PARKERSBURG — Reviewing the past year’s economic development efforts and connecting local businesses with future opportunities were the focus of a joint annual meeting Wednesday at Discovery World on Market. The Wood County Development Authority…
Parkersburg City Council approves pavilion rates, reporting requirement
PARKERSBURG – Rates for the new Simms Powell Pavilion in City Park were finalized Tuesday, along with a requirement for…
Proposed Parkersburg mayoral pay raise tabled
PARKERSBURG – Members of City Council voted Tuesday night to table an ordinance raising the salary for the mayor’s position…
W.Va. Supreme Court hears arguments in Judge Sweeney admonishment appeal
CHARLESTON - A conflict between a circuit judge's efforts to raise awareness about systemic child welfare staffing issues and the…
Fall Shop Hop Saturday in Marietta
MARIETTA – The Fall Shop Hop in downtown Marietta, hosted by Marietta Main Street, will be held from 11 a.m.…
Benson discusses history, partnership with descendant of Washington family
MORGANTOWN – George Washington was a teenager employed as part of a surveying party when he first laid eyes on…
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Fall Shop Hop Saturday in Marietta
MARIETTA – The Fall Shop Hop in downtown Marietta, hosted by Marietta Main Street, will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. More than a dozen businesses will participate and can be recognized by the balloons outside their entrances. Each business has donated a gift card or item toward a prize basket,…
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Wirt boys in the lead at state golf tourney
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Waterford’s Hurley places 7th at state golf tourney
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Wood County development meeting highlights business growth
PARKERSBURG — Reviewing the past year’s economic development efforts and connecting local businesses with…
MARIETTA – The Fall Shop Hop in downtown Marietta, hosted by Marietta Main Street, will be…
Fall Shop Hop Saturday in Marietta
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Obituaries
Cheryl Ann Bennett
Cheryl Ann Bennett, 68, of New Haven, passed away Oct. 1, 2026, at Majestic Care of Lakin. Graveside service, noon, Saturday, Union Cemetery, Letart, W.Va. with Pastor Randy Parsons officiating.
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