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Local News July 20, 2026

Warren Local BOE operations committee meeting The operations committee of the Warren Local Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m Wednesday at Warren Elementary School, 60 Warrior Drive, Vincent. Warren Local BOE meeting The regular meeting of the Warren Local Board of Education will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Warren Elementary School, 60 Warrior Drive, Vincent. Kids’ Night Out Kids' Night Out will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday and Aug. 14, at First Baptist Church of Marietta. This is a free event hosted by the NextGen Kids Ministry. Children in kindergarten through fifth grade are ...

Livestock sale caps week of competition for Wood County 4-H and FFA youth

Local News July 20, 2026

MINERAL WELLS — Months of feeding, training and caring for animals culminated Saturday as young exhibitors gathered for the Wood County 4-H and FFA Summer Showcase and Livestock Sale. The sale, held at the Wood County 4-H Camp on Butcher Bend Road, concluded a week during which ...

As smoke from warehouse fire clears, smoke from Canadian wildfires move in

Local News July 18, 2026

PARKERSBURG – As the area gets over smoke from the recent Peoples Cartage warehouse fire, smoke has moved in from wildfires in Canada, which now impacting Mid-Ohio Valley air quality. Officials in both West Virginia and Ohio are warning people to take precautions as the effects can be seen ...

Tensions rise over Knox Park agreements at Marietta City Council meeting

Local News July 18, 2026

MARIETTA — A dispute over the use of city-owned land at Knox Park became heated Thursday as Marietta City Council members and citizen and former councilman Roger Kalter traded accusations involving unauthorized work, harassment and disrespect. The disagreement centers on portions of the ...

Teen of the Week: George is running toward his future

Local News July 18, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Connor George is going the distance in running and life. George, 18, is a recent graduate of Parkersburg High School, having been on both their cross-country and track teams throughout middle school at Jackson and high school. This August, he is heading to the University of ...

Our giving reveals what we think of God

Local Columns July 18, 2026

The late Larry Burkett told about a preacher friend who did something that is not recommended for preachers who value their jobs – he took up the offering himself. As the preacher carried the plate around the room, he watched what people put in and, if they put in a sealed envelope, he opened the envelope and looked at the amount inside. The following Sunday, to a congregation seething with anger, the preacher said, “Many of you are angry that I looked in your offering envelopes last week. Has it ever occurred to you to consider what God thinks when he looks in there?” Brett Blair ...