1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (367+ words) MARIETTA – Marietta College hosted an AmeriCops Vista event where students, faculty and community members could sign cards thanking veterans, first responders, and active military members for their service on Friday afternoon. This was in conjunction with creating “care packages” full…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1136+ words) PARKERSBURG -- The point differential won't turn any heads. Yet, Parkersburg enters rivalry week feeling better about themselves with its first win under its belt after slipping by Hurricane 21-20 Friday night at Stadium Field. "Winning solves a lot of ailments," PHS…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (455+ words) Parkersburg High School will hold its annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday at Stadium Field, organizers said. The ceremony, usually held around the flagpole, will be held in the stadium because this year is the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (893+ words) DEVOLA -- Marietta was 15 minutes away from its first loss of the 2026 season. The Tigers made those 15 minutes count, rallying for a 2-1 win over Parkersburg in the Cross River Rivalry Tuesday at Jerry Brock Field. Trailing 1-0, Grace Spencer tied it up…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (609+ words) DEVOLA -- In a fitting twist of fate, Saturday's Marietta-Fairfield Union postseason rematch featured a pivotal penalty kick. In last year's district quarterfinals, the Falcons eliminated the Tigers on penalty kicks. Fast-forward to the 27th minute of Saturday's regular season bout, Marietta…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (252+ words) (Sit us in gridlocked metro traffic for an hour or two in some other state and we become very different people.) But it's not just that advanced skillset that makes our drivers a little different from a young age. According…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (298+ words) PARKERSBURG - Wreckollect Auto Body LLC raised more than $2,000 for Operation Christmas Child during a community car show at the business Saturday. The event featured cars, trucks, Jeeps and motorcycles, along with a silent auction, 50/50 drawing, dunk tank and hair braiding....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (341+ words) In my previous letter in the Sunday, Aug. 23, newspaper, I opined teaching about God and right and wrong, to our children, in our schools, at an early age might help stem the tide of gun violence in America. From the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (480+ words) Dolly Parton came from nothing. The fourth of twelve children, born in a one-room cabin in the mountains of Tennessee, Dolly was intimately acquainted with poverty and hardship. One name was all she ever needed. When we heard the name,…...