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Owen McCoy lived out the dream every baseball player imagines as a kid, hitting a three-run walk-off homer to propel Bev...
07/29/2025

Owen McCoy lived out the dream every baseball player imagines as a kid, hitting a three-run walk-off homer to propel Beverly/Lowell Post 389/750 past Yeager/Benson Post 199 for the Ohio American Legion Baseball state championship.

LANCASTER — Owen McCoy lived out the dream every baseball player imagines as a kid. The Morgan High graduate hit a three-run walk-off home run to propel Beverly/Lowell Post 389/750 past Yeager/Benson Post 199 6-4 for the Ohio American Legion Baseball state championship Monday at Beavers Field. Yea...

The Sour Mash Golf Tournament teed off Monday at the Parkersburg Country Club after its initial rain-soaked attempt two ...
07/29/2025

The Sour Mash Golf Tournament teed off Monday at the Parkersburg Country Club after its initial rain-soaked attempt two weeks ago.

VIENNA — The Sour Mash Golf Tournament teed off Monday at the Parkersburg Country Club after its initial rain-soaked attempt two weeks ago. The charity tournament, hosted by the United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley, returned stronger than ever, raising critical funds for community programs a...

The body of a missing Canton man discovered by searchers Sunday at Mountwood Park.
07/29/2025

The body of a missing Canton man discovered by searchers Sunday at Mountwood Park.

VOLCANO — The body of a missing Canton, Ohio, man was found Sunday at Mountwood Park. The body of Chad E. Polen was discovered by searchers at the park, according to a press release from the Wood County Sheriff’s Department posted on its page Monday. Deputies had previously been sent to...

A Parkersburg man was arrested Sunday for allegedly kidnapping his fiancee.
07/29/2025

A Parkersburg man was arrested Sunday for allegedly kidnapping his fiancee.

PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg man was arrested Sunday for allegedly kidnapping his fiancee. The Wood County 911 Center dispatched deputies to the area of Valley Mills Drive in Parkersburg in regards to James Ryan Andrews, 40, trespassing on the property, according to a press release from the Wood Co...

President Donald Trump used his luxury golf course on Scotland’s southeastern coast to host British Prime Minister Keir ...
07/28/2025

President Donald Trump used his luxury golf course on Scotland’s southeastern coast to host British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, mixing critical discussions on the deepening food crisis in Gaza, Russia’s war in Ukraine and tariff rates with boasts about the property’s opulence.

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday used his luxury golf course on Scotland’s southeastern coast to host British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, mixing critical discussions on the deepening food crisis in Gaza, Russia’s war in Ukraine and tariff rates with boasts about the...

A planned electrical outage by Mon Power originally announced for Wednesday has been postponed in light of forecast temp...
07/28/2025

A planned electrical outage by Mon Power originally announced for Wednesday has been postponed in light of forecast temperatures in the 90s.

ROCKPORT – A planned electrical outage by Mon Power originally announced for Wednesday has been postponed in light of forecast temperatures in the 90s. According to the Wood County 911 Center, the planned outage was to have affected the Rockport substation and approximately 1,500 customers between...

MARIETTA — Neither humidity nor rain seemed to dampen the spirits of people attending the Harmar Days Festival over the ...
07/28/2025

MARIETTA — Neither humidity nor rain seemed to dampen the spirits of people attending the Harmar Days Festival over the weekend.

MARIETTA — Neither humidity nor rain seemed to dampen the spirits of people attending the Harmar Days Festival over the weekend. “We have been beating the heat,” said Allie Schultheis, communications chairwoman for the Historic Harmar Bridge Company, which owns its namesake and holds the annua...

LITTLE HOCKING — Residents gathered in Little Hocking Saturday for the annual ice cream social, a long-standing communit...
07/28/2025

LITTLE HOCKING — Residents gathered in Little Hocking Saturday for the annual ice cream social, a long-standing community tradition that dates back more than 60 years.

LITTLE HOCKING — Residents gathered in Little Hocking Saturday for the annual ice cream social, a long-standing community tradition that dates back more than 60 years. Started in 1963 with a handful of volunteers serving hand-cranked ice cream from the back of a flatbed truck, the event has grown ...

BOAZ — The Parkersburg Coin Club held its annual summer coin show Saturday at the Boaz Lions Club, bringing together coi...
07/28/2025

BOAZ — The Parkersburg Coin Club held its annual summer coin show Saturday at the Boaz Lions Club, bringing together coin enthusiasts, dealers and curious visitors from the Mid-Ohio Valley and beyond.

BOAZ — The Parkersburg Coin Club held its annual summer coin show Saturday at the Boaz Lions Club, bringing together coin enthusiasts, dealers and curious visitors from the Mid-Ohio Valley and beyond. The event featured more than a dozen dealers with tables filled with rare American coins, world c...

CHARLESTON — United Bank recently received several national awards for employee engagement and customer satisfaction fro...
07/28/2025

CHARLESTON — United Bank recently received several national awards for employee engagement and customer satisfaction from Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. These include America’s Greatest Workplace by State, America’s Greatest Workplaces in Financial Services, Best Companies to Work for in the South and Best-in-State Banks, respectively.

CHARLESTON — United Bank recently received several national awards for employee engagement and customer satisfaction from Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report and Forbes. These include America’s Greatest Workplace by State, America’s Greatest Workplaces in Financial Services, Best Companies to W...

For female state lawmakers in Kentucky, choosing when to go to the bathroom has long required careful calculation.There ...
07/28/2025

For female state lawmakers in Kentucky, choosing when to go to the bathroom has long required careful calculation.

There are only two bathroom stalls for women on the third floor of the Kentucky Statehouse, where the House and Senate chambers are located. Female legislators — 41 of the 138 member Legislature — needing a reprieve during a lengthy floor session have to weigh the risk of missing an important debate or a critical vote.

For female state lawmakers in Kentucky, choosing when to go to the bathroom has long required careful calculation. There are only two bathroom stalls for women on the third floor of the Kentucky Statehouse, where the House and Senate chambers are located. Female legislators — 41 of the 138 member ...

Around the Race Course: Quincy Street Steps – Mile 11.2
07/28/2025

Around the Race Course: Quincy Street Steps – Mile 11.2

Marker 11.2 takes runners and walkers past the Quincy Hill steps that are a popular training location for participants in the area. The bottom of the stairs begins at Tenth and Avery streets. From there, Quincy Hill may look intimidating with its 173 steps, but many people use it as a spot to get so...

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