PARKERSBURG - The annual wreath-laying by Parkersburg police and firefighters for the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks took place Friday morning at the city's expanded 9/11 monument. It includes two stamped concrete…
Hague remembered as governor marks Sept. 11 anniversary at Parkersburg High School
PARKERSBURG – The sister of a Parkersburg High School graduate killed 25 years ago at the World Trade Center on…
Lawsuit filed over alleged contamination from Chemours landfill
CHARLESTON – A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Washington, W.Va., residents who say their property…
Two suspects in NC murder dead in Ohio
ATHENS – Two suspects in a North Carolina homicide are dead Friday after a pursuit in Athens and Jackson counties,…
President Trump signs U.S. Sen. Justice's Medal of Honor memorial bill
CHARLESTON - On the eve of the 25th commemoration of the lives lost on 9/11, President Donald Trump signed U.S.…
Ramaswamy discusses data centers, property taxes in Marietta
MARIETTA – Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy used a campaign visit to Marietta on Friday to outline proposals addressing data…
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PHS boys, South girls win Chick-fil-A Invite
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Lawsuit filed over alleged contamination from Chemours landfill
CHARLESTON – A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Washington, W.Va., residents who say their property was contaminated by hazardous materials – including forever chemicals – from a landfill used by Chemours. Filed Sept. 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the complaint alleges…
Editorials
Deserved: Medal of Honor Monument least we can do
9-11: Have we forgotten?
Reminder: Operation Meridian reminds how many Ohio kids are in danger
Elections: Get off the sidelines and vote
Local columns
Editor's Note: First draft - reporters had a job to do
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: In my life
Op-ed: Politics and religion - they still matter!
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Obituaries
Sharon Britton
Sharon Britton, 78, of Parkersburg, passed away Aug. 30, 2026, in Morgantown. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.
Phillip Kenneth Cottrill
Arthur "Art" L. Hunt
Sheila Lynn Logston
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