STEWART, Ohio — A retired firefighter from the Parkersburg has purchased a race track in Ohio. Jeff Burdette has taken over Skyline Speedway in Stewart where the season opener and grand opening ...

Friday marks 10 years since Iowa's second deadliest tornado tore through Parkersburg.The EF5 tornado tore through Butler County May 25, 2008, killing nine people and injuring 70 others.Around 280 ...

Parkersburg City Council this week approved an ordinance designed to prevent the homeless from camping on public property. Specifically, the ordinance prohibits sleeping, storing personal property ...

Parkersburg police confirm officers revisited the home of a person of interest in the disappearance of a woman from Vienna who hasn't been seen in a month.As of ...

Kellogg answered with another three to double what had previously been a 55-52 advantage, and the Mohigans buckled down defensively to prevent a talented Parkersburg team from scoring again.

PARKERSBURG — The skyline of Wood County changed Tuesday as the new steeple for the Wood County Courthouse was lowered into place. Just after noon, the crane lifted the 7,000 pound, 17-by-19 ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Four people were arrested in Parkersburg after search warrants were conducted following a drug trafficking investigation.

The Valley Gem Sternwheeler is having a Fourth of July Picnic Cruise on the Major/Riviera from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Guests will enjoy a 2-hour cruise, a picnic lunch, and refreshments. Reservations are ...

PARKERSBURG, Iowa — On May 25, 2008, a powerful EF5 wedge tornado, with winds topping out at 205 mph, devastated parts of northeast Iowa. In Parkersburg, 280 homes were wiped from their ...

Parkersburg takes what city officials see as a practical approach to homelessness with its efforts focused on getting people assistance while not rewarding bad behavior.

Ten years after the second-deadliest tornado in recorded Iowa history ripped through their town, people in Parkersburg are proud. “Recovery to us was that we were bigger and better and more able ...

The Parkersburg Police Department has identified a person and vehicle of interest in relation to the disappearance of Gretchen Fleming. The 27-year-old was last seen in the early morning hours of ...