CHARLESTON - For many, the Rockefeller name is associated with oil and money. But in West Virginia, it's associated with a man who came to a state he didn't know and dedicated his life to…
Local leaders remember Rockefeller as working for West Virginia
PARKERSBURG – Although Jay Rockefeller was not originally from West Virginia, many area business and community leaders felt he left…
Grand Central Mall celebrates renovations with grand reopening
VIENNA — Grand Central Mall celebrated its grand reopening Friday with new flooring, lighting and food court furnishings, an expanded…
Belpre runners carry baton in national anniversary relay
BELPRE — For Belpre’s cross country runners, a 12-mile stretch of a national relay offered steep hills, a chance to…
Automatic legislative stay invoked in W.Va. school aid formula lawsuit
CHARLESTON - With legislative interim meetings expected to take up the topic of reforming West Virginia's complicated and dated school…
Jackson receives association entrepreneurship award
PARKERSBURG – The president of WVU Parkersburg was named the 2026 Entrepreneurial President of the Year Monday by the National…
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Belpre runners carry baton in national anniversary relay
BELPRE — For Belpre’s cross country runners, a 12-mile stretch of a national relay…
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WVU legend Schmitt makes appearance in Parkersburg
PARKERSBURG — Nothing quite brings Mountaineer fans together like Owen Schmitt. The West Virginia…
Late touchdown pass propels Glenville State past Wheeling, 38-34
Warren's Luke Rettenberger repeats as All-Ohioan in cross country
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Business
Grand Central Mall celebrates renovations with grand reopening
VIENNA — Grand Central Mall celebrated its grand reopening Friday with new flooring, lighting…
Jackson receives association entrepreneurship award
The United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley continues to thank the leadership giving-level donors who…
2026 – 2027 United Way Pacesetter list
Second Waterford data center proposal announced at Washington County Commissioner meeting
Editorials
Rockefeller: West Virginia has lost a champion
Cryptids: License plate celebrates West Virginia's weird history
Safety: Slow down and protect responders
Health: Ignoring obesity epidemic only makes it worse
Local columns
Editor's Notes: Talk to your kids about online safety
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Mothman — legend or chemical legacy?
Op-ed: Be a community hero
Kiki's Corner: Helping to make it look a lot like Christmas
Obituaries
Norman A. Braxton
Norman A. Braxton, 90, Vincent, Ohio, died Nov. 5, 2026. Visitation, 2-5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at the MARIETTA CHAPEL OF CAWLEY & PEOPLES FUNERAL HOME. Burial in William Howard Day Cemetery, Steelton, Pa. www.CawleyandPeoples.com.
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