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The mother of a 22-year-old woman killed in a February off-road vehicle crash has filed a civil lawsuit in Wood County C...
08/20/2025

The mother of a 22-year-old woman killed in a February off-road vehicle crash has filed a civil lawsuit in Wood County Circuit Court, alleging negligence against a former Parkersburg police officer, his mother and the estate of another individual who died in the wreck.

PARKERSBURG — The mother of a 22-year-old woman killed in a February off-road vehicle crash has filed a civil lawsuit in Wood County Circuit Court, alleging negligence against a former Parkersburg police officer, his mother and the estate of another individual who died in the wreck. The complaint,...

Monsters Bent Barbell is hosting the first United States Powerlifting Coalition Para Nationals & Monsters Power meet sta...
08/20/2025

Monsters Bent Barbell is hosting the first United States Powerlifting Coalition Para Nationals & Monsters Power meet starting at 9 a.m. Saturday.

PARKERSBURG — Monsters Bent Barbell is hosting the first USPC (United States Powerlifting Coalition) Para Nationals & Monsters Power meet starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. Located at 3011 Seventh St., Monsters Bent Barbell will have weigh-ins at 9-10:30 a.m. and 5-6:30 p.m. Friday with no late exceptio...

The West Virginia Board of Education took the next step to appeal a lower court ruling that kept in place a religious ex...
08/20/2025

The West Virginia Board of Education took the next step to appeal a lower court ruling that kept in place a religious exemption to the state’s compulsory immunization law for the children of three Raleigh County parents.

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Board of Education took the next step to appeal a lower court ruling that kept in place a religious exemption to the state’s compulsory immunization law for the children of three Raleigh County parents. Attorneys for the state Board of Education filed an appeal Fri...

GoPacks will host its annual Community Resource Fair from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, according ...
08/20/2025

GoPacks will host its annual Community Resource Fair from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, according to GoPacks founder and Director Heather Warner.

MARIETTA — GoPacks will host its annual Community Resource Fair from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta, according to GoPacks founder and Director Heather Warner. GoPacks is a non-profit organization that deals with food insecurity by making sure students have access to nutritious ...

A Parkersburg man has developed his first video game, “Crystal Covenant," which was released this month on Steam.
08/20/2025

A Parkersburg man has developed his first video game,
“Crystal Covenant," which was released this month on Steam.

PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg man has developed his first video game, a project that has taken nearly four years. “Crystal Covenant” is the creation of Eric Farr, 37, who has played video games since childhood. The video game was released this month. “I always wanted to make something to play ...

After West Virginia's post-pandemic labor force participation rebound, the leader of the state's business community is h...
08/20/2025

After West Virginia's post-pandemic labor force participation rebound, the leader of the state's business community is highlighting a steady drop in the rate along with increases in unemployment.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s labor force participation rate peaked at 55% following an extreme drop following the COVID-19 pandemic, but a steady drop in both labor force participation and increases in unemployment caused the leader of the state’s business community to raise alarms. In a press...

Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republica...
08/19/2025

Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology,” but which opponents decry as a “MAGA loyalty test.”

Oklahoma will require applicants for teacher jobs coming from California and New York to pass an exam that the Republican-dominated state’s top education official says is designed to safeguard against “radical leftist ideology,” but which opponents decry as a “MAGA loyalty test.” Ryan Walt...

After a historic season last year, the Marietta College volleyball team placed second in the Ohio Athletic Conference's ...
08/19/2025

After a historic season last year, the Marietta College volleyball team placed second in the Ohio Athletic Conference's preseason coaches poll, behind defending tournament champion Otterbein.

WESTERVILLE, Ohio – After a historic season last year, the Marietta College volleyball team is set and ready to compete in 2025 in a very tough Ohio Athletic Conference. The Preseason Coaches Poll was released Monday afternoon by the league office and the Pioneers were placed second in the poll be...

As parents get ready to send their children back to school, the environmental health section of the Mid-Ohio Valley Heal...
08/19/2025

As parents get ready to send their children back to school, the environmental health section of the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department wants to remind them how to pack school lunches so they are safe to eat at lunchtime.

PARKERSBURG — As parents get ready to send their children back to school, the environmental health section of the Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department wants to remind them how to pack school lunches so they are safe to eat at lunchtime. Before beginning to pack lunches, make sure to wash your hands w...

Classes got underway Monday at the new West Virginia University at Parkersburg Innovation and Technology Center as work ...
08/19/2025

Classes got underway Monday at the new West Virginia University at Parkersburg Innovation and Technology Center as work is continuing on the facility as the vision of what the campus will become begins to come into focus.

VIENNA — Classes got underway Monday at the new West Virginia University at Parkersburg Innovation and Technology Center (ITC) as work is continuing on the facility as the vision of what the campus will become begins to come into focus. There were 159 students and several faculty in class Monday i...

As students are heading back to the classrooms, the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Wood County Sheriff’s Office are askin...
08/19/2025

As students are heading back to the classrooms, the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Wood County Sheriff’s Office are asking drivers to share the roadway with school buses by following traffic safety laws.

MARIETTA — It’s back to school season in the Mid-Ohio Valley and students are heading back to the classrooms. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and Wood County Sheriff’s Office are asking drivers to share the roadway with school buses by following traffic safety laws. Since 2020, a total of 6,225 ...

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