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A gazebo will be the starting point for the walking trail and it will point out different highlights of town.

Thompson made his first court appearance Thursday afternoon

The fourth member of the Bellar family is arraigned in a sexual abuse case.

Governor Jim Justice says Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13 will be West Virginia's Free Fishing Weekend.

Commissoners discuss spending of Recovery Act money

Obituary: H. Duane Ashcraft

Boy Scouts will have a chance for fun at Camp Kootaga on June 11 and 12.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan is hosting three free tire collection events in the month of June.

Marietta Main Street has announced its nominees for this year’s annual Main Street Awards.

Obituary: Edward S. Davis

West Virginia officials say the last stretch of U.S. 35 to be widened to four lanes is expected to open to traffic by the end of August.

Ohio lawmakers met to hear rare bipartisan efforts to remove the former House speaker embroiled in a $60 million federal bribery scheme.

West Virginia Division of Highways announces the closure of Ritchie CR 7/1, Lynn Camp Road, beginning on Friday.

Research has shown that even low levels of arsenic exposure can impact a baby’s neurodevelopment.

Republican Jim Renacci announced his candidacy Wednesday

Many during the pandemic got into the hobby of buying vinyl records. And it’s something that has really impacted the business as a whole since.

Washington County expanding walk-in vaccine clinics

City leaders make plans to rebuild community center

The president is walking away from talks with lead Republican negotiator Sen. Shelley Moore Capito after the two spoke Tuesday

Eve, Incorporated is receiving a significant donation from the Women Giving Circle.

Jeremiah’s Coffee House is scheduled to hold three open mic events for local young musicians during the summer.

The Wood County Society is holding its annual Camp ECHO this week at the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley. The event began on June 6 and will go through June 10.

“This is one drive-thru that I am happy to see shut down in our county,” said Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood.

Local veterinarian clinics struggle to keep up with demand

No one was hurt in the fire.

Harrisville in Ritchie County and Belmont in Pleasants County have an election Tuesday night.

Parkersburg City Council unanimously passed a resolution adding a second homeless outreach coordinator in the Parkersburg Police Department.

The Wood County Board of Education approves a Director of Secondary Education position.

A health official reports that you need to remove a tick within 72 hours or you risk contracting Lyme Disease.

Officials have confirmed the skull is a human skull.