PARKERSBURG – An ordinance updating regulations for mobile vendors was sent back to the Municipal Planning Commission after concerns were raised by a local food truck owner and others. “I’m not against it completely by…
Gas leak closes part of Ohio 618 in Belpre
BELPRE – A gas leak is rerouting traffic Thursday in Belpre, after it was reported in front of the Belpre…
Parkersburg City Council advances recycling changes to comply with court order
PARKERSBURG – Members of Parkersburg City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance crafted to comply with a judge’s…
W.Va. Lottery Commission approval clears way for new Greenbrier joint venture with Justice family
CHARLESTON – A deal between the family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice and New York-based financial firm Kennedy Lewis Investment…
Lawsuit filed after Wayne National Forest well explosion
MARIETTA — A Monroe County man who suffered catastrophic burns in a 2025 orphan well explosion in Wayne National Forest…
Waterford Elementary School closed, classes moved due to mold
WATERFORD – Waterford Elementary School has been temporarily closed due to mold concerns since Friday, Aug 21. Superintendent Suellen Coleman…
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Community News
Back to school programs scheduled for adults
PARKERSBURG – Two agencies are joining together to sponsor programs for adults in the Mid-Ohio Valley to explore education, training and career opportunities. Workforce Development Board Mid-Ohio Valley and Mid-Ohio Valley American Job Center will present It’s Your Turn, a Back-to-School Event for Adults from 1-6 p.m. Sept. 15 at St. Joseph Landing in…
Liotti releases single about pet
Dils named for YMCA honor
West Virginia Junior College Online is offering scholarships to those who qualify, including a Career Fast-Track…
WVJC Online offering scholarships
Local Sports
Warren volleyball sweeps Nelsonville-York
VINCENT — Warren senior Elayna Greenwalt had a match-high 16 kills and younger sister…
Rich Rod, WVU finalizing roster
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF At Jackson TEAM SCORES: 2. Waterford 209 Waterford: 2. Addison Haught 44;…
Scoreboard (8/26)
Put it on the board: PHS girls record first win, defeat Cabell Midland 1-0
Business
Parkersburg City Council sends food truck ordinance back to Planning Commission
PARKERSBURG – An ordinance updating regulations for mobile vendors was sent back to the…
W.Va. Lottery Commission approval clears way for new Greenbrier joint venture with Justice family
BELPRE – Knox Energy recently notified 43 of its customers that their natural gas service would…
Knox Energy disconnecting gas service for 43 customers in Belpre area
Oliverio named to WVU Parkersburg post
Editorials
Education: New goals are needed for student success
Economics: Hard work doesn’t mean what it used to for our region
Infrastructure: WVU, Marshall effort could be a great help
High Points of the Valley
Local columns
The Way I See It: Marietta College turned to the river to help house surge of post-WWII students
Reel Takes: 'The End of Oak Street' offers an edgy summer blockbuster
Op-ed: We’re losing the Backyard Brawl to every neighbor we have. It’s time West Virginia businesses fought back.
Reporter's Notebook: Justice for all
Obituaries
Venus Avalee Buskirk
Venus Avalee Buskirk, 52, of Parkersburg, passed away Aug. 24, 2026, in Parkersburg. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.
Betty Jane Gillon
Judith Faye Sergent
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