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U.S. Marine Corps celebrates 250 years on Monday

MARIETTA - The community gathered at Veritas Classical Academy in Marietta on Monday on the eve of Veterans Day to recognize the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. The event was put on by the Sons of the American Revolution Secretary Jean Yost to formally acknowledge the ...

Thanksgiving Food Drive slated for Wednesday and Thursday

PARKERSBURG – A Thanksgiving Food Drive will be held Wednesday and Thursday this week at the Wood County Resiliency Center. The food drive, which is being put on by Wood County officials and the Salvation Army, will be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day at the drive-through bays. "We ...

Bricks & Mortars: New names added at Veterans Walk of Honor in Marietta

MARIETTA - There were 21 new bricks installed at the biannual Veterans Walk of Honor Brick Placement Ceremony on Saturday. In honor of Veterans Day on Tuesday, the Armory Square Inc. hosted the event with nearly 50 people in attendance. “It’s our way to commemorate and memorialize the ...

Marietta Monster Mash proves a graveyard smash through weekend

MARIETTA – People enjoyed the spooky season for just a bit longer this past weekend at the third annual Marietta Monster Mash at the Washington County Fairgrounds. The vendor show, held in the Junior Fair Building Saturday and Sunday, is horror and Christmas themed with a number of sellers ...

A Veterans Day note to News and Sentinel readers

PARKERSBURG - The Parkersburg News and Sentinel will not publish a print edition on Tuesday, Veterans Day, nor any of the other federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving ...