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Mid-Ohio Valley shoppers have plenty of holiday gift options

MARIETTA — As holiday shopping picks up across the Mid-Ohio Valley, several local businesses and venues are offering gift options ranging from plants and garden tools to theater outings and riverboat cruises. Thomson’s Landscaping, located at 26130 State Route 7 in Marietta, continues to ...

Picture This: Holiday Sales Inserts on Sale Wednesday

PARKERSBURG - The News and Sentinel and The Marietta Times will once again be offering ad bundles – featuring inserts from both papers’ Wednesday editions showcasing retailers’ deals to kick off the holiday shopping season – for $5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the side parking ...

Site certification rules released for West Virginia data center/microgrid law

CHARLESTON – The public comment period is now open for West Virginians to weigh in on proposed rules governing the certification of sites for the state’s new law aimed at luring data centers powered by their own microgrid power plants. The Division of Economic Development within the state ...

U.S. Sen. Justice settles with Trump Department of Justice over IRS tax debt

CHARLESTON – In a late Monday night filing, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice agreed to settle with President Donald Trump’s Internal Revenue Service for more than $5.1 million in outstanding tax debts owed by the former governor and former first lady Cathy Justice. According to a joint motion for ...

WMOA to hold 36th annual Christmas Zoo at The Workingman’s Store

MARIETTA - The 36th season for WMOA Radio’s Christmas Zoo will begin today in the window of The Workingman’s Store on Putnam Street in downtown Marietta. The 2025 Christmas Zoo continues its longtime stuffed animal theme along with a QR Code in the window to collect donations for area ...