MARIETTA – “The Great Gatsby” opens tonight at Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theater at 229 Putnam St. in downtown Marietta. Based on the classic novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the play, adapted for the stage by Simon Levy, follows Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long ...
MARIETTA - A Marietta woman has recounted her experiences in the Philippines and when Mount Pinatubo erupted in her recently published book. “Our Upheavals” by Melanie D. Schneider was written from more than 100 tapes she recorded in the two years while she lived in the Philippines ...
MARIETTA – A former governor and mayor of Marietta has been named to the Washington State College of Ohio’s Board of Trustees. Nancy P. Hollister was appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine and installed at the September meeting of the Board of Trustees. "Nancy has spent decades serving this ...
WHEELING – He is not providing details yet, but West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey confirmed there is work happening behind the scenes to reform the state’s public school funding formula. He expects there could be some announcements on the subject coming in the weeks and months before state lawmakers convene for their regular session in January. “We’ve been digging in and looking at those issues. We have already taken some actions we think will help for next year and we will announce those at the appropriate time. We are trying to help,” he said. “We have talked about ...
CHARLESTON - The retiring president and CEO of the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau received a lifetime achievement award Tuesday during the 2026 West Virginia Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Mark Lewis, who will retire Nov. 1, received the Oshel Craigo Lifetime ...
PARKERSBURG – People throughout Wood County still have time to get registered to vote for the November General Election. People are still able to register to vote for a few more weeks with the voter registration deadline of October 13. People can register online, by mail or in person, according to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. To register online, people can go to GoVoteWV.com and click the "register to vote" button. People must have a valid state ID or driver's license and the last four digits of their Social Security number to register online. To register by ...
