VINCENT - Area law enforcement and school personnel are working to ensure the safety of students as the 2026-27 school year gets underway. Classes for Warren Local Schools begin Tuesday, but the district's buses were on the road Friday as drivers learned new routes and turnarounds. Alicia ...
WATERFORD — Rain created muddy conditions Friday at the Waterford Community Fair, making portions of the parking area difficult for smaller vehicles to navigate. Workers planned to place stone in some problem areas, according to fair official Chris Campbell. The weather forced organizers to ...
Editor's Note: This story is being run again after outdated information was included in Thursday's edition. MARIETTA - The Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley is organizing a trip to several notable Revolutionary and Civil War period sites in Eastern Pennsylvania. The “New Birth of Freedom Field Trip” will depart from Marietta and Parkersburg on Friday, Oct. 2, and return on Sunday, Oct. 4. The trip will feature locations such as Valley Forge, Philadelphia’s historic district, the Museum of the American Revolution, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and others, with ...
The Arc of the Mid-Ohio Valley has received $2,000 from the Peoples Bank Foundation to support programs and services for individuals with intellectual, cognitive and related developmental disabilities. “Local partnerships are essential to helping us fulfill our mission,” Michelle Curtis, ...
BELPRE – Belpre High School senior Sara Richmond has a dream of practicing disability law and being a front ensemble director for a band. Richmond, who is a straight A student, is the daughter of Gabriel and Carrie Richmond. At Belpre High School, she is involved in the handbell choir as well as marching band and vocal choir. She is also a member of the National Honor Society, the Upward Bound Program at Washington State College of Ohio and is a volunteer in the Safetytown program. Richmond said the Upward Bound program has been a great experience in helping her making decisions ...
PARKERSBURG - A new route for the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon has organizers and runners optimistic. Art Smith, co-director of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Races and the online manager for the newspaper, said several factors went into changing the course for the half ...
