Akron Children’s and Frontier Local launch in-school health partnership

August 10, 2026

NEW MATAMORAS - Students returning to school on Aug. 20 in the Frontier Local School District will have access to a variety of pediatric-focused health services through a new partnership between the district and Akron Children’s School-Based Health Centers. “With a parent’s consent, a nurse practitioner can provide a wide range of medical exams and services to students in person or through telehealth,” said Dr. Lisa Miyatake, medical director of school-based health services for Akron Children’s. “SBHC is a very successful and proven approach to keeping children healthy in ...

Picture This: 2026 Belpre Homecoming parade

August 10, 2026

BELPRE – One of the highlights of the 94th annual Belpre Homecoming was Saturday morning's parade.

Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ lands at Anderson Hancock Planetarium

August 10, 2026

MARIETTA – A show based on one of the most influential albums in rock and roll will be presented at the planetarium at Marietta College. Music and visual storytelling will come together in "Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon" in the upgraded Anderson Hancock Planetarium. Presentations ...

Ohio man killed in accident on Interstate 77

August 10, 2026

PARKERSBURG – An Ohio man died after a single-vehicle accident that closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 77 near the Emerson Avenue exit to Parkersburg on Sunday afternoon. A 2025 Chevrolet Equinox traveling north on I-77 near the 180.2 mile marker ran off the left side of the road into the earth median before rolling, according to a release from the Wood County Sheriff’s Office. A passenger in the vehicle, 57-year-old Michael Todd Walker of Carrollton, Ohio, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, Wendy Sue Walker, 56, also of Carrollton, was taken to WVU Medicine ...

Ohio woman accused of shooting daughter enters insanity plea

August 10, 2026

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - A Belmont woman accused of killing her 1-year-old daughter last week pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity on Friday. Autum Sky Palmer, 20, also known as Autum Stotelmyer pleaded Friday morning in Belmont County Common Pleas Court where she is charged in the ...

Downtown Brewfest highlights local eateries and beer

August 10, 2026

PARKERSBURG - Downtown Brewfest, the event formerly known as the Downtown Throwdown, brought folks to Bicentennial Park in Parkersburg Saturday evening.