1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (736+ words) Riley Shuman, her father Ben and sister Emily were in kayaks in the Little Kanawha River at the mouth of the Ohio River Saturday preparing to row to Blennerhassett Island as part of the 2026 Parkersburg Paddlefest. PARKERSBURG – The 12th annual Paddlefest…...

1+ day, 3+ hour 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…...

2+ day, 2+ 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…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (455+ words) Parkersburg High School will hold its annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday at Stadium Field, organizers said. The ceremony, usually held around the flagpole, will be held in the stadium because this year is the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks,…...

4+ day, 14+ 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, 14+ hour ago   (361+ words) MARIETTA - The 175th Washington County Fair wrapped up Tuesday afternoon including the livestock sale featuring the sale of 432 animals partnering with Farm to Table for the option for animals to be donated and the products donated to food pantries in Washington…...

5+ day, 14+ 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…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (670+ words) A fifth grader from the Veritas Classical Academy in Marietta is the first student from Ohio to place first in the national Elks Americanism Essay Contest. Maico Swartz, a fifth grader at the academy, got his inspiration from performing the…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (511+ words) MARIETTA -- The 50th annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival is days away, but visitors were already gathering along Marietta's riverfront to enjoy the boats, history and the renovated levee. For Lou Wendell of St. Albans, W.Va., the days before the festival are…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (745+ words) MARIETTA -- As the Washington County Fair continued Monday, organizers and attendees discussed the fair’s upcoming move from its traditional Labor Day weekend dates to July next year, a change fair officials hope will provide more entertainment options and a less…...