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Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners! We are experiencing one of the wettest Augusts in recent memory as rain totals this month are more than 8 inches in many areas of the valley. As the harvest of tomatoes, peppers, green beans, sweet corn and other vegetables continues, please contact the WVU Extension Office with questions […]
(AP) — Blame Alabama and Georgia. Point fingers at Auburn, Florida, LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas, too. The Southeastern Conference, once the most dominant league in the land, lost its stranglehold on college football over the last three years. The organization that boasts a combined 19 national championships since 1990 hasn’t even made the title […]
Eric Allen Roush, 60, of New Haven, W.Va., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, at his home. In keeping with his wishes, there will be no public service at this time. Condolences may be shared with the family at foglesongfuneralhome.com.
Most of us are proud of the state where we live for many reasons (and not so proud for others). But we don’t usually tend to think of our home territory as “fun” as compared with other places. California, for example, is ranked the most fun state in WalletHub’s “Most Fun States in America (2026).” […]
Belpre City Schools Board of Education member Cathy O’Donnell discusses upcoming band performances during Thursday evening’s meeting that focused on the start of the school year and updates on the new Belpre Middle-High School buildings. For more information read the full article in the weekend edition of the paper.
Hello August! I’m sure all the parents are excited to see their kids going back to school. At the same time, the children are not ready to go and face the hot classrooms. August is a month of new beginnings and preparing all the students to go to the next grade and learn as much […]
MARIETTA – Thursday morning, Marietta College football players and community volunteers gathered to clean drainage systems in Oak Grove Cemetery led by Marietta resident Roger Kalter. “I dream big and work hard,” said Kalter, who said he saw the need for action after the recent and frequent rainstorms in Marietta that resulted in the shifting […]
All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Dollar Tree 301 Site: Loudon, New Hampshire. Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Race distance: 301 laps, 318.46 miles. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 10:35 a.m., qualifying, 11:40 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (USA). Last year: While this year’s event falls during the regular season, Ryan Blaney won last year’s playoff race […]
Bobby Lee Thomas, 85, of Sandyville, passed away Aug. 20, 2026, in Marietta Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Burial, Shaffer Cemetery, Green Creek, Roane County. Arrangements provided by Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood.
Friday, Aug. 21 High school football: Fisher Catholic at Belpre, 7 p.m.; Caldwell at Buckeye Trail, 7 p.m.; Meigs at Eastern, 7 p.m.; Federal Hocking at Green, 7 p.m.; Ridgewood at Fort Frye, 7 p.m.; Marietta at Morgan, 7 p.m.; Liberty Union at Monroe Central, 7 p.m.; Bishop Rosecrans at Shenandoah, 7 p.m.; Union Local […]
Decades after former Ohio County Circuit Judge Arthur Recht’s ruling sparked what was meant to be a fair state school funding formula, the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia is bringing the matter back into the courts. It’s possible that 44 years ago those who developed a partially enrollment-based funding formula could not have […]
MARIETTA – A Marietta man was indicted on a charge of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing another man on Sunday. Ernesto Antonio Gomez, 60, 123 Sunset Drive, was one of 19 people indicted this week by the Washington County Grand Jury. Gomez was charged with first-degree felony attempted murder, second-degree felonious assault and a fourth-degree […]
Gary Lewis Dye, 88, of Marietta, passed away Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, at University Hospital, Cleveland. Funeral, 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. Entombment, East Lawn Mausoleum. Visitation, 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23 at Hadley Funeral Home Reno Chapel, 1021 Pike St., Marietta, with Masonic and Eastern Star services at 8 p.m.
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals hope they found two defensive cornerstones in the 2023 NFL draft. Fourth-year defensive end Myles Murphy projects as Trey Hendrickson’s replacement on the edge, and DJ Turner the cornerback who will match up against most No. 1 wide receivers that the Bengals face this season. The Bengals’ fourth-year players […]
Jared Michael Efaw, age 32, of St. Marys, WV, went to be with the lord on Saturda, August 15, 2026. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia on June 26, 1994, to Matthew and Kristine (Maki) Efaw. Jared was a St. Marys High School graduate, the class of 2012. He worked as a chemical operator at […]
Ellis Aces River Greens Dan Ellis, of Devola, recorded his first ever hole-in-one Tuesday at River Greens Golf Course in West Lafayette, Ohio. Ellis aced hole No. 25, a 110-yard par 3, using an A wedge. The shot was witnessed by Jeff Reisenberger, Darrin Tippens and Steve Marks.
George Henry Keefer, 92, Leon, passed away Aug. 18, 2026. Service, 1 p.m. Friday, at Casto Funeral Home, Evans with Pastor Benjamin Riggleman officiating. Visitation, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Private burial, Baden-Presbyterian Cemetery, Leon.
Birdie Jo Rood, 56, of Reedsville, passed away Aug. 11, 2026, in Marietta. Arrangements have been entrusted to Mid-Ohio Valley Cremation Society.
MOUNDSVILLE – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito took a tour of the Mitchell Power Plant in Marshall County on Tuesday afternoon to get an up-close look at how the facility is serving the surrounding community. While observing the plant’s present, the West Virginia Republican also said she is excited for its future, which has an […]
James Southard “Jim” Gibson, 77, passed away August 7, 2026, at Manatee Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was the son of the late Lewis D. and Geraldine Boggs Gibson. Jim was raised in Belpre, OH, where he later raised his family, and retired in Bradenton, FL. A 1967 Belpre High School graduate and […]
