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Southside storage units burn

When the firefighters arrived on the scene, storage building A and some of the office building were fully engulfed. (Photo by Jolene Craig)
November 20, 2009

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Fire Investigation Team is looking into the cause of a Thursday afternoon fire at a storage unit on Gihon Road.

The Southside Storage Unit caught fire and a call was taken by Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department around 1 p.m., said Assistant Chief Tim Offutt.

“There have been no injuries, but we are going through the damaged units to see what we can find,” Offutt said.

When the firefighters arrived on the scene, storage building A and some of the office building were engulfed in flames, he sai.

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Commissioners reviewing Grandview options

November 20, 2009

PARKERSBURG — Wood County commissioners are exploring legal options after being informed Thursday by county compliance officers some trailers hauled away from Grandview Trailer Park on Gihon Road were not taken out of state as they had been told,...

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Market, Juliana changes debated

November 20, 2009

PARKERSBURG — About 30 people attended a public meeting Thursday night to discuss proposals to change traffic patterns and parking on Market and Juliana streets.

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Firefighter charged in brush fire

November 20, 2009

PARKERSBURG — A 19-year-old volunteer firefighter with Pond Creek Volunteer Fire Department was charged with arson Thursday after allegedly setting a brush fire in a field off California Ridge Road, near Belleville, early Tuesday afternoo.

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