PARKERSBURG — Residents of the Mid-Ohio Valley paid tribute to those who have served and are serving in the armed forces Monday with parades and celebrations. Hundreds gathered at Parkersburg City Park as the annual Veterans Day Parade entered from Washington Avenue. Surrounded by ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Via Airlines’ time in the Mid-Ohio Valley is finished. Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport Manager Glen Kelly said the company confirmed with him Monday that its remaining flights between the local airport and Charlotte Douglas International have been canceled. The two ...
ST. MARYS — A company outside St. Marys honors all of its employees who were veterans of the United States Armed Services. SimEx Vinyl Extrusions honored 32 veterans who work at the plant during a special ceremony Monday. ‘‘We realize these people made sacrifices along the way to ...
BELPRE —The second reading of an ordinance which will institute soft billing for emergency and non-emergency services by the Belpre Volunteer Fire Department was passed by Belpre City Council at Monday’s meeting. Passed unanimously, the ordinance will come back before council for one more ...
RAVENSWOOD — Ravenswood Middle School’s eighth-grade history teacher Jason Gump invited Wayne Worth from Clarksburg and Johnnaston Kimble from Buckhannon to school Nov. 9 to talk with the students about their Facebook presentation “On The Road in West Virginia: Our 55 ...
MARIETTA — It’s easy to take brick for granted in Marietta. It’s everywhere. With brick paving on downtown streets and sidewalks, brick facing on numerous old homes around the city, brick commercial buildings, brick churches and decorative brick on bridges and monuments, brick indoors ...
MARIETTA — Attendees of the Veterans Day Parade in Marietta weren’t looking for candy when they lined Putnam Street Monday. “We talked on the way over about how we’re here to say thank you,” said Nancy Morehead, 59, of Boaz, as she shepherded her grandchildren, husband, sister and ...
MARIETTA — Although economic development thinkers dream of attracting manufacturing plants – and their high-paying, stable jobs – with tax breaks, shovel-ready property and robust infrastructure, those perks aren't at the top of the list for manufacturing firms. Their No. 1 concern is ...
Athens Sheriff ATHENS, Ohio — The Athens County Sheriff’s Office released the following reports Nov. 12: * On Nov. 9, the Athens County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Nelsonville business that reported fraudulent charges on one of the fuel cards. It was reported the card had been ...
PARKERSBURG — It was a day to remember those who served. The Veterans Museum of the Mid-Ohio Valley held an open house Sunday to commemorate Veterans Day. People came through the museum Sunday, many veterans and others who had family members who were veterans. “Today is a day of ...
NEW MATRAMORAS — New Matamoras United Methodist Church held a celebration Sunday marking the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice which ended World War I to remember those who serviced in the war and what it meant for the U.S. The church honored the soldiers, nurses and ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Via Airlines has canceled its remaining flights to and from the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport. Due to maintenance issues, both 30-seat turboprop planes that could be used to travel between the local airport and Charlotte Douglas International are out of commission, airport ...
PARKERSBURG — Christmas trees decorated in a variety of themes and heritages are on display through late December at the Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History in downtown Parkersburg. The museum kicked off the annual Trees of Our Heritage holiday exhibit Sunday with an open house ...
BELPRE — Many in the Belpre community came out Sunday to wish long-time dentist Dr. Dwight K. Poole well as he retires from his practice. Over 100 friends, employees, patients and others gathered at the Belpre VFD Bingo Hall to celebrate his career, tell funny stories and honor the man ...
CHARLESTON — Two divisions of the state Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety received scrutiny by the West Virginia Legislature’s Post Audit Division for activities done without the knowledge of the department. Auditors briefed lawmakers on the reports during a Post Audits ...
MARIETTA — Musical tributes and speakers citing courage and dedication met veterans invited into Marietta City Schools Friday. Mohamed Ismail, 15, of Devola, spoke before the filled auditorium at Marietta High School about what the American Flag represents to him and the nation. But before ...
MARIETTA — Veterans Day was an instant celebrity event for four Air Force captains Friday morning at the Washington County Career Center. After opening remarks from principal Michael Elliott and U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, hundreds of students sat on the floor of the cafeteria ...
MARIETTA — Even though Muskingum Township Trustee Ken Shilling has received 18 suggestions from the public about a proposed walking and bike trail that connects Devola’s Multi-Use Path with Marietta’s River Trail following a previous public meeting, he said he is looking for more. On ...
PARKERSBURG — The children of Parkersburg Pathfinder Club conducted their first U.S. flag retirement ceremony Saturday at the bandshell in City Park. The two flags retired had been the tattered flags that flew at the Parkersburg Academy, said Monica Zill, academy Principal and Assistant ...
CHARLESTON — In a year in which thousands of teachers descended on the state Capitol and the Republican legislative majority’s first midterm election since taking both chambers in 2014, the party of Lincoln will maintain control of the statehouse for two more years. “From a historical ...