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Stillworks Distillery earns silver at world competition

PARKERSBURG — Stillworks Distillery, located just underneath North End Tavern in Parkersburg, has earned national recognition after its Allegheny American Single Malt Whiskey received a silver medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The award marked the distillery’s first ...

Minnites remember witnessing 9/11 from LaGuardia

PARKERSBURG –– Kristin and Jason Minnite were seated aboard a U.S. Air commuter plane at LaGuardia Airport, waiting to return home from a trip to New York City, when they saw smoke rising from the World Trade Center. Their plane was fifth in line for takeoff on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, according to an account published the next day in The Parkersburg Sentinel. The Minnites had no way of knowing then that their flight would not leave or that the attack would reshape the nation. The couple had traveled to New York with Jason’s sister, Marlene Colombo, and attended a Michael ...

Two Fort Frye class of '26 graduates become United States Marines

Two local students, Wyatt Duskey and Aiden Offenberger, graduated from United States Marine Corps recruit training at Parris Island, S.C., on Aug. 21. Duskey and Offenberger graduated from Fort Frye High School as members of the Class of 2026. Just two days after their graduation on Memorial Day, they left home to begin Marine Corps recruit training. They were officially sworn in on May 26 at the Military Entrance Processing Station in Columbus. Over the past several months, they faced the demanding physical and mental challenges of Marine Corps boot camp, culminating in the ...

Parkersburg Police chief recalls Sept. 11 as a high school senior

PARKERSBURG – Matthew Board knew he was going into law enforcement long before Sept. 11, 2001, but being the son of a police officer and a federal government employee informed how he experienced that day. “I had just finished, actually, my civics class,” recalled Board, who was ...

Backyard Gardener: Lettuce continue fall gardening

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Hopefully, cool temperatures are just around the corner as the summer heat hangs on. Remember that fall is a great time to test your soil, a free service here in West Virginia. As backyard gardeners continue the harvest, contact the WVU Extension ...