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Mid-Ohio Valley Rosary Rally slated for Saturday

PARKERSBURG – The Knights of Columbus and Catholic churches in the Mid-Ohio Valley will host the 12th annual Mid-Ohio Valley Rosary Rally at 11 a.m. Saturday at the band shell in Parkersburg City Park, rain or shine. The Rosary Rally is an annual event, started in 2015, “with the intention of bringing the community together to pray for divine intercession in matters important to us all,” organizers said. Rosaries will be available for anyone needing them. It is recommended that attendees bring their own lawn chair. In case of rain, the event will move from the band shell to the ...

Parkersburg City Council Finance Committee to meet

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council’s Finance Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. today to consider allocating carryover funds in the capital reserve budget. According to a copy of the resolution provided with the meeting agenda, the administration is proposing to increase the fund balance surplus line item by $1,383,601. Of that, $1,125,209 is for purchase orders made before the end of the fiscal year but not fulfilled until after July 1. An additional $200,000 would be allocated toward the purchase of a new fire truck. With money already earmarked and $35,000 in insurance ...

Miracle League brings inclusive baseball to City Park

PARKERSBURG — Individuals with disabilities took the field at City Park on Saturday during a Miracle League of the Mid-Ohio Valley demonstration game as organizers continued working toward a permanent home for the program. Brian Lee, president of the organization, said the effort began ...

Athens World War II soldier laid to rest 82 years after death

MARIETTA – When Spencer Rutter got the call that after more than eight decades, his uncle’s remains had been identified, it didn’t take him long to tell the Army where they should end up. “They belong at Maplewood Cemetery in Glouster, with his parents,” Rutter, an 83-year-old ...

Picture This: 100th anniversary celebrated on Smoot Theatre stage

PARKERSBURG - Members of the community gathered Sunday at the Smoot Theatre in downtown Parkersburg for the first of two celebrations of the venue’s 100th anniversary. The theater opened on Oct. 18, 1926, in the era of vaudeville and silent movies. A second event is planned for 7 p.m. ...

Home invasion results in one dead, suspect arrested

NEW MATAMORAS – An elderly Grandview Township resident died after being shot during a home invasion, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, deputies responded at 12:33 a.m. Sunday to a 911 call and found two people had ...