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Kim Caldwell Facebook post fake, how to identify AI-created content

PARKERSBURG — A Facebook post describing false information about Kim Caldwell, who is the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers and a former basketball player for Parkersburg South High School, gained traction over the weekend. The post was confirmed to be false. ...

Middle school mergers going smoothly at halfway point

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Board of Education heard an update Tuesday night from Hamilton Middle School Principal Kevin Campbell and teacher Stephen Tupitza, along with Jackson Middle School Principal Kurt Echard, on how the merger of former VanDevender students into their population is ...

On the edge

A great blue heron sits on the edge of ice near a group of resting geese along an icy Muskingum River near Devola recently. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at asmith@mariettatimes.com for possible inclusion on this page. See ...

Academic opportunity: Local universities partner for new degree pathway

VIENNA — Students from Washington State College of Ohio will be able to obtain a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity by taking classes through West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Innovation and Technology Center. Officials with WVUP and Washington State College of Ohio gathered ...

Long-time local sports editor, former Times reporter Poe dies at 71

PARKERSBURG — Dave Poe, a long-time sports editor for The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, passed away on Sunday. Poe, 71, covered sports and news for nearly four decades before retiring in November 2014, starting his career at the News, then The Charleston Gazette and The Marietta Times ...