PARKERSBURG – The area experienced heavy rains throughout the day on Tuesday with high water in some areas and impacting the upcoming Waterford Community Fair. Since just after midnight Tuesday morning, the National Weather Service in Charleston was reporting the Parkersburg area ...
PARKERSBURG – Eight students from Wood and Washington counties are 2026 scholarship recipients from The Arc of the Mid-Ohio Valley. Scholarships go to students who dedicated themselves to careers serving individuals with cognitive or intellectual disabilities. By pursuing specialized degrees, these local students are preparing to enter the disability services workforce and make a lasting impact in their community, Michelle Curtis, executive director of The Arc, said. “The scholarship program aims to empower the next generation of local leaders, giving students the tools to expand ...
MARIETTA - The 2026 Washington County Junior Fair royalty was announced on Tuesday. The competition was held Monday by the Ohio State University Extension Service at the First Presbyterian Church in Marietta where 12 candidates participated in an individual interview with three panel judges ...
News and Sentinel Half Marathon co-director Steve Browning works Monday evening on painting the finish line for the half marathon and the Two-Mile Race. Both races are Saturday morning. You can register at newsandsentinelhalfmarathon.com. (Photo by Art Smith)
Parkersburg Mayor Tom Joyce, left, poses for a photo with West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack on Aug. 5 after Pack presented Joyce with $2,636.76 the Parkersburg Police Department received from the state’s June online firearms auction. Pack made the presentation during his speech at the 2026 ...
SPENCER - The mayor of Spencer has received the James C. Hunt Lifetime Achievement Award from the West Virginia Municipal League. Mayor Terry Williams, in office nearly 50 years, said he was humbled. “I wasn’t expecting it,” Williams said. The James C. Hunt Lifetime Achievement Award ...
