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Band of the Week: Marietta High School band prepares winter-themed show under new director
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - This week, “Band of the Week” takes us to Marietta High School, where a new director is leading the Wall of Sound through a winter-themed show, and where students say the program is about a lot more than music. Marietta High School’s marching band,...
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Sissonville scores late TD to hang on for 32-27 FNR win as Ripley's comeback falls short
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — Sissonville held off a monumental comeback from Ripley to take a 32-27 victory in dramatic fashion in the battle for the Lions Club Trophy in week two of the 2026 Go-Mart Friday Night Rivals season. It took until the second quarter for either team to...
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FNR: Live coverage of Ripley vs. Sissonville set for Friday
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. (WCHS) — The first Friday night of high school football is here, and WCHS-TV will highlight two local teams in this week’s installment of the Go-Mart Friday Night Rivals Game of the Week. Ripley will travel to Sissonville for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday night at...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Back to school programs scheduled for adults
PARKERSBURG - Two agencies are joining together to sponsor programs for adults in the Mid-Ohio Valley to explore education, training and career opportunities. Workforce Development Board Mid-Ohio Valley and Mid-Ohio Valley American Job Center will present It's Your Turn, a Back-to-School Event for Adults from 1-6 p.m. Sept. 15 at St. Joseph Landing in Parkersburg.
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The Scoop News Roundup Aug. 25, 2026
Faculty members allege Ohio University is delaying contract negotiations with their union. The university says bargaining is continuing, and that OU and the union have made progress toward a first faculty contract. (NBC4) Indy context: As of October 2025, OU had spent over $325,000 on the labor counsel it has...
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2026 High School Football First Look: Ripley Vikings
RIPLEY, W.Va. (WTAP) - Ripley finished the 2025 season 4-6, missing the postseason. Third-year head coach Ryan Simon said the outcome came down to a small number of plays in a couple of games. “We lost two games on two plays. So we make two plays in those games, we’re...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Put it on the board: PHS girls record first win, defeat Cabell Midland 1-0
PARKERSBURG – Reagan Ashley drilled the crossbar in the 65th minute and Aelissa Stavrakis did the same in the third minute here Tuesday night at Stadium Field, but teammate Hailey Warman tallied the lone goal during Parkersburg's 1-0 Mountain State Athletic Conference victory versus Cabell Midland. The Knights, who...
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Waterford Elementary School closed, classes moved due to mold
WATERFORD - Waterford Elementary School has been temporarily closed due to mold concerns since Friday, Aug 21. Superintendent Suellen Coleman has released statements via Facebook updating parents and the community of the Wolf Creek Local school district’s actions following the discovery. Classes have been temporarily moved to alternate locations...
Times Recorder
More than 100 Devilettes mark 60 years with halftime reunion performance
More than 100 current and former Devilettes marked the 60th anniversary of the dance team with a performance during halftime of the Zanesville High School football game on Aug. 21. Established in 1966 by then ZHS French teacher Wayne Carpenter, the Devilettes began as a drill team for female students. Carpenter led the drill team for 56 years, during which time the team won state championships and performed at the Orange, Peach and Fiesta bowls, and Cincinnati Bengals' games. The team also traveled internationally and has participated in the New Year’s Day parade in London, and performed at Disneyland in Paris and spent 10 days in Japan, representing Ohio in a cultural exchange program. In 2022, Carpenter passed the torch to Lamia Mayle, a former Devilette and 2016 graduate of ZHS. Mayle is also an intervention specialist teacher at Zanesville Middle School. Today the dance team focuses on jazz dance techniques, specializing in complex kick series and prop choreography. This article originally appeared on Zanesville Times Recorder: More than 100 Devilettes mark 60 years with halftime reunion performance
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
The Way I See It: Marietta College turned to the river to help house surge of post-WWII students
In 1946 colleges had a problem. Too many students. The recent end of World War II meant that the millions of Americans who served their nation were ready to get on with their lives, and for many of them, that meant going back to or starting college. The GI Bill provided many of them a chance at an education.
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Ohio University Marching 110 tops USA Today’s best college bands list
ATHENS, Ohio (WOWK) – Ohio University’s marching band is celebrating a big win off the field. The “Ohio University Marching 110” was just named USA Today Sports’ Best College Marching Band in its 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards. According to USA Today Sports, the nominees are selected by an “expert panel,” and USA Today’s readers then […]
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First day of classes at Marietta College
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Classes are officially back in session at Marietta College, bringing a wave of energy and excitement back to the campus as students prepare for the upcoming school year. For incoming freshmen, this week marks the beginning of a completely new adventure as they transition to college...
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Wheeling Central tops Williamstown in season opener
WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. (WTAP) - The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights defeated the Williamstown Yellowjackets 4-1 on the road. Williamstown pressured early, with a shot on goal from Xavier Graeber saved by Tino Sperlazza. Wheeling Central later drew a penalty kick after a foul was called during a Maroon Knights attack....
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Belpre school board advances new 6-12 building design
BELPRE -- The Belpre City Schools Board of Education advanced plans for a new school for grades 6-12 on Thursday, authorizing the project's design team to begin preparing construction documents. The unanimous vote approved design development submissions to the state and authorized the district's design professional to proceed with the...
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Belpre drops season opener to Fisher Catholic, 28-19
BELPRE – In a season-opening Division VII, Region 27 showdown here Friday night at Ralph Holder Stadium, Fisher Catholic watched Belpre strike first, but the Irish responded with the next four touchdowns to help secure a 28-19 victory. The Golden Eagles of first-year head coach Brian Hutchinson traded punts...
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Ripley and Sissonville high schools name Scholar Athletes of the Week
In week two of our Go-Mart Friday Night Rivals Game of the Week, presented by Glenville State University, we’re heading to Sissonville where the Indians will take on the Ripley Vikings. The game kicks off at Joe Sawyers Field on Friday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. As part of...
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Week 1 high school football, Morgan holds off Marietta's late charge
This story has been updated to reflect most recent information. McCONNELSVILLE — Visiting Marietta made a late charge, but a 15-point fourth-quarter lead proved to be enough for Morgan to hold on for a 35-32 win in a nonleague win at the Morgan Athletic Field on Friday, Aug. 21. Casen Foley's 29-yard touchdown catch from Gage Roberts was the first score of the second half for either team and sent Morgan to a 35-20 lead with 10:56 left in the fourth quarter. The Tigers, shut out in the third quarter after putting up 20 points in the first half, got within 35-26 on Ryker Gibeaut's 36-yard touchdown catch from Trenton McVay. Needing a two-point conversion to get within a score, the Raiders forced an incompletion to keep it a two-score game at 35-26. McVay added a 6-yard TD run for the final score. Tanner Bankes, coming off a 1,000-yard rushing season in 2025, ran for touchdowns of 29, 3 and 1 yards in the first half and finished with 25 carries for 209 yards. His final score came with 2.2 seconds left to push Morgan ahead, 29-20, at intermission. Mason Pauley added a 1-yard scoring plunge in the second quarter.