Parkersburg Utility Board to replace hydrant on 19th Street
PARKERSBURG – The Parkersburg Utility Board’s Water Division will have 19th Street closed from Murdoch to Garfield Avenue today to replace a ...
Annie Shelton strikes out 18, South blanks PHS 4-0
Tony Caridi honored with Morehouse Award
Tony Caridi has been selected the winner of the 2026 Morehouse Award by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association. Caridi has been the ...
Enrollment in Parkersburg recycling program starts Friday
PARKERSBURG – People can begin enrolling in the city’s new subscription-based curbside recycling program on Friday. Meanwhile, the free community recycling ...
Belpre Area Business Exchange returns for a third year
The public is invited to attend the third annual Belpre Area Business Exchange from 4:30-6:30 p.m. April 29 at the Parkersburg Art Center at 725 ...
Mine Safety: Risky conditions must be investigated
Last week, two West Virginia communities suffered losses that have become much rarer — thank goodness — but still are thought of as something to be accepted as a ...
Native Soil: Ancient earthworks worth celebrating
High Points of the Valley
Legal-Ease: What a Mess! The chain of events without a durable power of attorney
Time and again, I have written about the wisdom of having a well-written, comprehensive Durable Power of Attorney (DPA), which is a document in which you give ...
Reporter’s Notebook: The action of inaction
Look Back: Baseball season in the Mid-Ohio Valley
Carter Layne Amos
Carter Layne Amos, 8 months old, of Parkersburg, passed away April 5, 2026, at Ruby Memorial Children’s Hospital, Morgantown. Service, 1 p.m. Friday, at Leavitt ...
Susan Anna Clegg
Patty L. Crouch
West Virginia governor vetoes help for neglected and foster kids after approving tax cuts
Gov. Patrick Morrisey vetoed a handful of bills meant to help vulnerable West Virginians just days after signing a 5% reduction to the personal income tax. Between ...
