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Local News July 6, 2026

Lower Muskingum Historical Society meeting The Lower Muskingum Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Beverly Library. The meeting is open to members and the public. Contact 740-236-8757 for further information. Wolf Creek BOE special meeting The Wolf Creek Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Waterford High School Library. The purpose of the meeting is to hire personnel. Community Harvest Market and Garden A community Harvest Market and Garden will start from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday at 1311 Dode Ave., New ...

UPDATE: State of emergency declared over ongoing fire at Peoples Cartage

Local News July 5, 2026

UPDATE: Representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection are on the scene of the fire. Air quality monitors have been set up, and officials say no warnings have been issued at this time. The potential impact on the ...

Actors Guild of Parkersburg brings '1776; to Wood County Resiliency Center for America 250 celebration

Local News July 4, 2026

PARKERSBURG — A free performance of “1776” filled the Wood County Resiliency Center Friday evening, bringing a semi-staged concert version of the musical to an standing-room only audience The Actors Guild of Parkersburg presented the show in partnership with Downtown PKB and America ...

Blennerhassett Island marks America’s 250th anniversary with history, reenactors

Local News July 4, 2026

PARKERSBURG — Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park marked America’s 250th anniversary Friday with a bell-ringing ceremony, historical reenactors and a program focused on the island’s role in sharing West Virginia history. The ceremony was part of the national “Let Freedom ...

Mountain State Art and Craft Fair keeps tradition rolling amid heat

Local News July 4, 2026

RIPLEY – Attendees and vendors at the 64th annual Mountain State Art and Craft Festival had to adapt to temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s during the annual Independence Day weekend event. “If we would have had a week like last week, we would’ve been swamped,” said Cathy ...

Public speakers question proposed Knox Park property agreements in Marietta

Local News July 3, 2026

MARIETTA — Questions over private encroachments on city-owned land at Knox Park led public comment during Thursday evening’s Marietta City Council meeting, as council considered two proposed revocable license agreements related to the park. The legislation, Resolution Nos. 19 and 20, would authorize Safety-Service Director Steven Wetz to enter into revocable license agreements with Joseph H. Wesel II and Kathryn J. Wesel, and with Donald J. McMahan, trustee of the Donald J. McMahan Revocable Trust. Both agreements would allow the property owners to use specific areas of city-owned ...