Adamses observe 25th anniversary of Sept. 11

September 11, 2026

Twenty-five years have passed since Parkersburg native Mary Lou Hague was killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York City. Liza Adams, her mother, remembers everything about…

Voices of Flight 93 still echo

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. — Turning off State Highway 30 near Shanksville, Pa., into the Flight 93 Memorial site does not…

Washington County Commissioners meeting opens to community announcements

MARIETTA – Washington County Commissioners met Thursday and approved two budget transfer requests, and a letter of support for Marietta…

How do today's students learn about 9/11?

MARTINSBURG - Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, students in West Virginia are still required to study the events…

Picture This: A Fresh Coat of Paint

Artsbridge and the City of Belpre are collaborating with students of Belpre High School art teacher Chad Stevens to paint…

Summit to focus on Appalachian Ohio development

MARIETTA – Marietta College will host a summit focused on rural development and the challenges facing Appalachian Ohio from 8…

Local Sports

Marietta volleyball gets an edge over Warren in four sets

MARIETTA - An early season matchup featuring respective one loss programs in Warren and…

Frontier seeks first 4-0 start since 2020

Back-to-back state champs being honored at PHS

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Fort Frye def. Parkersburg Catholic 25-8, 25-9 Fort Frye stats: Jantzyn Huck 10…

Scoreboard (9/11)

Editorials

Have we forgotten?

“Never forget.” What did we mean, when we declared as a country that we would forever remember the events and lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001? What do those words mean to the people born afterward? They are Gen Z and Gen Alpha, now. All they know is what they read in history books,…

Local, state and federal law enforcement officials conducted a heroic operation over the past month or…

Operation Meridian reminds how many Ohio kids are in danger

There are a disturbing number of intelligent, well-informed people who have taken a look at the…

Get off the sidelines and vote!

A New Philadelphia municipal court’s creative sentence for a 21-year-old’s 17 wildlife crimes is fitting, yes;…

There is no hiding on social media

Business

Hammer captures nature's beauty in photo exhibit at WesBanco

PARKERSBURG – Local nature photographer Shannon R. Hammer will exhibit her photography at WesBanco…

MARIETTA – The vascular surgery team at Memorial Health System has received a three-star Commitment to…

MHS receives vascular surgery award

Capito visits Northwest Pipe, Discovery World in Wood County

PARKERSBURG — The importance of employment and career on an individual’s health and wellness, as well…

Highmark program aims to help members earn GEDs

Are we today living up to the values we said we were aiming for on Sept. 12, 2001?

Local Columns

MOV Climate Corner: Dolly’s mountain legacy: Keeping Appalachia wild

On Aug. 25, the world lost a giant in so many respects. Especially in this day and age, you are hard pressed to find a person who bridges nearly every divide and who so few people, if any, have an unkind word to say about them. Dolly Parton, a self-proclaimed country girl from the…

The Way I See It: The spark – Sometimes a simple presentation can launch a career

Early Marietta: Early salt making on the Ohio frontier

Cracking the Code: Learn from others and the past

Neighborhood News

Local events

Meetings ¯ Washington County Family & Children First Council will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 16, at the Washington County E.O.C. office, 204 Davis Avenue, Suite C. For more information, call 740-376-7081. ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Sept. 21, in room…

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