MARIETTA — U.S. Sen. Jon Husted visited Washington State College of Ohio on Monday to promote a recent federal change allowing Pell Grants to be used for workforce credentials, a move he says will open new career pathways for students without the burden of traditional college ...
ELIZABETH — A plane crash was reported Friday in a remote area of Wirt County, according to a release from the Elizabeth-Wirt Volunteer Fire Department on Monday. The four-seat passenger airplane was flying from Arkansas and found by members of the fire department around 6 p.m. Friday off ...
MARIETTA — After years of participating in local pageants, Marietta native Kenzie Smith is stepping onto the state stage, representing her hometown in the upcoming Miss Ohio Volunteer 2026 pageant on Aug. 16 in New Albany. Smith has competed in the Queen Genevieve pageant during the Ohio ...
BEVERLY — A group that has helped each other for 30 years is helping build an accessible home for a friend who had a stroke. Nicknamed Hardly Able Construction, with the slogan “Nothing right, but the price,” the group is building the home in Beverly for Mike Heiss, who owned Heiss ...
PARKERSBURG — Patriotic bunting changes from a picket fence at 13 and Ann streets recently. Runners and walkers in Saturday’s News and Sentinel Half Marathon will pass the spot Saturday on their way to the end of the first mile of the race. Registration for the race is available at ...
PARKERSBURG — A Walker man was killed Friday afternoon by a bulldozer, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday. Killed was Ronnie Paul Fleming, 82, Walker, the sheriff’s office said. At about 12:30 p.m., the sheriff’s department, Camden Clark EMS and the Eastwood Volunteer ...