League of their own: Marietta Welfare League celebrates 100 years

October 28, 2026

MARIETTA – The Marietta Welfare League celebrated its 100 years of service on Tuesday at Marietta Memorial Hospital, home of the League Shop, established by the group. Amy Elliott, lifetime member, gave a history of…

Casto trial gets underway in Ball murder case

PARKERSBURG – The prosecution presented a picture of a turbulent on-again, off-again relationship between Greg Casto and Cindy Ball where…

Local author releases sixth children’s book

PARKERSBURG – A retired teacher and writer from New Martinsville has released her sixth children’s book. Jan Thornton Jones’ “Summer…

EVE screening prompts discussion of domestic violence

MARIETTA — A screening of “The Invisible Man” brought advocates, law enforcement officers, health care professionals and community members together…

Ohio Supreme Court: Village with data center moratorium won’t have to consider site plan

An Ohio village won’t have to consider the proposal from a new data center after putting a moratorium in place,…

Local Events

Meetings ¯ The Buckeye Hills Regional Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. today at the Buckeye Hills Office, 2585…

Local Sports

Stage is set: Williamstown ousts Ravenswood in regionals

WILLIAMSTOWN – Williamstown boys soccer in motion is magical. For the 19th straight game,…

Prep roundup: MHS girls soccer advances to district final

Williamstown sweeps regional cross country titles

NEW CONCORD – Marietta College scored 42 straight points to erase an early deficit and went…

Pios reclaim Shrine Trophy with 49-28 win over Muskies

Editorials

Take steps to stay safer this Halloween

Halloween is only a few days away. Trick or treating will be happening all over the Mid-Ohio Valley. And while many organizations choose to host trunk-or-treat events as a somewhat safer alternative, there is still nothing quite like roaming the neighborhood in your costume, going from door to door to see who’s handing out…

Despite repeated attempts by others to instill fear that Ohio’s elections are riddled with fraud, interference…

Local, state officials keep Ohio elections secure

The Belpre Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated with yet another successful annual dinner last week —…

Belpre Chamber dinner another way to support local businesses (editorial for 10/26)

West Virginia needs a strong, powerful voice in Washington, D.C., now more than ever — someone…

Capito has proved she works for us

Business

Memorial Health System holds ceremony for final beam at new Sistersville General Hospital

SISTERSVILLE – Hospital officials, community members, state and local leaders, and representatives of Memorial…

Burk named director of Camp Kootaga Foundation

CHARLESTON – United Bankshares Inc. this week reported earnings for the third quarter of 2026 of…

United Bankshares Inc. announces third quarter 2026 earnings

Wincore Windows & Doors provides $20,000 gift to the Camden Clark Foundation Pink Mammogram Fund

Do you plan to check batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors when you turn your clocks back this weekend?

Local Columns

MOV Climate Corner: Dig Deeper

Oct. 6 marked the date of the officially finalized merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery into the mass media company Skydance Corporation, now co-owned by right wing billionaire, Trump acolyte, Oracle co-founder, and number one individual donor to the genocidal Israel Defense Forces, Larry Ellison, along with his son, founder and CEO…

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