PARKERSBURG – Members of City Council could bring an ordinance increasing the salary for the mayor’s position off the table at a meeting Tuesday that is also set to include the first reading of a revised ordinance regulating food trucks. The meeting is slated for 7:30 p.m. in council ...
MARIETTA — Marietta College says structural deterioration and renovation costs warrant demolishing Dorothy Webster Hall, while some alumni are urging preservation of the former home that became the college’s first residence hall for women. The planned demolition is part of a campus ...
PARKERSBURG – Holiday in the Park is hosting training sessions in an effort to revive the organization and 31 year old tradition this weekend and on Oct. 31. Donna Sue, president of Parkersburg Homecoming, said the committee has grown from a “skeleton crew of four to around 50-60 ...
MARIETTA – Most – but not all – Mid-Ohio Valley communities will observe trick-or-treating on Halloween this year. Although the latest treat-gathering periods end by 8 p.m., folks will also need to remember to set their clocks back that night, with Daylight Saving Time officially ...
PARKERSBURG – Blennerhassett Middle School students put their engineering skills to the test Friday, using structures built from everyday materials to protect pumpkins dropped from a fire truck. The Great Pumpkin Drop Challenge brought together 31 gifted students in sixth through eighth ...
SISTERSVILLE – Hospital officials, community members, state and local leaders, and representatives of Memorial Health System and the Memorial Health Foundation gathered at the construction site of the new Sistersville General Hospital on Friday for a signing and dedication ceremony of the final steel beam prior to it being raised into place. “We are still on track for an end-of-2027 opening as planned, we’ll see how the winter goes,” said Jarrett S. Stull, executive director of the Memorial Health Foundation. “We are hearing great things from the community. Our staff is super ...
