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Chemours, Technical Center now Partners in Education

The Wood County Technical Center and Chemours Washington Works are now Partners in Education, a program through the Chamber of Commerce of the Mid-Ohio Valley. “This official partnership with Chemours is just the next logical step in a strong school-business partnership that started with ...

No print edition on Memorial Day

PARKERSBURG - The Parkersburg News and Sentinel will not publish a print edition on Monday, Memorial Day, nor any of the other federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Our newsroom will remain staffed on both the day before and the actual holiday. Event and breaking news coverage, local sports coverage and obituaries will still be handled and appear on our website on those holiday mornings, and in print on the day after the holidays. Readers ...

Washington County Commissioner calls out data center ‘misinformation’

Washington County Commissioner Charlie Schilling responded Thursday to public comments that had circulated regarding a tax abatement for a proposed data center in Waterford. “It was put out there that there would be no tax benefit for the community, no tax benefit whatsoever for the ...

Marietta College names Elisabeth Simpson to lead new clinical mental health counseling graduate program

Marietta College has selected Elisabeth B. Simpson to lead its new online graduate program in clinical mental health counseling, according to a college release. The program is accepting applications, with its first class scheduled to begin in August 2026. Simpson earned a doctorate in counselor education and supervision from Duquesne University and a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from West Virginia University, where she also held teaching and program leadership roles, according to the release. Her background includes work in program coordination, field placement and ...