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Washington County Commissioners approve Joe Derkin as interim prosecutor

The Washington County Commissioners approved the appointment of Assistant Prosecutor Joe Derkin as the interim prosecutor succeeding current Judge Nicole Coil during the regular meeting on Thursday. Effective Tuesday, Derkin will remain interim prosecutor for a period of 45 days until the ...

Rain clears away for the Marietta Chapter SAR and DAR Mound Cemetery service

MARIETTA - With rain and storms throughout Thursday morning, the Marietta Chapter Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution held their annual memorial service at Mound Cemetery indoors at St. Paul’s Church. Although the rain caused a dip in attendance numbers from last year’s crowd of ...

Picture This: Sharing the Road with Trucks program makes stop at PHS

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg High School’s driver’s education program was joined Wednesday and Thursday by the Sharing the Road with Trucks program from Virginia Tech’s Transportation Institute. The free outreach program funded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has a ...

Picture This: Troop 3 Scouts awarded rank of Eagle

Connor George and Ryordan McKinney, members of Scout Troop 3 in Parkersburg, became the 136th and 137th Eagle Scouts in the troop last month. Both Scouts received their awards on April 30, 2026 in a ceremony at First Presbyterian Church in Parkersburg.