Parkersburg (WV) Takes Next Ballpark Steps

Parkersburg (WV) Mayor Bob Newell announced at tonight’s special City Council meeting that he has signed a cooperative agreement with the owner of the indy pro Washington Wild Things (Frontier League) to start the process of bringing a baseball team and multipurpose stadium to the city.  Read more here.

Search for Ballpark Site in Parkersburg (WV) Narrows

One more potential site for an indy pro Frontier League baseball stadium in Parkersburg (WV) is off the market, as about 300 acres of property atop Lee’s Hill were sold last month.  With the Lee’s Hill land off the table, only the Sixth Street area of downtown Parkersburg, the site preferred by many, remains out of four potential sites mentioned earlier this year.  Meanwhile, work on the second phase of the feasibility study for the project continues.  Read more here.