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…
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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
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…
Around Town
Trick or treat in the Mid-Ohio Valley not limited to Oct. 31
Blennerhassett students put engineering skills to test with pumpkin drop
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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