WATERFORD – Students will return to Waterford Elementary School Monday after being taught at alternate sites since the building was closed since Aug. 28 due to mold concerns. Wolf Creek Local Schools Superintendant Suellen Coleman…
Spencer’s Landing plans move forward
VIENNA – Vienna City Council approved $98,000 in additional professional services Thursday for a performance stage and restroom facilities at…
Dining with Diabetes classes will be offered in October
PARKERSBURG - The West Virginia University Wood County Extension Office will be offering a Dining with Diabetes class beginning Thursday,…
Parkersburg City Council sends food truck ordinance back to Planning Commission
PARKERSBURG – An ordinance updating regulations for mobile vendors was sent back to the Municipal Planning Commission after concerns were…
Camden Clark recognizes seventh nursing cohort
PARKERSBURG – Twelve local nursing students were recognized Thursday as members of the seventh Mid-Ohio Valley cohort of the WVU…
Capito visits Northwest Pipe, Discovery World in Wood County
PARKERSBURG – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, visited a manufacturer and a children’s museum in Wood County this week. On…
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‘Unbelievable week’: Warren gets bounceback win over Morgan
VINCENT — As unkind as week one was to the Warren Warriors, the days…
Hayden Jones' late TD lifts Waterford past Caldwell, 15-8
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Editorials
Small business success must be just the start
Some public officials in West Virginia have understood for years that we need to expand and diversify our economy -- and that maybe the best way to do that is to start small. Efforts to help people start and sustain small businesses here have strengthened to the degree that a study conducted by Franchise…
Students across the country have already showed what they think of the government-mandated “intellectual diversity centers”…
Don't give Columbus more control over college education
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Hard work doesn’t mean what it used to for our region
Business
Capito visits Northwest Pipe, Discovery World in Wood County
PARKERSBURG – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, visited a manufacturer and a children’s museum…
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Highmark program aims to help members earn GEDs
Washington State’s Workforce 30 initiative focused on future workforce
Oliverio named to WVU Parkersburg post
Local Columns
Cracking the Code: Dolly’s example to follow
The USA lost an icon. The world lost a one-of-a-kind talent with the death of Dolly Parton. The media has done an excellent job of reminding us how talented Dolly was, all she accomplished and how she cared about people. As I write this, we have the story of Dolly’s career playing on TV.…
The Way I See It: Marietta was booming in 1900
Backyard Gardener: Chicory, the roadside wildflower
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Neighborhood News
Spencer’s Landing plans move forward
Parkersburg City Council sends food truck ordinance back to Planning Commission
Around Town
Armory Walk of Honor to lay more bricks in November
Features
Wirt grad Alex Trembly living out dream as fighter pilot
Marietta couple celebrates 100th birthday and 75th wedding anniversary
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