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GriefShare program The GriefShare program will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 20 through Nov. 12, with a special program at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 called “Surviving the Holidays”. This 13-week program will be offered at Gilman United Methodist Church, 312 Gilman Ave., Marietta. Each week, you will view a 30-minute video filled with helpful guidance, discuss grief-related issues, and gain personal recovery tips through your workbook. Contact the church for more information (740-373-6478). Washington County Harvest of Hope Washington County Harvest of Hope will celebrate its 20th ...

Latrobe Mission receives $6,000 from foundation

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PARKERSBURG – The Peoples Bank Foundation has donated $6,000 to the Latrobe Mission in Parkersburg to help with facility improvements, specifically the painting of the building’s exterior. Peoples Bank associates presented the donation to Michelle Bearhs, executive director of the ...

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PARKERSBURG — Local nature photographer Danny Carpenter is the featured artist this month at WesBanco at 415 Market St. Carpenter stepped in after a family emergency prevented the artist originally scheduled for August from exhibiting. His display features previously exhibited wildlife ...

New course debuts at Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half-Marathon

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PARKERSBURG – About 1,000 runners and walkers took to the streets of Parkersburg on Saturday morning for The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon and Two Mile Race. Art Smith, co-director of the races, said the event brought residents, volunteers and visitors together on what ...

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WSCO Board of Trustees meeting The Washington State College of Ohio Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m. today in room H108 of the Main Building. Marietta City BOE to hold special meeting The Marietta City School District Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. today at 111 Academy Drive for an executive session to consider the complaints against an employee.  No action will be taken. GriefShare program The GriefShare program will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday through Nov. 12, with a special program at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 called “Surviving ...

Memorial awarded $5M in lawsuit against Camden Clark

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PARKERSBURG – A federal jury found Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Corp. liable for one count each of civil conspiracy and vicarious liability and awarded Memorial Health System $5 million in compensatory damages. The verdict was reached Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia in Wheeling following a trial that began Aug. 5. “Memorial Health System is pleased that after a decade of investigation and appeal a jury has found Camden Clark Medical Center guilty of conspiracy and vicarious liability against Marietta Memorial Hospital,” the health ...