MARIETTA — A Monroe County man who suffered catastrophic burns in a 2025 orphan well explosion in Wayne National Forest is suing the drilling and cementing companies involved, alleging their safety failures caused the blast.…
Governor seeks immediate federal storm damage assessments
The state of Ohio has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration to expedite damage assessments…
Waterford Elementary School closed, classes moved due to mold
WATERFORD – Waterford Elementary School has been temporarily closed due to mold concerns since Friday, Aug 21. Superintendent Suellen Coleman…
Rural Action, volunteers plant 4,000 plants on former farmland
ATHENS – A wetland construction project planted approximately 4,000 wetland plants across 8.6 acres on private property in Washington County…
Dils receives Heart of Community Award
The YMCA of Parkersburg has announced its 2027 Heart of Our Community Award recipient. Jan Dils, an attorney, will be…
WVJC Online offering scholarships
West Virginia Junior College Online is offering scholarships to those who qualify, including a Career Fast-Track Scholarship, to recently laid-off…
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Local Sports
Scoreboard (8/25)
High School Girls Soccer At Erickson All-Sports Facility Parkersburg South 10, South Charleston 0 SC (0-3) 0 0 – 0 South (3-0) 5 5 – 10 First Half PS: Payton Sellers (Cate McLain), 18th minute PS: Gwen Silvis (Berkeley Elschlager), 17th minute PS: Sellers (Marie Silvis), 21st minute PS: Mack Moles (Averee Cross), 23rd…
High School Golf WVSSAC Girls North Regional Team standings: Morgantown 298; 2. Wheeling Park 309; 3.…
Scoreboard (8/24)
WATERFORD — Gavin Hiener hauled in three of Avery Pottmeyer’s four touchdown passes and Waterford’s defense…
Roundup: Waterford blanks Vinton County
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Waterford 36, Vinton County 0 W (1-0) 6 23 7 0 — 36…
Scoreboard (8/22)
Editorials
Hard work doesn’t mean what it used to for our region
WalletHub recently produced its “Hardest-Working States in America (2026)” report. Readers in West Virginia and Appalachian Ohio are likely thinking “Finally! A report in which our region will not be dead last.” About that … Both the Mountain and Buckeye states fall in the bottom ten, which WalletHub labels “least hardworking.” West Virginia is…
"Every minute counts,” Heather Dodd, director of pupil services for Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools, told WKYC at…
Ohio absenteeism rules support parents AND students
Building a habit of connecting to and helping your community is an important part of what…
Cemetery cleanup took team effort
Earlier this week, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose urged voters to do their homework ahead…
Do your research - properly - before voting
Business
Oliverio named to WVU Parkersburg post
PARKERSBURG - A Pleasants County woman has been named the director of teacher education…
Local Columns
The Way I See It: MC turned to river to help house surge of post WWII students
MOV Climate Corner: Root of all evil
Early Marietta: The Dime Savings Society
Cracking the Code: Our superpower
Neighborhood News
Local events
Meetings ¯ The date of the regular August board meeting of the Fort Frye Board of Education has been changed to 6 p.m. Thursday at Fort Frye High School, 420 Fifth Street, Beverly. ¯ OVESC will hold a board meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at Lori’s Restaurant in Caldwell. ¯ The Washington County Fair…
Around Town
Fort Frye FFA members earn American FFA Degrees, Proficiency Honors
Local events
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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