Parkersburg’s Christmas Tree arrives
United Way, Blennerhassett Hotel to host Festival of Trees
PARKERSBURG — The United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley and the Blennerhassett Hotel have joined together to hold the 2020 Festival of ...
Doddridge drops playoff opener to East Hardy, 25-19
Ritchie defeats Wirt in hard fought battle
ELLENBORO — Ritchie County’s Graden McKinney spent the last few weeks on the sideline recovering from COVID-19 just watching his Rebel ...
West Virginia broadband council hears updates
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council received updates Thursday about the status of the auction that could bring high-speed broadband access ...
Mister Bee donates $100K to USO
PARKERSBURG — Mary Anne Ketelsen, majority owner and chief executive officer of Mister Bee Potato Chips, had a vision a year ago to design a ...
Wear a Mask: Avoiding a lockdown means doing your part
We’ve all heard by now the cry that “masks don’t work!” They are just an infringement upon our rights, some folks say. Well, even if you are of the opinion ...
Assistance: Council, police deserve praise for outreach
Numbers: Accurate COVID-19 statistics are vital
Comfortable in the woods
More than once in this space I have encouraged readers to get out and enjoy the natural beauty we so often take for granted in the Mid-Ohio Valley. I have suggested ...
Op-ed: Getting angry about COVID-19
Look Back: 19th Century vaccine drama
West Virginia smashes weekly records for virus cases, deaths
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has smashed weekly records for confirmed coronavirus cases, while the death toll was pushed ...




