WILLIAMSTOWN – The Williamstown-Marietta Bridge is being inspected this week, resulting in a single-lane closure between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Friday, according to the West Virginia Division of Highways. Minor delays are expected,…
Short-term future of Pleasants Power secured while bankruptcy case continues forward
CHARLESTON – Disagreements remain between the two factions wrestling for control of the former Pleasants Power Plant, but the operations…
Artsbridge Calendar of Events
Today: Yvonne Reusser Watercolor Display, WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg, Teaching American History Seminar: Westward Expansion to Civil War, 8:30 a.m.…
Recycling grants issued to Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane
CHARLESTON – Three agencies in the region have been awarded recycling grants from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection.…
West Virginia, Ohio looking to FEMA for disaster relief
CHARLESTON - The governor of West Virginia announced the approval of an extension of the deadline for West Virginia counties…
Ramaswamy slated at Reagan Day Dinner in Washington County
The Republican candidate for governor of Ohio will be the featured speaker on Oct. 26 at the annual Reagan Day…
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Course Management: Area golfers advance to the state tournament
PARKERSBURG – Area golfers put themselves into the conversation for next week’s state golf…
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football commit Chris Wilson was reportedly shot and killed Sunday night in…
Mountaineer football commit shot, killed
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF Class A Region IV At Riverside Golf Club Team Standings (Wirt County and…
Scoreboard (10/5)
How does WVU season play out?
Editorials
Ohio infant mortality rate deserves full attention
Ohioans know our state has its challenges, but generally speaking we think of ourselves as better off than those in some other parts of the country — or world. For our youngest and most vulnerable residents, that is not always the case. Given the number of politicians who want us to believe the lives…
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose seems to have his eye (rightly) on the future with…
Resources encourage kids to become better citizens
Years ago, a few politicians and elected officials began to understand it was irresponsible to ignore…
Funding supports work that is long overdue
Rail safety reform is not a matter of partisan politics – or it shouldn’t be, anyway.…
Bipartisan rail safety bill must not be ignored
Business
Wood County Economic Development to hold annual meeting Oct. 14
PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Development Authority and Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation will be holding a joint annual meeting at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Discovery World on Market. Christine Davies, West Virginia deputy secretary for economic development and workforce participation, will be the keynote speaker. Davies joined the West Virginia Department…
Local Columns
Living Democracy: Early voting is the way to go!
Early voting, also called absentee voting, begins Tuesday and runs through Sunday, Nov. 1. Below are the early voting hours at the Washington County Board of Election. Nov. 3 General Election: Oct. 5 voter registration deadline. Early voting hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday (this week, in addition to the weeks…
The Way I See It: Going with the flow is easy in the MOV
Guest opinion: Investigation, prevention necessary to avoid injection well catastrophe
MOV Climate Corner: When one person’s property rights become another person’s nightmare
Neighborhood News
Local Events
Meetings ¯ The Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) committee meeting of the Natural Resources Assistance Council will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Buckeye Hills Regional Council, 2585 Glendale Road, Marietta. The purpose of this meeting is to review the Fiscal Year 2027 (Round 21) Clean Ohio applications for eligibility. Questions regarding this meeting…
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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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