Among the crowd who gathered at Stadium Field Thursday night for Parkersburg High School's graduation ceremony was Phoenix, a bearded dragon resting on his owner's hand and sporting his own cap for commencement. (Photo by Evan Bevins)
BELPRE - Madison Lauer is a full time welding student at the Washington County Career Center juggling multiple organizations and four sports. Lauer, 17, was born and raised in Belpre and attended Belpre City Schools before she enrolled at the career center last fall. “I had toured the ...
VIENNA – Vienna City Council approved a series of alcohol-related ordinances Thursday evening after hearing more than an hour of public comment from residents, most of whom raised concerns about liquor sales and the future character of the city. The discussion centered on proposed changes ...
ATHENS – OhioHealth O'Bleness Hospital has been named among the nation's 100 Top Hospitals in an independent quality analysis by Premier Inc. and published by Modern Healthcare. For more than 30 years, the 100 Top Hospitals program has used an objective review of public data to identify ...
PARKERSBURG – In response to a court filing dealing with the municipal charter’s process for recalling elected officials, Parkersburg’s city attorney said the language is plain that the potential removal of a council member requires signatures from 20% of all the city’s registered voters. “Opinions regarding what is ‘reasonable,’ ‘logical,’ ‘illogical,’ ‘unworkable,’ or that which ‘harmonizes’ the Charter may well be taken if one were undertaking the exercise of drafting the initial Charter language,” City Attorney Blaine Myers wrote, referencing language ...
PARKERSBURG – More than 30 athletes signed up to take part in a Miracle League demonstration game Friday at Bennett Stump Field in Parkersburg City Park, giving players with disabilities a chance to play baseball while organizers continue working toward a full league. Amber Stover, ...
