WILLIAMSTOWN – The Williamstown-Marietta Bridge is being inspected this week, resulting in a single-lane closure between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Friday, according to the West Virginia Division of Highways. Minor delays are expected,…
W.Va. Supreme Court could hear oral arguments in compulsory vaccine lawsuit appeal next month
CHARLESTON - After keeping West Virginia's compulsory vaccine law for school-age children in place last year after a lower court…
Parkersburg woman charged with murder in shooting
PARKERSBURG – A Parkersburg woman has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting and killing another woman outside her…
Short-term future of Pleasants Power secured while bankruptcy case continues forward
CHARLESTON – Disagreements remain between the two factions wrestling for control of the former Pleasants Power Plant, but the operations…
West Virginia, Ohio looking to FEMA for disaster relief
CHARLESTON - The governor of West Virginia announced the approval of an extension of the deadline for West Virginia counties…
Artsbridge Calendar of Events
Today: Yvonne Reusser Watercolor Display, WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg, Teaching American History Seminar: Westward Expansion to Civil War, 8:30 a.m.…
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WILLIAMSTOWN – The Williamstown-Marietta Bridge is being inspected this week, resulting in a single-lane…
Today: Yvonne Reusser Watercolor Display, WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg, Teaching American History Seminar: Westward Expansion to…
Artsbridge Calendar of Events
CHARLESTON – Three agencies in the region have been awarded recycling grants from the West Virginia…
Recycling grants issued to Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane
PARKERSBURG – WVU Parkersburg has announced its President’s and Dean’s scholars for the Summer 2026 semester.…
WVU Parkersburg announces honor rolls
Local Sports
Course Management: Area golfers advance to the state tournament
PARKERSBURG – Area golfers put themselves into the conversation for next week’s state golf…
How does WVU season play out?
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football commit Chris Wilson was reportedly shot and killed Sunday night in…
Mountaineer football commit shot, killed
HIGH SCHOOL GOLF Class A Region IV At Riverside Golf Club Team Standings (Wirt County and…
Scoreboard (10/5)
Business
Short-term future of Pleasants Power secured while bankruptcy case continues forward
CHARLESTON – Disagreements remain between the two factions wrestling for control of the former…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced more than $4 million in West Virginia Rural…
Morrisey announces more than $4 million in Rural Health Transformation awards to Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center
Smith named new RMI Property Division Chair
MARIETTA - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Development Director…
Washington State College of Ohio awarded Appalachian Regional Commission funds
Editorials
Investment: Funding to improve state parks is worth it
High Points of the Valley
Coal Country: Funding supports work long overdue
Getting on Track: Bipartisan rail safety bill must not be ignored
Local columns
Reporter’s Notebook: Stepping on rakes
The Way I See It: Elk may one day return to the area
Editor's Notes: Career fair opens up world of questions
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: When one person’s property rights become another person’s nightmare
Obituaries
Sharon Ann Anderson
Sharon Ann Anderson, 82, passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. Visitation, 2-8 p.m. Thursday, Hadley Funeral Home Reno Chapel, Marietta and noon to 2 p.m. Friday, at First Presbyterian Church, 314 W. Fifth St., Williamstown. Funeral service to follow. Graveside service, Riverview Cemetery, Williamstown.
Margaret Ann Black
William D. Corbin
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