 12 items on tonight's agenda, six deal with grants programs or applications.

' Citing a soaring increase in landfill rates, the city of Parkersburg is dedicating itself to increasing its efforts in recycling.

Strange things fell from the sky in Wisconsin hours after the tornado that struck northeast Iowa this week -- 125 miles away.

Mid-American energy crews have been on the scene in Parkersburg since the tornado hit late Sunday afternoon.

“My brother is in Toledo, Ohio and he felt it up there. Woke us up.”

NEWS 25 has received many emails from people around the Tri-State about the earthquake. via WEHT-TV Evansville

Vance Patton Hicks, 89, formerly of Falls Church, Va., passed away Nov. 12, 2007, in Parkersburg. via Parkersburg News, The/Sentinel

“It's a long term and very humane method, they basically harass the geese, and this has nothing to do with the ducks, it's only the geese. So, they'll harass them in different ways until it makes them uncomfortable to be at those locations”

Feeding geese at the park is something most people do when visiting the great outdoors, but now the city of Parkersburg is picking up the mess, 150 pounds of geese waste each and every day. via WTAP-TV Parkersburg

“He wanted to get to the Afghanistan government, and we just can't allow that to happen, they can't do their job if their fearing for their life all the time, or go to functions”

A soldier from Parkersburg is receiving the third highest military award today for his service in Afghanistan. via WTAP-TV Parkersburg