CHARLESTON — West Virginia has seen improvements in its summative assessment scores back to pre-pandemic levels for English Language Arts and Math, but this year's assessment results show those improvements slowing. The West Virginia Board…
Parkersburg City Council advances water, zoning ordinances
PARKERSBURG — A proposal to rezone three parcels near 700 Rayon Drive advanced at Tuesday's Parkersburg City Council meeting despite…
State liaison assigned to Marion County following superintendent contract controversy
CHARLESTON — Marion County Schools avoiding becoming the latest school to be placed in a state of emergency or direct…
Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley hosts field trip to Revolutionary, Civil War sites
MARIETTA - The Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley hosts a field trip featuring several notable Revolutionary and Civil…
Picture this: Rising river
The Ohio River at Point Park in Parkersburg has risen some since heavy rains hit the area Tuesday. The area…
Waterford Fair will go on with an eye on the weather
WATERFORD – The annual Waterford Community Fair will be going on as planned...for the most part. As heavy rains hit…
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Community News
Arc announces scholarship recipients
PARKERSBURG – Eight students from Wood and Washington counties are 2026 scholarship recipients from The Arc of the Mid-Ohio Valley. Scholarships go to students who dedicated themselves to careers serving individuals with cognitive or intellectual disabilities. By pursuing specialized degrees, these local students are preparing to enter the disability services workforce and make a…
Local Sports
WCRC Summer Tennis holds Tournament Week
PARKERSBURG — Wood County Recreation Summer Tennis was held at the Parkersburg City Park…
Izzo-Brown begins 31st season with high expectations
Hill sets River Cats franchise record
Saturday is race day. If you are taking part in the News and Sentinel Races you…
Runners take your mark: Know race day weather and plan accordingly
Business
Nucor Steel site closed Monday due to 'written threat'
Work at a state-of-the-art steel mill in Mason County was temporarily halted Monday after…
NEW MATAMORAS - Students returning to school on Aug. 20 in the Frontier Local School District…
Akron Children’s and Frontier Local launch in-school health partnership
Scaling New Peaks: Benson sets new ‘Strategic Compass’ for West Virginia University
MORGANTOWN – Chris Kabourek, new chief financial officer for West Virginia University, understands he brings with…
The Rest of the Story: Kabourek on moving past controversy to lead WVU’s strategic reinvention
Editorials
Funding: Child Advocacy Center grant is a positive step
Gov. Patrick Morrisey and lawmakers could — and should — have their hands full with work that would support the most vulnerable children in West Virginia if they would just drop the political nonsense and remember whom they serve. But that said, there are small steps being taken that somehow remind us all the…
GoPacks: Program providing a vital service
High Points of the Valley
Fracking: Local concern gaining national attention
Local columns
Life Through the Lens: The battle within
Spider-man: Brand New Day (2026) – dir. by Destin Daniel Cretton Widow’s Bay (2026) – created by Katie Dippold For a limited time only, the hit Broadway musical Hadestown was shown at Regal. For 2 hours and 21 minutes, I was entranced! If you were
Legal-Ease: Incapacitated — to do what?
Reporter's Notebook: Failure to communicate
Look Back: Conclusion of Revolutionary War patriots buried in Wood County
Obituaries
James "Jim" Robert Bartholow
James "Jim" Robert Bartholow, 76, of Marietta, passed away Aug. 8, 2026, in Pomeroy, Ohio. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.
Carl Myron Dunlap
Amy Jo Freed
Martin Wade Tice
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