Marietta marks 238th birthday with Pioneer Dinner, mayoral proclamation
Challenge at Mountwood, part of West Virginia and Ohio race circuits, returns
VOLCANO – The 31st annual Challenge at Mountwood returns on April 26 when about 200 cyclists are anticipated to race in West Virginia’s ...
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 barbershop named the West Virginia Family-Owned Small Business of the Year
PARKERSBURG – A small local business that has been around for over 60 years is being honored for its continuing ties to the ...
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 ...
