Vienna News

After 34 years of service as a volunteer firefighter, Benwood Volunteer Fire Department's Paula Smith is the new president of the West Virginia State Firemen's Association.

A Civil War-era log cabin long hidden by additions built onto it has re-emerged and has been moved to a former plantation in Wood County.

City leaders in Parkersburg and Vienna say they aren't affected as much by pension funding issues as other West Virginia cities.

A local police chief got a special send off from area law enforcement agencies. Parkersburg Police Chief Gerald Board is stepping down from his position Friday.

Veterans Day was marked by a parade along Washington Avenue and a remembrance ceremony Wednesday in Parkersburg City Park.

MINERAL WELLS Fire departments from around Wood County responded to a fire Friday morning at the Microtel where 25-to 30 guests had to be evacuated.

Red kettles and volunteers will be out this morning as the Salvation Army in Wood County kicks off its drive at local retailers.

If you're looking for a warm meal on Thanksgiving and some friends to share it with, many local organizations will be serving community dinners, free to the public.

Veterans Day in Parkersburg will be marked with a parade that is coordinated on a rotating basis among local veterans groups.

A number of new exhibits will open at the Parkersburg Art Center on Friday, with the evening also serving as a fundraiser for the center and the Children's Home Society of West Virginia-Parkersburg and the opening of its annual holiday Christmas tree display.

Wood County commissioners want to see a cost breakdown for required animal control services versus additional humane society services provided, but not required.

Regulators have found high levels of neurotoxic manganese in the air outside two schools in Ohio and West Virginia, the latest results of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to check for chemicals outside schools across the nation.

Scientists with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reported toxic substances found in the air outside Follansbee Middle School and two other West Virginia schools are not sufficient to create short-term health concerns.

Iran proposed changes to a U.N.-drafted nuclear fuel deal on Thursday, Iranian media said, making demands that appeared to challenge the basis of the agreement with the United States, France and Russia.

Oct. 13 Sharon and David Stephens vs. Sears Holdings Corp. d/b/a Kmart P.A. - Debra A. Nelson; J - Beane * The plaintiffs are suing the defendants for injuries Sharon received on Nov.

The monthly meeting of the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Women was held on Sept.

Residents of the Mid-Ohio Valley filled the Belpre Historical Society's Farmers' Castle Museum Saturday for the third annual Heritage Day Celebration.

Clark Queen, a member of the Arc of the Mid-Ohio Valley's People First self-advocacy group, has been appointed to the West Virginia Developmental Disabilities Council.

Most local Habitat for Humanity homes have been built in the cities of Parkersburg and Vienna.

Officials broke ground Thursday morning on the third office of the West Virginia Central Credit Union.