PARKERSBURG - People of faith gathered on both sides of the Ohio River Thursday to observe the 75th National Day of Prayer. More than 80 people at Bicentennial Park in downtown Parkersburg listened to pastors and public officials deliver prayers and speak on the importance of faith to ...
PARKERSBURG – As guests gathered at the Wood County Resiliency Center this week to celebrate the 100th graduation from the county’s Juvenile Drug Court program, Family Court Judge Darren Tallman didn’t just tell them how the program works. He showed them. Before honoring the 99th, ...
WHEELING — Michael J. Bransfield, the former bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, died Thursday. He was 82. Diocesan officials in Wheeling announced Bransfield’s death via email, with the following statement attached: “As it is the tradition in our Church to pray for the dead as well as for the living, we pray for the repose of his soul, asking God’s mercy upon him. His funeral and burial will not take place in West Virginia, but we invite all the faithful to pray at this time for his family, friends, and caregivers.” Bransfield, a Philadelphia native ...
MARIETTA - Washington County Sheriff Mark Warden, alongside sheriffs from Morgan, Athens, Meigs, Monroe, and Noble counties, announced access to congressionally directed spending funds totaling $454,000 for southeast Ohio. Warden said with help from the county commissioners and various ...
The Marietta High School choir program earned top honors at both the Ohio Music Education Association State Large Group event and a Chicago Heritage Festival in Chicago. On April 16, the choirs traveled to Chicago, where the Cantabile, Bass and Treble Choirs each earned Gold First Place honors at a national-level choral competition. In addition, both Cantabile and Bass Choirs received the Adjudicator’s Award for exceptional performance and quality. The Cantabile Choir was further recognized as the Overall Best Choir, the highest honor awarded at the event. Honors awarded to the ...
COLUMBUS – A group of three veterans from Washington County and one from Noble County were recently inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame for valiant service to their country and their fellow soldiers. U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Meredith L. Barnett, U.S. Army Technical Sgt. Harley E. ...
