PARKERSBURG – Pleasant and Doddridge counties are expected to receive a break from severe weather over the next several days following storms that brought tornadoes and heavy rainfall to the region earlier this week. Joe Curtis, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in ...
MARIETTA — Washington State College of Ohio will hold a free ice cream social for prospective and current students, families and residents from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the college, 710 Colegate Drive, Marietta. Complimentary ice cream from Velvet Ice Cream will be available along with tours of the campus and renovated labs, faculty and staff and information about the college's academic programs and student resources. The social also will feature free hot dogs, inflatables from Play Time Party Rentals and a petting zoo with Gab & the Goats. Admissions, registration, financial aid and FAFSA ...
BELPRE – Belpre and Marietta City Schools will continue to offer free breakfasts and lunches to all students in the 2026-27 school year. According to releases from both districts, they will continue to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision and provide breakfast and lunch to all children at no charge and eliminate the collection of meal applications for free, reduced-price and paid student meals. According to the releases, this approach “reduces burdens for both families and school administrators and helps ensure that students receive nutritious meals.” The districts ...
BUCKHANNON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey's office confirmed Thursday afternoon that two people who had been reported missing after Tuesday night's severe storms are in fact deceased. No names have been released. Officials said identification is still pending and family members are being notified. ...
MARIETTA — GoPacks has named Jessica Potts the inaugural recipient of the Alicia McIntire Scholarship, according to a release from the organization. Potts is studying leadership at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. “What impressed me about Jessica during the application review process was the self-awareness that she demonstrates,” GoPacks board member Katie Wolfe said in the release. “She can envision a future for herself where she is using her skills to help others, and that is exactly the type of person we were hoping to inspire.” Wolfe said GoPacks will provide Potts with ...
MARIETTA — A man who was instrumental in making the Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta what it is today, is being remembered by those involved with the theater following his passing. Robert “Hunt” Brawley, 63, one of the original people spearheading the project to restore the former ...
