PARKERSBURG - The Parkersburg Homecoming got underway Friday evening and continues Saturday with the following events: * 12:30 p.m. – Grand Parade * 2 p.m. – Server Races * 3 p.m. – Matthew Enoch * 3:30 p.m. – Luke Colombo * 4 p.m. – Waverly Run Bluegrass * 4:30 p.m. – Hot ...
MARIETTA – Nine new classes have been added to the Fall 2026 schedule at the Institute for Learning in Retirement at Marietta College. Classes are held from 3-5 p.m. in Thomas Hall, Room 124, unless otherwise noted in the course description and many courses will be available by Zoom. For more course information and to register online, go to www.marietta.edu/ilr. Cops, Convicts, and Coroners: A History of Organized Crime in the Mid-Ohio Valley will meet eight consecutive Mondays beginning Sept. 14. The course will be presented by Bob Newell, a law enforcement officer who retired from ...
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Editor's Note: This story is being run again after outdated information was included in Thursday's edition.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, ...
