Council votes to close part of Seventh Street for Camden Clark's new East Tower

September 10, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council passed an ordinance on first reading that could lead to the closure of part of Seventh Street to make way for WVU Medicine Camden Clark’s East Tower project. Council unanimously…

W.Va. Broadband Enhancement Council receives updates on BEAD, ARPA projects

CHARLESTON – Broadband expansion projects funded through one federal bucket of money are on their way to completion, while projects…

Wood County Board of Education delays Parkersburg High School stadium project

PARKERSBURG — The Wood County Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to delay action on a scaled-down renovation plan for…

US Rep. Moore awards Vienna $1 million in Community Project Funding

VIENNA – U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va. 2nd Dist. awarded $1 million in Community Project Funding to the city of…

Hammer captures nature's beauty in photo exhibit at WesBanco

PARKERSBURG – Local nature photographer Shannon R. Hammer will exhibit her photography at WesBanco Bank during September. Hammer is an…

Ceremony marks 25 years since Sept. 11, Hague's passing

Parkersburg High School will hold its annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday at Stadium Field, organizers said.…

Community News

Submissions open for annual cookbook contest

PARKERSBURG — As autumn approaches, so does the annual tradition of the Parkersburg News…

Picture This: The Start of It All

Worthington Women’s Golf Association names July winners

Marietta Main Street holds September First Friday: Back to School

Local Sports

Game of the Week: Wildcats visit Cadets

BEVERLY — Entering week four of the Ohio high school football season, Fort Frye…

West Virginia defense focused on fixing contain

86-Year-Old Golfer Records Hole-in-One Lee Archer, 86, of Belpre, recorded a hole-in-one during the Give More…

Hole-In-One

SSAC State Girls Golf Tourney held at Woodridge

Business

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

Would you support federal taxation of 100% on state and local tax breaks given to data centers?

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

Life Through the Lens: The necessity of ghosts

Dog Stars (2026) – dir. by Ridley Scott Buddy (2026) – dir. by Casper Kelly “You gotta have something to haunt you, right? Otherwise, you might get lonely.” “Ghosts.” There, I said it. Now, I’m not trying to stir a debate about the existence of ghosts.

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