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Marietta golfer breaks 46-year-old school record
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Anthony Discini shot a 64 at Cambridge Country Club on Monday, Sept. 14, breaking the Marietta High School scoring record of 65 set by Andy Wentis in 1980. “It probably hit me to about the 15th hole though, but the first 14 holes, like my whole...
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Historic B&O Depot returns to Barnesville Pumpkin Festival
BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO (WTRF) – The Barnesville Pumpkin Festival officially kicked off Friday, and with it comes the return of an old favorite. The historic B&O Depot is making its return after over a decade. This year the Depot Committee is opening the station, the caboose and the cigar museum for the festival Friday through […]
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Schneider recounts volcano evacuation in new book
MARIETTA – A Marietta woman has recounted her experiences in the Philippines and when Mount Pinatubo erupted in her recently published book. "Our Upheavals" by Melanie D. Schneider was written from more than 100 tapes she recorded in the two years while she lived in the Philippines teaching family and consumer science at Wagner High School at Clark Air Force Base through the Department of Defense Dependent Schools. She recorded a tape each week and sent them home.
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Habitat for Humanity displays repurposed ReStore items in “On and Off the Wall” exhibit at Parkersburg Art Center
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Habitat for Humanity of the Mid-Ohio Valley is displaying its “On and Off the Wall: ReStore ReDesign” exhibit at the Parkersburg Art Center. The exhibit displays items purchased from Habitat’s ReStore home improvement thrift shop, redesigned with creative, artistic flourishes by local artists.
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This One-Of-A-Kind Ohio Tunnel Holds A Story Locals Can’t Forget
King’s Hollow Tunnel in New Marshfield, Ohio is one of those places that feels hidden, old, and full of stories. Built long ago for trains, it still pulls people in with its dark passage, rough rock walls, and quiet trail setting. Locals remember it because it is not just...
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The Union basement only open to those 21, older
The Union Bar, located at 18 W. Union St., is an integral venue in Athens for many Ohio University students and locals. On Sept. 10, the bar changed their basement policy, leaving guests under 21 unable to enter. The Union was built on the idea of inclusion and the celebration...
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Parkersburg Art Center to host ArtOberfest in downtown Parkersburg
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Parkersburg Art Center will host ArtOberfest, a community event featuring craft vendors, live music and art, on October 10 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. During the afternoon, artists will have a chance to pick a spot on the sidewalk and show off their creativity.
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Memorial Health Foundation golf outing raises almost $35,000
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Memorial Health Foundation’s Promise Campaign Golf Outing raised almost $35,000 to support the building of the new Sistersville General Hospital, Friday, Sept. 18. The event brought 15 teams of community members, local businesses, and health system supporters to help advance access to high-quality healthcare...
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Elaina Seeley Finishes 1st as Pioneers Place 3rd at WCU Battlefield Classic
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - In a rain-filled month, the Glenville State Women's Golf team was once again held to just one round of play due to inclement weather at the West Chester Battlefield Classic. The Pioneers finished 3rd out of seven teams over the one round of play. Elaina Seeley took...
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A West Virginia Town Once Claimed More Glassmakers Than Any Other Spot In The Country
There’s a certain thrill in pulling off a quiet West Virginia road and stumbling onto a place that keeps you talking for the rest of the drive. Behind an ordinary storefront on a small-town main street sits a treasure trove that once made this corner of the Mountain State glitter brighter than anywhere else in America.
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Blues Society slates Cobbler’s Coffeehouse
A noted blues and jazz artist will perform in a Cobbler’s Coffeehouse show sponsored by the Blues Jazz & Folk Music Society at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Gun Room Restaurant of the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta. Vanessa Collier, an American blues, funk, and soul saxophonist, singer and...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Esbenshade Series announces 46th season
MARIETTA -- Marietta College's Esbenshade Series will open its 46th season Oct. 15, bringing dance, music and a lecture on music history to the community through March. The 2026-27 season features five events at Peoples Bank Theatre and the college's Alma McDonough Auditorium. All events begin at 7 p.m. "I'm...
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This Picture-Perfect Historic Town In Ohio Will Make You Want To Pack Up And Move Today
Most towns have a history. Marietta, Ohio has a history that makes other towns feel like they just got here. Sitting at the meeting point of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers in southeastern Ohio, Marietta was the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory, and it has been quietly being wonderful ever since 1788.
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Annual German Fest returns to First Lutheran Church Oct. 3
PARKERSBURG - The annual German Fest at First Lutheran Church in Parkersburg is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3. The event is planned for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church at 1701 19th St. The traditional German bratwurst meal will include warm German potato salad, grilled brats and buns,...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Teen of the Week: Forshey sees the value in music and what it does for people
PARKERSBURG - Pursuing a career in music education, Macie Forshey is learning how to show people the ways music can bring out the best in themselves. Forshey, 17, is a senior at Parkersburg South High School and is involved in girls' basketball and many aspects of choral music while maintaining a 4.0 grade point average over her high school career.
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Belpre City Schools Cornerstone Ceremony
BELPRE, Ohio (WTAP) - Belpre City Schools reached a key transition point in its campus redevelopment plans over the weekend, celebrating both local history and the future of its classrooms. Members of Belpre Masonic Lodge #609, joined by representatives from the Grand Masonic Lodge of Ohio, gathered Saturday morning inside...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Discini breaks 46-year-old MHS golf record
CAMBRIDGE, Ohio -- A 46-year-old Marietta High boys golf record has been broken. Anthony Discini, a sophomore for the Tigers, played bogey-free golf on the way to carding a 64 to earn Medalist honors during the Meadowbrook Invitational Monday at Cambridge County Club. The previous MHS record was 65, set...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Biological warfare topic of Civil War Roundtable discussion
MARIETTA - A suspected bioterrorism plot during the Civil War will be discussed at the next meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Mid-Ohio Valley at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Knights of Columbus, 312 Franklin St., Marietta. The Yellow Fever Plot to Kill Lincoln will be presented...