1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (496+ words) PARKERSBURG " A national coast-to-coast trail that threads through the Mid-Ohio Valley will take center stage in 2026 as the American Discovery Trail Society marks the nation's 250th anniversary with a months-long relay spanning the country. The American Discovery 250 Relay will travel the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (395+ words) MIDDLEBOURNE " The West Virginia Ethics Commission Probable Review Board entered an order on Sept. 17 finding there is probable cause to believe Tyler County Board of Education member Larry Thomas violated the Ethics Act by sending a text to the district's…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1828+ words) When they asked to speak to their attorney, he said, the officers refused and straitjacketed the already-shackled men in full-body restraint suits called the WRAP, then loaded them onto a plane for the 16-hour-flight to West Africa. Referred to as…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (242+ words) CHARLESTON " A Parkersburg man is paying restitution and fines for immigration crime. John Robert Coe, 66, of Parkersburg, paid $54,740 in restitution and a $500 fine for continuing to employ a known illegal alien. According to court documents and statements made in court,…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (399+ words) As cities worldwide grapple with drought and rising temperatures from climate change, Paoletta describes how the Southwest developed a resilience that he says other regions will need as the globe grows hotter and drier. "For so many Americans," he writes,…...