MARIETTA — Old jack-o’-lanterns found a new purpose at Washington State College of Ohio’s Pumpkin Chuckin’ 2026, where a student-built trebuchet turned a fall tradition into a lesson in physics. Now in its fourth year,…
Belpre runners carry baton in national anniversary relay
BELPRE — For Belpre’s cross country runners, a 12-mile stretch of a national relay offered steep hills, a chance to…
Grand Central Mall celebrates renovations with grand reopening
VIENNA — Grand Central Mall celebrated its grand reopening Friday with new flooring, lighting and food court furnishings, an expanded…
20 indicted by Washington County grand jury
20 people were indicted by the Washington County Grand Jury this week, primarily on charges relating to drugs. Those indicted…
Former staff, W.Va. officials pay tribute to the legacy of former governor, senator Jay Rockefeller
CHARLESTON - For many, the Rockefeller name is associated with oil and money. But in West Virginia, it's associated with…
Local leaders remember Rockefeller as working for West Virginia
PARKERSBURG – Although Jay Rockefeller was not originally from West Virginia, many area business and community leaders felt he left…
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Three area cross country runners make All-Ohio
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Editorials
Better support needed for Ohio public higher education
High school seniors across Ohio are about to face the usual holiday questions from well-meaning relatives. “So, where are you planning to go to college?” or “What are you going to do after you graduate?” For a significant number of those students, the answer will depend on what they and their families can afford;…
Mid-Ohio Valley residents can probably think of properties across our region that are contaminated and in…
Award a reminder of work being done to revive our region
Changes in the rules about how we approach and drive by traffic incidents have met some…
Give crash responders the room they need to work safely (editorial for 11/5)
National Diabetes Awareness Month takes on a different significance in Appalachia, and WalletHub’s “2026’s Most Overweight…
Ignoring obesity epidemic only makes it worse
Business
Jackson receives association entrepreneurship award
PARKERSBURG – The president of WVU Parkersburg was named the 2026 Entrepreneurial President of…
Local Columns
Early Marietta: Remembering our Fort Harmar veterans
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Remembering Ted Bauer: Memories from Marietta's Cisler brickyard
The Way I See It: 'Long Tom' silently guards Fort Boreman Park from 'invaders'
Neighborhood News
Around Town (11/9)
Baked steak dinner VFW #5108 will hold a baked steak dinner from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 13, at the Post Home, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $15 per person and includes baked steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and a roll. For more information or for carry-out, call 740-374-9038. Steak fry Beverly…
Around Town (11/6)
Local Events (11/9)
Democrat Amy Acton wins race for Ohio governor
Features
Wirt grad Alex Trembly living out dream as fighter pilot
Marietta couple celebrates 100th birthday and 75th wedding anniversary
Dorothy Clark wins seventh out of nearly 200 students at speech and debate nationals
Boot me out of the ballgame: A College World Series appreciation of Lambert Bartak
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