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Picture This: Settling the Spores

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Water droplets hang from blades of grass and a tiny mushroom in a yard near Reedsville, Ohio, recently. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at asmith@newsandsentinel.com for possible inclusion on this page. See more photos at ...

Along the Two-Mile Race Course: The First Mile

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The first mile makes an immediate turn onto Fourth Street, unlike the half marathon which continues straight. The course rounds the block passing the historic Blennerhassett Hotel, the U.S. Bureau of the Fiscal Service, the Municipal Building with the Wood County Courthouse in the middle of it ...

U.S. News & World Report recognizes four WVU Medicine hospitals

Business

MORGANTOWN — Four WVU Medicine hospitals have been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals as High Performing hospitals for 19 Procedures and Conditions. This is the highest distinction a hospital can earn for U.S. News’ Best Hospitals Procedures and ...

Wood County police agencies unite behind fraud prevention efforts

Business

PARKERSBURG — Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard announced that he has established a mutual agreement with the Parkersburg, Vienna, and the Williamstown Police Departments and they will be joining his countywide fraud prevention program. In addition, Corporal C.S. Jackson of the West Virginia ...

Platinum Jubilee: United Pentecostal Church turning 70

Community News

RAVENSWOOD — The First United Pentecostal Church of Ravenswood is celebrating its 70th anniversary. The year was 1955 and the Rev. and Mrs. Billy Cole erected a 40-by-60 foot tent on Sand Street in Ravenswood. The tent belonged to the West Virginia District of the United Pentecostal ...