MARIETTA - Washington County Commissioner Greg Nohe’s motion to prepare a moratorium on Class II injection wells failed in a vote, leading to intense public discussion on the safety of injection wells at a meeting…
Marietta College received $19.3M in donations last year
MARIETTA — Marietta College received a record $19.3 million in philanthropic support during the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to a…
Battle of Athens to be discussed
ATHENS – The 1904 Battle of Athens between U.S. Army regulars and Ohio National Guardsman will be the topic at…
West Virginia and the Civil War subject of Round Table meeting
PARKERSBURG – The Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley will hold a special meeting next week for a…
Auville resigning as manager of the Mid-Ohio Valley Airport
WILLIAMSTOWN – The manager at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport is resigning. Ben Auville, who has served as manager at…
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Meetings ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Aug.…
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Welcome to The Show: Marietta’s Turner Hill called up by San Francisco Giants
SAN FRANCISCO — Turner Hill is getting the promotion every baseball player dreams about.…
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF At Golf Club of West Virginia Par 70 TEAM SCORES: Williamstown 299, John…
Scoreboard (8/13)
Tomorrow many of you will run or walk in either the News and Sentinel Half Marathon…
Runners take your mark: Run your best race, we will be waiting for you when you are done
LAS VEGAS — In a 9-2 loss to the Las Vegas Aviators Tuesday, Turner Hill clubbed…
Hill sets River Cats franchise record
Editorials
One study isn't whole picture for Ohio
Ohioans paying attention to national reports and rankings of the state are on a bit of a roller coaster ride lately, as hot on the heels of CNBC naming the state the best in the country for business, U.S. News and World Report says it’s actually one of the worst in the country for…
Children’s Defense Fund says an unfathomable one in seven children in the U.S. lives in poverty.…
Politicians must prove they want better for our kids
Children’s Defense Fund says an unfathomable one in seven children in the U.S. lives in poverty.…
Poverty: Politicians must prove they want better for kids
On National Poll Worker Recruitment Day earlier this week, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose rightly…
Consider serving as a poll worker in Ohio
Business
Memorial Health Foundation grants $5,000 for Pleasants County disaster relief
ST. MARYS – Following the severe storm event last month, Memorial Health Foundation approved an emergency grant to help the citizens of St. Marys, Sistersville, Newport, New Matamoras and surrounding communities. On July 21, disaster struck the cluster of small, rural towns when twin tornados touched ground. The strong winds and heavy rain not…
Local Columns
Backyard Gardener: Broccoli for the fall garden
Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Many areas here in the valley recorded over 3 inches of rain this week. In addition, several areas experienced flooding. We creep closer to autumn every day, so now is a good time to plant crops for the fall garden such as kale, Swiss chard, lettuce and other…
MOV Climate Corner: Why is there a war on renewable energy?
The Way I See It: Half marathon uses new course Aug. 15
Cracking the Code: Too good to be true
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Meetings ¯ The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. Aug. 17, in room H108 of the Main Building. ¯ Palmer Township will hold meetings at 7 p.m. Sept. 10, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 and Dec. 7, at the Palmer Community Building, 7153 State Route…
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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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