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WVUP projects move forward in Vienna

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 ...

Battle of Athens to be discussed

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 College received $19.3M in donations last year

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, ...

West Virginia and the Civil War subject of Round Table meeting

PARKERSBURG – The Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley will hold a special meeting next week for a presentation on West Virginia’s history in the Civil War. William Kerrigan, Ph.D., author, historian and professor emeritus at Muskingum University, will present West Virginia’s ...

Auville resigning as manager of Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport

WILLIAMSTOWN – The manager at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport is resigning. Ben Auville, who has served as manager at the airport since December 2022, announced his resignation to the Wood County Airport Authority on Thursday, citing family obligations as his reason for stepping down. He will officially step down before the end of the month. Auville had come to the airport after retiring from the U.S. Air Force following 20 years of service and he had experience with commercial and private aviation as well. He was a 1994 graduate of Parkersburg South High School and a graduate ...