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 ...

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 ...

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 resident Marty Luhring said she will never forget that day. She and her husband, Larry Luhring, lost their 125-year-old farm that day and nearly lost their lives.

In the 2010 census, Parkersburg had 1,870 residents. The population is now a shade over 2,000. "Not many other towns in Iowa our size can say that," Luhring said.

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 foundations, and 22 businesses ...