MARIETTA – The Boys & Girls Clubs of Washington County will hold its 2025 Backyard Bash on Sept. 13 at the Town House Restaurant, 230 Front St., Marietta. The event begins at 6 p.m. with the game kickoff at 7 p.m. between Ohio State University and the Bobcats of Ohio University. The ...

COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine will celebrate the opening of new rest areas in Belmont and Washington counties today at ribbon cuttings with the Ohio Department of Transportation and community leaders. The governor’s transformative rest area project is an eight-year effort to enhance the ...

CHARLESTON — Four companies from the region were among 33 in West Virginia recognized for expanding into new international markets at the annual Governor’s Export Awards ceremony held on July 31. They were: * Intercontinental Export-Import Inc., Wood County, a manufacturer of ...

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on June 2: * Walter Ray McPeek, Parkersburg, had a charge of domestic battery dismissed without prejudice as the alleged victim does not wish to prosecute. * Ernest Bill Vandal, 33 Aikinson Ridge Road, Walker, ...

Marlow Family The annual Marlow Family Reunion will be held on Aug. 17 at Mountwood Park starting at noon at the Carson Station with a potluck lunch. The reunion will celebrate its 97th anniversary, but there is documentation the event could be the 116th, according to organizers. The reunion ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians were killed or wounded on Monday as desperate crowds headed toward food distribution points and airdropped parcels in the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses and local health officials. Israel's blockade and military offensive have ...