VIENNA – Two Wood County men have been charged with wanton endangerment following a Sunday evening incident on Grand Central Avenue in which two people – including one of the suspects – suffered gunshot wounds.…
Dashing Hounds: Dachshund festival, races fill Belpre park with laughter, barks
BELPRE – Remy eventually got out to an early lead in one of the dachshund races Saturday at Howes Grove…
Casting Call: Kids Fishing Derby draws 100-plus youth to Civitan Park in Belpre
BELPRE – More than 100 children gathered at the pond in Belpre’s Civitan park for the annual Kids Fishing Derby.…
More than $21K raised for childhood cancer at BrAva golf outing
BEVERLY – Sixteen under won the 11th BrAva Golf Outing on July 25 at the Lakeside Golf Course in Beverly.…
Highmark teams with Old Man Rivers, Parkersburg High School for free farmers market
PARKERSBURG – Wood County residents took home thousands of pounds of fresh produce at no charge Saturday from a free…
Parkersburg Area Community Foundation announces grant program application deadline
PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliates of Doddridge County, Ritchie County and the Little Kanawha Area…
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Christian Hoosier repeats as Williamstown's Iron Man champion
WILLIAMSTOWN — Christian Hoosier has become a football specimen with the most impact that…
High School Golf Portsmouth Invitational At Portsmouth Elks Country Club TEAM SCORES: Lynchburg-Clay 311, Westfall 325,…
Scoreboard (7/30)
Williamstown baseball hires Chris Schmitt as head coach
Parkersburg Post 15 finishes runner-up in W.Va.
Editorials
DeWine right about Haitians in Ohio
“The federal officials are now telling us that they do not have any plans, they’ve received no instructions, to have any kind of raids in Springfield,” Gov. Mike DeWine told Statehouse News Bureau last week. “Now, that can change, but they did tell us they’ve heard nothing.” Given how vocal DeWine has been about…
Lest anyone wonder whether companies such as WalletHub do nothing but slam our region, there is…
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Highmark teams with Old Man Rivers, Parkersburg High School for free farmers market
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Ohio Magazine recognizes Marietta as a 2026 Best Hometown
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Blood drive Parkersburg Moose Lodge #1118 is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at 1 Moose Lane, Parkersburg (behind Napoli’s off Dupont Road in south Parkersburg). Twenty of 45 available time slots are full, but organizers are looking to fill the remaining slots. To make an appointment call Sandy…
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