PARKERSBURG - Despite the on-and-off rain during Memorial Day, communities across the mid-Ohio valley gathered to recognize the day and what it means for so many individuals and their families. There were events in Lowell, Beverly-Waterford, Marietta, Belpre, Parkersburg, and more!

The rain and gloomy weather didn’t stop the veteran community in Washington County from supporting those who served the area. Although the annual Memorial Day Disabled American Veterans’ picnic was cancelled, representatives and volunteers from the DAV, AMVETS, and Marietta Elks Lodge ...

MARIETTA - Nearly 400 people registered for the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival 5K Run and Walk, held Saturday in downtown Marietta and Harmar as a fundraiser for the annual festival in September. Joe Taranto of Caldwell had the fastest overall time at 18 minutes. He said the race fit into his ...

PARKERSBURG - The Parkersburg Art Center will offer summer classes and workshops for adults and teens in painting, printmaking, pottery, drawing and mixed media in the studio and outdoors. Early registration is recommended as some classes, which are beginner-friendly, begin the week of June ...

MARIETTA - Three generations of the Pickrell family left their marks Saturday on the Veterans Square Memorial at the Armory on Front Street. Ryan Pickrell, recently discharged from the U.S. Army, his father Eric, a Navy veteran, and grandfather Russell, also an Army veteran, were among 33 ...

WILLIAMSTOWN – The opening of a new wetland trail was celebrated Saturday at the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge with volunteers and a family whose donation in memory of a loved one helped make it possible. Although federal rules prevent the trail from being named after him, ...