PARKERSBURG - A new route for the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon has organizers and runners optimistic. Art Smith, co-director of the Parkersburg News and Sentinel Races and the online manager for the newspaper, said several factors went into changing the course for the half ...
PARKERSBURG – The Wood County Commission is considering what kind of rate increase might be granted to the Lubeck Public Service District as they heard from officials and consumers who had concerns about the condition of the districts infrastructure and what the impacts will be to consumers. ...
MARIETTA - Washington County Commissioner Greg Nohe’s motion to prepare a moratorium on Class II injection wells failed after not receiving a second, leading to intense public discussion on the safety of injection wells at a meeting on Thursday morning. “I remain steadfast in ...
VIENNA — Vienna City Council unanimously approved two zoning changes Thursday that divide portions of the WVU Parkersburg Innovation and Technology Center property between residential and commercial classifications as projects at the site move forward. The first ordinance rezones the southerly portion of the property from E-1 educational to R-2 single-family and two-family residential. The second changes another portion from E-1 to C-1 linear business and shopping center district. Both ordinances were on second reading and were voted on together. Councilman Tony Morrison asked ...
ATHENS – The 1904 Battle of Athens between U.S. Army regulars and Ohio National Guardsman will be the topic at the Lyceum Luncheon Brown Bag Speaker Series at noon Aug. 20 at the Southeast Ohio History Center. Cyrus Moore, director of the Baltimore Community Museum in Fairfield County, will ...
MARIETTA — Marietta College received a record $19.3 million in philanthropic support during the 2025-26 fiscal year, according to a release issued by the college. The total surpassed the $16.1 million received during the previous fiscal year and marked an increase from the $7.4 million received three years ago, the release said. The college described it as the most successful year of giving in the institution’s nearly 200-year history. The milestone came one year after Marietta introduced “More History to Make,” a strategic plan focused on expanding experiential learning, ...
