Boreman News

Two Civil War historians looking for paw paws made a discovery atop Fort Boreman Hill.

A public hearing has been set for 7 p.m. Dec. 2 before the Wood County Planning Commission on a proposed West Virginia 31 housing development.

City council got a bit of sales pitch Tuesday night and some members weren't buying.

Parkersburg Mayor Bob Newell is asking members of city council's finance committee to fund a market study.

The Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau announced the production of a Mid-Ohio Valley Civil War documentary Wednesday.

City Council approved a resolution to accept a nearly 2.4-acre tract of land that includes a lake.

A Walker man tilling his turnip patch uncovered a Civil War-era medal. Brent Jones recently was working the garden when his rototiller kicked up a metal object.

Local historians, happy with the creation of a Civil War sesquicentennial commission, are disappointed at the exclusion of the Mid-Ohio Valley from the roster.

Progress on getting new tenants for the old Blue Cross Blue Shield building, status of the skateboard park, the Corridor D study and development of Fort Boreman were among projects updated Monday by development officials.

Homecoming chair Randall Roberts reported Monday the homecoming has paid off all its debts and will start planning for next year with a balance in the checkbook.

The Wood County Development Authority is set to acquire an option to purchase almost 200 acres of property with the hope of landing a new National Guard armory-civic center and possibly a baseball stadium.

Wood County commissioners have asked Clint Pifer to come up with a proposal for trail design work to allow the county to apply for grant funding that might be available for development of walking/biking trails.

After a request from police, Wood County commissioners voted to allow closure of the road into Fort Boreman Park and the park itself early on the night of the Homecoming fireworks on Aug.

Wood County parks are visited by thousands of residents and tourists yearly, but the time and effort put into maintaining the parks is enormous.

Wood County parks are visited by thousands of residents and tourists yearly, but the time and effort put into maintaining the parks is enormous.

Wood County commissioners watched a video presentation Thursday that was developed by local volunteers trying to preserve the past by saving Wood County's endangered, neglected cemeteries.

A Wood County Sheriff's lieutenant who has served the community for thirty one years retired Thursday and shortly after was sworn in under a new title.

West Virginia's birthday was celebrated with a few bangs and a cake Saturday at Fort Boreman Park, overlooking downtown Parkersburg.

Five sites in Wood and Wirt counties are among the 150 planned in West Virginia in the Civil War Trails program.

As West Virginia celebrates its 146th birthday, a local historian used the occasion to remind residents of Wood County's role in the formation of the state.