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A Day for Champions: St. Clairsville secures District 8 title
BEVERLY – St. Clairsville Post 159 skipper Mike Muklewicz knew his team had to come back focused for Sunday’s second championship game against Beverly-Lowell Post 389/750 with a berth in the Ohio American Legion state baseball tournament on the line for the winner-take-all showdown in the Region 8 District finale at Fort Frye High School.
Beverly Waterford Homecoming takes place at Dodge Park
BEVERLY, OH (WTAP) -People originally from the Beverly and Waterford area came together for the two-day event, which included carnival games and other activities at the park. On Saturday, the Homecoming Fair hosted a tractor-pulling contest called the King of the Asphalt. Participants take antique tractors and pull sleds across...
Look Back: History of the Doyle Homestead
Andrew Van Lear Floated Down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh on Flatboat. Here is the story of a Parkersburg family whose ancestors came to this locality by flatboat, who cleared his land granted him by the government, built his cabin in a wilderness, wooed and won a bride from Belpre, followed the trade of a carpenter and was the builder of the first courthouse in this vicinity.
Beverly-Lowell struggles offensively, falls to St. Clairsville in district championship
BEVERLY, Ohio (WTAP) - Beverly-Lowell Post 389/750 came up short in a 4-0 loss to St. Clairsville Post 159 in the championship game of the District 8 American Legion Baseball Tournament. St. Clairsville took a 2-0 lead after Brody Saunders hit a two-run double to left field in the top...
How to Give the Gift of Encouragement
Calhoun residents, Jeff and Maria Smith, spent a recent weekend at Boston’s Antique Engine Show in Pennsboro, West Virginia. As Jeff described it, a pretty cool thing happened with his children Zac and Gabi who also attended the show. Jeff said that his son Zac loves to give rides...
UPDATE: Vienna murder suspect arrested
VIENNA, W.Va. (WTAP) - UPDATE: 5:56 p.m. Vienna Police have made an arrest in connection to a murder investigation. Vienna Police Chief Carl Powell announced this afternoon that police arrested Hearl Thomas Collins in Harrison County on a charge of first-degree murder for the death of Morgan Lee Lott. Officers...
Two West Virginia men arrested in Ohio after officials allegedly find meth, heroin, an unknown liquid, unknown pills, and more
Deputies pulled over a black Chevy truck traveling on State Route 7 driven by Robert Dorsey III from Littleton, West Virginia. Dorsey, 32 was traveling with passenger, Leslie Debolt, 54, out of New Martinsville.
‘Light at the End of the Tunnel’: West Virginia International Sports Jamboree returns to North Bend State Park
CAIRO — The West Virginia International Sports Jamboree, for mobility and visually impaired individuals, kicked off at North Bend State Park on Friday. “At the International Sports Jamboree for the physically challenged, a yearly event sponsored by the New Vision West Virginia Pioneers as well as AT&T Pioneers, young adults, teens and pre-teens who are visually impaired or physically impaired can participate in recreational events designed for them,” the event’s website said. “Basketball hoops ‘beep’ so they can toss free throws into nets they cannot see. Wheelchairs fly down 40-yard slalom courses.”
Picture This: A Higher Calling
Workers from Brooker Construction use a high lift to replace part of a soffit that blew off the bell tower of the St. John’s Catholic Church in Churchtown Thursday morning. The piece blew off during a wind storm about a month ago. The church was constructed in 1866. (Photo by Art Smith)
Man arrested in Wood County death
VIENNA, W.Va. — A man is in custody following the death of a woman in Wood County. Vienna police said Hearl Collins, 31, was arrested in the Stonewood area of Harrison County Sunday after the Saturday death of Morgan Lee Lott, 22. Lott’s body was found in an apartment...
Picture This: Choppy Waters
Waves from a rough Ohio River break on the stones of the levee along Ohio Street recently. If you have a recent photo that showcases the beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at asmith@newsandsentinel.com for possible inclusion on this page. See more photos at instagram.com/parkersburg.news.and.sentinel. (Photo by Art Smith)
Norma J. Robinson Lauderman
Norma J. Robinson Lauderman, 76, of Parkersburg passed away July 19, 2024 at her residence. She was born in Wood County the daughter of the late Bernard R. and Laura L. Allen Robinson. She had retired from Nashua Photo and was a member of the 14th. Avenue Gospel Mission Church.
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