18+ hour, 47+ min ago   (279+ words) PARKERSBURG – Eight teacher candidates are participating in the WVU Parkersburg yearlong teacher residency program. The Fall 2026 class of students in Education 401 are Lanna Bragg of Jackson County, Kelsie Means of Wirt County And Lauren Brandjes, Kaitlin Duckworth, Marlee Hunt, Allie…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (282+ words) ATHENS - Two suspects in a North Carolina homicide are dead Friday after a pursuit in Athens and Jackson counties, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. An automated license plate reader shortly before 8:20 a.m. Friday identified a black Mercedez-Benz registered to an…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (652+ words) MARIETTA - Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy used a campaign visit to Marietta on Friday to outline proposals addressing data centers, property taxes and services for veterans while marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Ramaswamy met with Gold Star…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (87+ words) The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Picture This: Ribbon-cutting on the river A ribbon cutting was held Monday to mark the official opening of Marietta’s Levee Park on the Ohio River. The renovated levee was funded primarily by $9.4 million from the…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (931+ words) PARKERSBURG -- The Wood County Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to delay action on a scaled-down renovation plan for Parkersburg High School's Stadium Field, giving supporters eight weeks to seek additional funding for a larger project. The board first rejected…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) ARLINGTON, Va. - A Wood County man and his family participated in a wreath-laying ceremony in a solemn act of remembrance and national tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Jeff Sandy was accompanied by his…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (435+ words) WATERFORD - Students will return to Waterford Elementary School Monday after being taught at alternate sites since the building was closed since Aug. 28 due to mold concerns. Wolf Creek Local Schools Superintendant Suellen Coleman said in a post on the district's…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (777+ words) MARIETTA -- Marietta led 21-10 at halftime and 28-16 midway through the third, but John Marshall put together a second-half rally to leave town with a 37-28 victory. The Tigers, who fell to 0-2 and head to Athens next week, were powered by Braydon Frye's…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (635+ words) MARTINSBURG -- The Eastern Panhandle will have a connection to the national Miss America competition as Miss West Virginia Elizabeth Romanek and Miss West Virginia's Teen Zoe Little head to Florida to represent the Mountain State. Both were crowned at the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (321+ words) There was a time not that long ago that if you had extended business in downtown Marietta, you had a convenient place to stay in the middle of Putnam Street. The Wakefield Hotel was once more than a crumbling mural,…...