PARKERSBURG – The city would allocate nearly $675,000 in unused federal funds to the construction of up to four affordable houses under a budget revision forwarded to Parkersburg City Council Tuesday night by members of…
WVUP and BridgeValley partner to expand manufacturing education
PARKERSBURG – West Virginia University in Parkersburg, in partnership with another school, has received a grant that will expand manufacturing…
Parkersburg Art Center to host Piccalilli conference
PARKERSBURG — Artists will explore techniques ranging from printmaking to nature painting while learning about marketing and grant opportunities during…
Joint Finance Committee receives updates on tax collections, Rural Health Transformation
CHARLESTON – Members of the West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Finance were updated Tuesday on the latest regarding…
Praise, concerns pour in for repeal of power plant emissions rules
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll…
Benson touts 'Mountaineer momentum' in second State of the University
MORGANTOWN – Touting “Mountaineer momentum,” WVU President Michael Benson offered a bit of a progress report Monday during his second…
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50th Sternwheel Fest in the books
MARIETTA – The 50th Ohio River Sternwheel Festival this weekend in Marietta is in…
Local Sports
PHS, South boys play to 1-1 draw
PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg South had just run through a gauntlet of matches. Parkersburg started…
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Praise, concerns pour in for repeal of power plant emissions rules
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back Biden-era rules limiting emissions by electric power plants in the state and across the nation, though advocates for clean air warned about the health effects. The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it…
West Virginia lawmakers and regulators push to protect aging coal plants
Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce-led beautification project moving forward
CHARLESTON – A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Washington, W.Va., residents…
Lawsuit filed over alleged contamination from Chemours landfill
Editorials
Innovation: Nuclear projects offer benefits and drawbacks
“Today isn’t about a guarantee for (a) campus or a specific number or a specific promise for future investment,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said last week, as he announced the U.S. Department of Energy had done him a favor and added West Virginia as the sixth state on a list of those being considered for…
Fire in the Belly: Fighting food insecurity may be up to us
High Points of the Valley
Deserved: Medal of Honor Monument least we can do
Local columns
Reporters Notebook: Remembering 9-11
The Way I See It: Ferries linked early Mid-Ohio Valley communities
Editor's Notes: First draft - reporters had a job to do
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: In my life
Obituaries
Wilma R. Ahart
Wilma R. Ahart, 86, of Washington, W.Va., passed away Sept. 14, 2026, at the Ohio Valley Healthcare Center. Funeral, noon, Sept. 18, 2026 at Lambert Tatman Funeral Home, Pike St., Parkersburg. Visitation, one hour before the service. Burial, Sunset Memory Gardens.
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