MARIETTA – Rain followed by heat appeared to keep some folks away from the opening day of the Washington County Fair on Saturday, but milder weather – not to mention some exciting activities – drew…
Picture This: Fair parade brings crowds to Front Street
MARIETTA – Local organizations, businesses and youth participants marched through Marietta on Saturday during the annual Washington County Fair Parade. Spectators…
Tourist bureau chief retiring, interim named
PARKERSBURG - Leadership at the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau is changing. Mark Lewis, president and CEO of the…
Man arrested during Acton appearance at Canfield Fair
CANFIELD — A man was arrested Sunday afternoon by Mahoning County Sheriff’s deputies at the Mahoning County Democratic Party tent…
Last minute preparations before fair opens Saturday
MARIETTA – As the Washington County Fair opens Saturday morning, 4-H participants were getting their their animals and themselves ready…
Submissions open for annual cookbook contest
PARKERSBURG — As autumn approaches, so does the annual tradition of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel and Marietta Times holiday…
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Revenge game: Tigers clip Falcons, 2-1
DEVOLA — In a fitting twist of fate, Saturday’s Marietta-Fairfield Union postseason rematch featured…
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Keep up momentum of solving home health care shortage
As Ohio's population ages, the number of older adults who need at least a little help is increasing, while the number of people qualified to offer that help is dwindling. It's a nationwide problem -- by 2030, the number of Americans over age 65 will be greater than the number of those under 18.…
Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel took a victory lap of sorts after CNBC…
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MHS receives vascular surgery award
MARIETTA – The vascular surgery team at Memorial Health System has received a three-star Commitment to Vascular Quality Improvement Award from the Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular Quality Initiative. The award recognizes the health system’s continued commitment to advancing the quality of vascular care, according to a release from Memorial. Three stars is the…
Capito visits Northwest Pipe, Discovery World in Wood County
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Highmark program aims to help members earn GEDs
Washington State’s Workforce 30 initiative focused on future workforce
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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…
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Early Marietta: Early salt making on the Ohio frontier
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Submissions open for annual cookbook contest
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