21+ hour, 21+ min ago   (279+ words) PARKERSBURG – Eight teacher candidates are participating in the WVU Parkersburg yearlong teacher residency program. The Fall 2026 class of students in Education 401 are Lanna Bragg of Jackson County, Kelsie Means of Wirt County And Lauren Brandjes, Kaitlin Duckworth, Marlee Hunt, Allie…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (282+ words) ATHENS - Two suspects in a North Carolina homicide are dead Friday after a pursuit in Athens and Jackson counties, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. An automated license plate reader shortly before 8:20 a.m. Friday identified a black Mercedez-Benz registered to an…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (652+ words) MARIETTA - Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy used a campaign visit to Marietta on Friday to outline proposals addressing data centers, property taxes and services for veterans while marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Ramaswamy met with Gold Star…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (931+ words) PARKERSBURG -- The Wood County Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to delay action on a scaled-down renovation plan for Parkersburg High School's Stadium Field, giving supporters eight weeks to seek additional funding for a larger project. The board first rejected…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (131+ words) A ribbon cutting was held Monday to mark the official opening of Marietta’s Levee Park on the Ohio River. The renovated levee was funded primarily by $9.4 million from the state’s Appalachian Community Grant Program, which was administered with other projects…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (60+ words) Treasurer Cathy Harper discusses bids from banks for the city’s finances during a Finance Committee meeting prior to the start of Thursday evening’s Marietta City Council meeting where council discussed several ordinances surrounding water treatment plant projects and the vetoing…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (589+ words) Marietta led 21-10 at halftime and 28-16 midway through the third, but John Marshall put together a second-half rally to leave town with a 37-28 victory. The Tigers, who fell to 0-2 and head to Athens next week, were powered by Braydon Frye's three…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (435+ words) WATERFORD - Students will return to Waterford Elementary School Monday after being taught at alternate sites since the building was closed since Aug. 28 due to mold concerns. Wolf Creek Local Schools Superintendant Suellen Coleman said in a post on the district's…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (303+ words) MARIETTA - The Marietta City Board of Education on Monday approved the next phase of its facilities master plan and a new mission statement for the district, while hearing a parent's concern about an updated bus stop. During its regular meeting…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (670+ words) MARIETTA -- River Rats took home the grand prize and the audience donation prize Saturday during the inaugural Battle of the Bands at Wilky's Patio on Butler Street in Marietta. Color Collective finished a close second in the judged competition and…...