MARIETTA — Marietta College says structural deterioration and renovation costs warrant demolishing Dorothy Webster Hall, while some alumni are urging preservation of the former home that became the college’s first residence hall for women. The…
Memorial Health System holds ceremony for final beam at new Sistersville General Hospital
SISTERSVILLE – Hospital officials, community members, state and local leaders, and representatives of Memorial Health System and the Memorial Health…
Trick or treat in the Mid-Ohio Valley not limited to Oct. 31
MARIETTA – Most – but not all – Mid-Ohio Valley communities will observe trick-or-treating on Halloween this year. Although the…
Blennerhassett students put engineering skills to test with pumpkin drop
PARKERSBURG – Blennerhassett Middle School students put their engineering skills to the test Friday, using structures built from everyday materials to…
30th annual Walk for Life held by Women’s Care Center
PARKERSBURG – The 30th annual Walk for Life was held Oct. 18 at Parkersburg City Park. The Walk for Life…
Around Town
Makers Market Pioneer Presbyterian Church, 873 Farson St., Belpre, is sponsoring a Makers Market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
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Local Sports
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Editorials
Capito has proved she works for us
West Virginia needs a strong, powerful voice in Washington, D.C., now more than ever — someone who has proved she can build relationships, earn influence, reach across the aisle when necessary and speak up for US. For nearly 25 years, Shelley Moore Capito has built relationships across our nation’s capital and learned what it…
The Ohio Domestic Violence Network released its annual fatality count this week, and the news is…
Continue work to end deadly domestic violence crisis
Worried about local school closures and consolidations? How about the Hope Scholarship, or development of a…
Lawmakers obligated to tackle school funding, enrollment loss
Lawmakers who never bothered to complete the phase-in of Ohio’s Fair School Funding Plan, or update…
State lawmakers must face realities of EdChoice spending
Business
Memorial Health System holds ceremony for final beam at new Sistersville General Hospital
SISTERSVILLE – Hospital officials, community members, state and local leaders, and representatives of Memorial…
Burk named director of Camp Kootaga Foundation
CHARLESTON – United Bankshares Inc. this week reported earnings for the third quarter of 2026 of…
United Bankshares Inc. announces third quarter 2026 earnings
Wincore Windows & Doors provides $20,000 gift to the Camden Clark Foundation Pink Mammogram Fund
Local Columns
MOV Climate Corner: Dig Deeper
Oct. 6 marked the date of the officially finalized merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Brothers Discovery into the mass media company Skydance Corporation, now co-owned by right wing billionaire, Trump acolyte, Oracle co-founder, and number one individual donor to the genocidal Israel Defense Forces, Larry Ellison, along with his son, founder and CEO…
Living Democracy: Vote for the person, not the party
Early Marietta: The Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad: Lofty vision meets harsh reality
Cracking the Code: Energy reality and opportunity
Neighborhood News
Trick or treat in the Mid-Ohio Valley not limited to Oct. 31
Blennerhassett students put engineering skills to test with pumpkin drop
Around Town
Burk named director of Camp Kootaga Foundation
Features
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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