MARIETTA — Children cast their lines into a newly restocked pond at Buckeye Park on Saturday during a free fishing event organized by local union members and their partners. The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, Ohio AFL-CIO and Electrical Workers Local 972 hosted Marietta Take Kids Fishing ...
Crusin' for Critters, the sixth annual Paws & Pistons Car Show, was held Sunday afternoon at Astorg Pre-owned as a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Parkersburg. Participants and attendees donated pet supplies and food in the Ford vs. Ram charity challenge to endorse the truck of their ...
MARIETTA - One man was killed Saturday in a motorcycle accident on State Route 550 in Washington County, according to the Marietta Post of the Ohio state Highway Patrol. Andrew P. Harris, 55, of Hebron, Ohio, was driving a 2021 Harley Davidson Street Glide west on Route 550 at milepost 5 in Fairfield Township where he went off the left side of the road and struck a guardrail, the patrol said. He was thrown off the motorcycle and was pronounced dead at the scene, the patrol said. The accident happened around 12:15 p.m. The crash remains under investigation, the patrol said. Responding ...
MORGANTOWN – Young patients put colorful hand prints on a white Hyundai palisade Thursday morning in front of WVU Medicine Golisano Children's. And Hyundai's Hope on Wheel program presented Children's Blood Disorders & Cancer Center a grant of $100,000 to support the hospital's ...
PARKERSBURG — Two residents of Wood County were delegates to the mid-term Republican National Convention held Sept. 9-10 in Dallas, Texas. Attending were Rick Modesitt, chairman of the Wood County Republican Executive Committee and a state Republican Executive Committee member representing ...
PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Half Marathon, one of the premiere community events in the local area, is undergoing a leadership change. Art Smith, co-director for the News and Sentinel races, is stepping back from his leadership role after being heavily involved with the ...
