CHARLESTON — Budgets for two Mid-Ohio Valley communities are not in compliance with state law, the West Virginia State Auditor’s Office announced this week. Reedy in Roane County and Smithfield in Wetzel County were among three municipalities that failed to comply with legal requirements ...
MARIETTA — In continually serving others as he originally learned how to do in the Boy Scouts, now Scouting America, Jared Smith is able to better deal with the effects of his service in the Army Reserves which included two tours of duty in Iraq. Smith served from 2002-2016 in the United ...
PARKERSBURG — The Rustic Mechanicals will present Shakespeare’s classic tragedy “Macbeth” at the Parkersburg Art Center in June as part of their 2025 Vaulting Ambition Tour. The Mechanicals previously performed “The Tempest” at the art center in 2024. The performance of ...
VIENNA — A great blue heron looks for food in one of the ponds at the McDonough Wildlife Refuge in Vienna. The park on Rosemar Road is home to a wide variety of wildlife and has miles of trails for hiking. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it ...
MARTINSBURG — Berkeley County, and Martinsburg specifically, is sharing grief at the loss of longtime city resident and public servant, George Karos. Karos, who served for 24 years as an at-large council member (1976-2000) and then an additional 20 years as mayor, passed away Sunday at ...
WELLSBURG — A Brooke County youth is getting a head start in saving for his college education, after being selected as the winner of a statewide sweepstakes offered through the West Virginia Treasurer's Office. Kyler Tamburin, who just completed his fourth-grade year at Brooke Intermediate ...