MARIETTA — Nearly 10,000 people attended the Washington County Fair on Labor Day weekend. The parade ended near the entrance to the fairgrounds, where the official opening ceremonies took place at 11 a.m. Saturday, but the site had already been busy for a couple of days as 4-H and FFA ...
CHARLESTON — When U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., fought to include billions in funding in the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure bill for nationwide broadband expansion, she had no idea five years later that zero dollars would be spent. But finally, there is light at the end of the ...
MARIETTA — It’s been nearly a year since Washington County resident Gina Batten rescued and nursed back to life an American Quarter Horse named Cinch. Cinch was among the horses shown at the Washington County Fair during Labor Day weekend. Batten said that she attended the Winter ...
PADEN CITY — For the past 70 plus years the small town of Paden City has become huge over the three-day Labor Day weekend as thousands descend on the community to celebrate America’s labor force. This year’s event started on Saturday morning with a car show and flea market at the Valley ...
PARKERSBURG — Sue Rhymer spent five years in the U.S. Army as a nurse, including a one-year tour in Vietnam at an evacuation hospital. After graduating from a three-year nursing program, Rhymer, 82, of Vienna, was studying at Old Dominion at Norfolk, Va., for a bachelor’s of science in ...
Cutleaf coneflowers bloom along a trail near the Ohio River at Gunlock Park just east of Interstate 77 in Marietta 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 ...