MARIETTA – Candidate for Lt. Gov David Pepper and candidate for State Representative 94th district Wenda Sheard spoke in Marietta on Monday morning. Corey Sampson, a Washington county resident, spoke on his concerns regarding injection wells, rising energy costs, and the impact of data ...
MARIETTA – Democrat Brian Whalin and Republican Stephanie Lang outlined their priorities for governmental transparency, injection well oversight and county development as they compete for Washington County Commissioner expired term, in the Nov. 3 election. Brian Whalin Whalin is a retired physician and the previous owner of Quick Care from 1985, until it was sold to WVU in 2019, said he was provoked to take action “by Trump’s second term as President,” and thought it was best to take community action “rather than sitting on the sidelines.” Whalin has served on the ...
PARKERSBURG – Opening arguments get underway this morning at 9 am. for the man charged in the 2014 murder of Cindy Ball. Opening arguments are scheduled before Wood County Circuit Judge JD Beane in the case of Gregory Alan Casto, 56, of Walker who is being held in the North Central Regional Jail following his arrest in Oct. 2025 after a grand jury indicted him on charges of first-degree murder and concealment of a deceased human body. The arrest happened nearly 11 years to the day after Ball was last seen leaving the Overtime Sports Bar in Parkersburg. Her body was found two days ...
BEVERLY – Fort Frye High School senior Grady Hesson, a manufacturing industry partner and a student entrepreneurship program earned regional honors during the Ohio School Boards Association’s southeast region fall conference Sept. 24. The awards recognized student achievement, support ...
Today: Spooktacular Halloween Week, Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue Yvonne Reusser Watercolor Display, WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg Story Time, infants through Pre-K, 10:15-11:15 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Fall Fika, adult activity, 11-noon, South Parkersburg Public Library Campfire Stories at Books a Million noon-1 p.m., Books a Million, Grand Central Mall Murder Under the Big Top, teen event, registration required 4-7 p.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue Geppeto Woodcarvers open carve, all welcome, 6-8 p.m., Blennerhassett Museum of ...
MARIETTA - The Washington County Career Center has announced its honor rolls for the first nine weeks of 2026-27. PRINCIPAL LIST (GPA 4.0): Gracie Allen, Samuel Anderson, Autumn Antill, Terence Antill, Cole Bergin, Jozie Biehl, Ashlynn Bonnette, Brady Britton, Kyleise Britton, Sydney Brothers, Faith Buck, Starr Buck, Lily Chambers, Chloe Chancellor, Camren Clark, Anderson Copen, Arianna Dalrymple, McKenzie DeLong, Jayden Dennis, Emma Eddy, Caitlyn Hanes, Nevaeh Howard, Lydia Huck, JaKylee Johnson, Brycen Judy, Andrew Kiggans, Alyssa Kirkbride, Ethan Lorentz, Lily Marshall, Riley ...
