Reagan Day Dinner draws Republican candidates to Marietta

October 27, 2026

MARIETTA — Republican candidates urged Washington County voters to turn out early and bring friends and neighbors to the polls during the Reagan Day Dinner in Marietta, pairing their closing election appeals with promises on…

Lt. Gov Candidate Pepper speaks on Ramaswamy's potential effect on Ohio

MARIETTA – Candidate for Lt. Gov David Pepper and candidate for State Representative 94th district Wenda Sheard spoke in Marietta…

Whalin, Lang outline priorities in the Washington County Commissioner expired term race

MARIETTA – Democrat Brian Whalin and Republican Stephanie Lang outlined their priorities for governmental transparency, injection well oversight and county…

Trial gets underway today in Ball murder case

PARKERSBURG – Opening arguments get underway this morning at 9 am. for the man charged in the 2014 murder of…

Fort Frye student, career program and community partner earn OSBA honors

BEVERLY – Fort Frye High School senior Grady Hesson, a manufacturing industry partner and a student entrepreneurship program earned regional honors…

Artsbridge Calendar of Events

Today: Spooktacular Halloween Week, Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue Yvonne Reusser Watercolor Display, WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg Story Time, infants…

Local Sports

Pios reclaim Shrine Trophy with 49-28 win over Muskies

NEW CONCORD – Marietta College scored 42 straight points to erase an early deficit and went on to post a convincing 49-28 win over rival Muskingum University Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers reclaim the Shrine Trophy after Muskingum snapped Marietta's eight game win streak in the series last year. "Credit to Muskingum, they came out…

The Marietta College women's soccer team delivered a historic performance Saturday, breaking multiple program records in…

Pioneer roundup: Women’s soccer sets program record

‘This is who we are’: Run game propels Tigers past Warriors, 30-14

Waterford beats Belpre, rides 5-game win streak into postseason

Editorials

Local, state officials keep Ohio elections secure

Despite repeated attempts by others to instill fear that Ohio’s elections are riddled with fraud, interference and illegal ballots cast, the public official best equipped to accurately assess the situation, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, has said, “voter fraud is rare in Ohio.” An analysis of data from the Ohio Crime Statistics Dashboard…

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

The Ohio Domestic Violence Network released its annual fatality count this week, and the news is…

Continue work to end deadly domestic violence crisis

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 expect to increase your nonprofit giving/volunteering to help fill gaps created with the changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill, which go into effect Jan. 1?

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…

Living Democracy: Vote for the person, not the party

Early Marietta: The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad: Lofty vision meets harsh reality

Cracking the Code: Energy reality and opportunity

Neighborhood News

Local Events

Meetings ¯ The Buckeye Hills Regional Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Buckeye Hills Office, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to Janie Collins, program development coordinator at jcollins@buckeyehills.org or 740-376-1039. To learn more about Buckeye Hills Regional Council, visit www.buckeyehills.org, call 740-374-9436 or 1-800-331-2644…

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