PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to delay action on a scaled-down renovation plan for Parkersburg High School’s Stadium Field, giving supporters eight weeks to seek additional funding for a…
Parkersburg City Council passes recycling amendment
PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council on Tuesday approved the final reading of an ordinance changing the municipal recycling program to…
West Virginia takes ‘significant step forward’ in campaign to host federal nuclear campus
CHARLESTON – After a campaign led by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia is now being added to a list of…
Wild Foods Weekend returning to North Bend State Park
CAIRO – The 56th annual Nature Wonder Weekend – known to many as Wild Foods Weekend – is returning to…
Washington County Fair wraps up with livestock sale
MARIETTA – The 175th Washington County Fair wrapped up Tuesday afternoon including the livestock sale featuring the sale of 432…
“Clue” opens Sept. 18 at the Actors Guild
PARKERSBURG – “Clue” opens at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Parkersburg Actors Guild for a six-show run. The whodunit…
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Submissions open for annual cookbook contest
PARKERSBURG — As autumn approaches, so does the annual tradition of the Parkersburg News…
Local Sports
SSAC State Girls Golf Tourney held at Woodridge
MINERAL WELLS — An inauspicious start didn’t prevent the defending girls state golf champion…
Game of bounces: Tigers stun Big Reds in 2-1 victory
Second-half surge propels Marietta past Warren, 2-0
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Ripley 3, Williamstown 1 Goals: W: MaKayla Sivard (48th minute) Assists: W:…
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West Virginia takes ‘significant step forward’ in campaign to host federal nuclear campus
CHARLESTON – After a campaign led by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia is now…
Tourist bureau chief retiring, interim named
MARIETTA – The vascular surgery team at Memorial Health System has received a three-star Commitment to…
MHS receives vascular surgery award
More support needed for childcare expansion, panelists say
Editorials
Elections: Get off the sidelines and vote
There are a disturbing number of intelligent, well-informed people who have taken a look at the state of our government and decided to wash their hands of it by removing themselves from the voting process. How often have you heard, “It’s all a mess. Neither side cares about anything but winning. No one represents…
There is no hiding on social media
Labor Day: Remember what we’re working for
Free Speech: Do not punish judges for exposing flaws
Local columns
The Way I See It: Odd-looking bridge linked Marietta and Williamstown for 82 years
Reporter's Notebook: Excitement levels
Editor's Notes: A pet owner’s fur-losophy
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Dolly’s mountain legacy - keeping Appalachia wild
Obituaries
Brenda Kay Emerick
Brenda Kay Emerick, 51, of Parkersburg, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 5, 2026, at the Camden Clark Hospital. Celebration of Life, 1 p.m. Friday, at Trinity Christian Church in the fellowship hall, 2406 10th Ave., Parkersburg, with Pastors Chuck Furbee and Mike Kidd officiating. A reception will immediately follow the service for family and friends.
Kim Michael Gatrell
Ronald Shawn Roush
Steven K. Wells
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