This month's First Fridays event will feature a taste of fall, with a theme of Fall Fest and plenty of family-friendly activities. West Virginia University at Parkersburg will be sponsoring Friday's event from 5 to 9 p.m. in downtown Marietta. Laura Pytlik, owner of Wit and Whimzy on Front ...
PARKERSBURG — Wood County Schools officials are considering upgrading area schools to be more energy efficient after a recent survey showed hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential savings. Superintendent Will Hosaflook said the survey was conducted by CMTA Energy Solutions, which ...
PARKERSBURG — People are asked to light up their porches purple to remember those affected by domestic violence. On Monday, Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce met with local advocates for victims of domestic violence and signed a proclamation declaring Oct. 4 to Nov. 4 as Purple Light Night Month ...
MINERAL WELLS —The annual Wood County 4-H Ox Roast will be held 4-8 p.m. Saturday. Pit roast beef will be served with mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade barbecue sauce, green beans, roll, dessert and drink – all for $10. All proceeds support the upkeep of the Wood County 4-H ...
When a U.S. military veterans return home from service, they often still bear the marks of their training. "It's in the discipline, the loyalty, the character building," said Retired Marine David Smith, 83, of Marietta, "I think that every individual, male and female ought to serve." Smith ...
Methamphetamine and heroin charges dominated the most recent round of the Washington County Grand Jury indictments, released on Tuesday. They included several indictments for a Newport man accused of illegally owning many guns and trafficking methamphetamine. Reed M. Byers, 25, of 25 Maple ...
Update: Marietta Police said the man has been identified and his family has been notified of his death. Marietta Police are asking for help identifying a man who died Tuesday afternoon in Indian Acres Park. According to police, the man collapsed on his bicycle while collecting cans at the ...
The room at Putnam Elementary School is at the east end of the building, just off the main corridor. Inside, the walls are covered with displays of bones, shells and skeletons, with a demonstration exhibit for magnetic forces, with a showcase of insects. Crowding out from the walls are a ...
Children committed to foster care have their lives disrupted in ways that need to be witnessed to be imagined. No matter how kind, sympathetic and welcoming their new, temporary homes are, nothing can make up for what they've lost. The Washington County Foster Families Foundation is an effort ...
The Beverly United Methodist Women's annual Fall Rummage and Bake Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. A "Bag Sale" will begin at 3 p.m. The church is located at 700 Park St. and is handicapped accessible. • For information: 740-984-2100. Putnam Congregational Church, 707 ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Williamstown High School announced this week it will move all home track meets off campus for the 2019 season due to a deteriorating and unsafe track. Officials Tuesday said the school will still have a track season, and all meets, including the Fenton Relays, will still take ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — With 11 flights canceled and higher fares from perceived lame-duck carrier Via Air, enplanements at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport took a nose dive in September. Just 165 passengers boarded flights out of the airport for the month, 141 less than during the same period ...
My family moved to Malaga in 1961. The old farm house only had three bedrooms so sleeping arrangements were cramped at times. Mom and Dad claimed one bedroom upstairs and Joe and I had separate beds in the other upstairs bedroom. Sylvia and Jack slept in the downstairs bedroom. Jack was 5 and ...
MARIETTA – Health care, guns, rural economic development and education were the general topics on the minds of Ohioans who submitted questions for the second of three debates between gubernatorial candidates Richard Cordray and Mike DeWine. The debate, at Marietta College, was organized by ...
The Washington County Sheriff's Office hopes to utilize additional space in the Washington County Courthouse Annex by the end of the year. Major Brian Schuck explained Monday that the offices of the investigative unit, forensic unit and some administration are moving from Fourth Street in ...
VINCENT – Juggling has captured imaginations on a level with magic for centuries, but the craft has changed in recent years, with jugglers pushing the edge of what's possible with the manipulation of objects. Greg Kennedy started his demonstration at Warren Middle School for more than 100 ...
There will be a special meeting of the Warren Local Schools Board of Education at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. The meeting will be held at Warren Middle School Band Room, 70 Warrior Drive, Vincent, for the purpose of having a work session relating to the Ohio School Facilities construction ...
Marietta City Council’s Finance Committee reviewed $38,909.13 in transfer and appropriation requests Monday. Those five requests will be voted upon at Thursday’s regular council meeting at 7:30 p.m. in room 10 of the Armory, 241 Front St. The first $20,000 is needed to cover remaining ...
BELPRE — The Belpre in Bloom program was recognized among the honors presented Saturday at the 2018 America in Bloom National Awards Program’s symposium and awards celebration in Lexington, Ky. Belpre received a 4-star rating out of a possible 10 stars and received special recognition for ...
PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, the West Virginia Broadcasters Association, wireless carriers and others will participate in tests of the Emergency Alert ...