20+ hour, 59+ min ago   (736+ words) Riley Shuman, her father Ben and sister Emily were in kayaks in the Little Kanawha River at the mouth of the Ohio River Saturday preparing to row to Blennerhassett Island as part of the 2026 Parkersburg Paddlefest. PARKERSBURG – The 12th annual Paddlefest…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (361+ words) MARIETTA - The 175th Washington County Fair wrapped up Tuesday afternoon including the livestock sale featuring the sale of 432 animals partnering with Farm to Table for the option for animals to be donated and the products donated to food pantries in Washington…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (131+ words) A ribbon cutting was held Monday to mark the official opening of Marietta’s Levee Park on the Ohio River. The renovated levee was funded primarily by $9.4 million from the state’s Appalachian Community Grant Program, which was administered with other projects…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (511+ words) MARIETTA -- The 50th annual Ohio River Sternwheel Festival is days away, but visitors were already gathering along Marietta's riverfront to enjoy the boats, history and the renovated levee. For Lou Wendell of St. Albans, W.Va., the days before the festival are…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (745+ words) MARIETTA -- As the Washington County Fair continued Monday, organizers and attendees discussed the fair’s upcoming move from its traditional Labor Day weekend dates to July next year, a change fair officials hope will provide more entertainment options and a less…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (530+ words) MARIETTA - Rain followed by heat appeared to keep some folks away from the opening day of the Washington County Fair on Saturday, but milder weather - not to mention some exciting activities - drew them to the fairgrounds on Sunday. "Attendance has…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (62+ words) Marietta Times Picture This: Fair parade brings crowds to Front Street MARIETTA - Local organizations, businesses and youth participants marched through Marietta on Saturday during the annual Washington County Fair Parade. Spectators lined the route as parade entries made their way…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (241+ words) MARIETTA - As the Washington County Fair opens Saturday morning, 4-H participants were getting their their animals and themselves ready Friday for the events ahead. 4-H member Regan Whitten has been showing livestock at the fair for five years, and shows…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (626+ words) PARKERSBURG -- After 36 and a half years of responding to disasters, organizing blood drives, raising money and supporting volunteers, Sharon Kesselring is retiring from the American Red Cross. Friends, family members, colleagues and volunteers gathered Wednesday to recognize Kesselring, who has…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (662+ words) The certificate of honor presented to Larry Woods on Nov. 10, 2023, thanking him for his service during the Vietnam War period by the Department of Defense and the Marietta Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. MARIETTA – His…...