The squabble over parking spaces between Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department Director Richard Wittberg and Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Director Joe Lockhart is a problem that should have a reasonable soluti » Full Story

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To retired U.S. Army Col. Carl Johnson and his wife, Karen, for a dogged pursuit of their running hobby. » Full Story

The excitement over Parkersburg being included as one of the 20 finalists in ESPN’s TitleTown USA search should peak this afternoon with a giant pep rally at Parkersburg High School’s Stadium Field. » Full Story

Some employees of the West Virginia Supreme Court are being offered “flex-time” schedules that will require them to be in their Capitol offices only four days a week, not five. » Full Story

The announcement this week by Bolder, Colo., District Attorney Mary Lacy that a recent method DNA testing had, once and for all, cleared the Ramsey family of the Dec. » Full Story

We doubt that former Army Pfc. Joseph Dwyer was unusual among America’s fighting men and women. » Full Story

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To news that 17-year-old Washington County resident Mariah Steele did not suffer a broken neck, as was first feared, when she fell during a hiking trip in Scotland. » Full Story

It was a picture in the paper, and it was worth a thousand words. » Full Story

Fairs, festivals and other special events add to the enjoyment of life in West Virginia, beyond any doubt. » Full Story

State Sen. Walt Helmick is a fiscal realist and a conservative when it comes to the state budget. » Full Story