PARKERSBURG – Matthew Board knew he was going into law enforcement long before Sept. 11, 2001, but being the son of a police officer and a federal government employee informed how he experienced that day. “I had just finished, actually, my civics class,” recalled Board, who was ...
On Sept. 11, 2001, Gary Herridge and his wife Sharon boarded their flight from Paris heading back home to Washington, W.Va., when their plane made an unexpected landing in Gander, Newfoundland. Their plane was one of 38 that landed at Gander International Airport that day, after years of ...
MARTINSBURG - Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, students in West Virginia are still required to study the events and what followed, as more and more of them have no personal memory of that day. West Virginia's social studies standards specifically mention the 2001 attacks in the ...
MARIETTA – Washington County Commissioners met Thursday and approved two budget transfer requests, and a letter of support for Marietta College’s application to the Ohio Department of Development’s Brownfield Remediation Program. Residents announced local events, and Levi Reynolds shared ...
Artsbridge and the City of Belpre are collaborating with students of Belpre High School art teacher Chad Stevens to paint a mural on a wall along Campus Drive leading to the high school. Artsbridge Executive Director Lyndsay Dennis, who is also a member of Belpre City Council, said the mural ...
Baked steak dinner VFW Post #5108 will hold a baked steak dinner from 5-7 p.m. today at the Post Home, 319 Pike St., Marietta. A meal is $15 per person and includes baked steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans and rolls. Call 740-374-9038 for more information or for carry-out. Annual Chili Cook-Off Beverly American Legion Post 389 will hold its 16th Annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday during the American Legion Auxiliary Poker Run. The first bike out will be at 11 a.m. Last bike out will be at 1 p.m. The event is $10 per person. Food serving begins at 1 p.m. The Chili ...
