Ohio's River Was Once So Polluted It Caught On Fire, But Is Now One Of The Best Urban Paddling Trails In America

Once one of the most polluted rivers in America, this waterway winds through a national park and metropolitan area and is ...
Parkersburg News and Sentinel

The Way I See It: The Ohio River has evolved into a series of lakes

Water pours through the Belleville dam. The dam keeps the water level of the Ohio River at a consistent depth in the pool that includes Marietta and Parkersburg. (Photo by Art Smith) Think about the ...
Southeast Missourian

BUSINESS: OLMSTED LOCKS, DAM HOPE TO REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION

OLMSTED, Ill. -- On some days, barges line up in a waterway traffic jam, waiting their turn to go through antiquated Dam 53 on the Ohio River, a short distance from Olmsted. The United States Corps of ...
WLKY

US Army Corps of Engineers addresses viral video about Ohio River dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is setting the record straight after a viral video claimed raw sewage was being discharged into the Ohio River near the McAlpine Locks and Dam.Officials said what ...
New York Post

JD Vance’s security detail requested the Ohio River’s water level be raised for the VP’s birthday kayaking trip

Vice President JD Vance’s security detail had an Ohio river’s water level raised last week to accommodate a kayaking trip he and his family took to celebrate his 41st birthday. The U.S. Secret Service ...