11+ hour, 53+ min ago   (1151+ words) A woman raises her arm while watching a drone version of the Statue of Liberty at the Ohio River Sternwheel Festival Saturday night. (Phoro by Art Smith) MARIETTA - The 50th Ohio River Sternwheel Festival this weekend in Marietta is in the…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (176+ words) Like those artists who strive to create depth through different layers of pigment applied over time, she also uses a similar technique when applying her final edits to the images she has been able to capture, according to a press…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (887+ words) PARKERSBURG - "Clue" opens at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Parkersburg Actors Guild for a six-show run. The whodunit mystery is based on the 1985 movie "Clue" and the Hasbro board game, among the most popular in history. The setting is a dinner party…...

6+ day, 11+ 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, 11+ hour ago   (782+ words) MARIETTA -- Marietta College will trade Shakespeare for Oscar Wilde when its outdoor theater program opens "The Importance of Being Earnest" on Thursday evening at the Muskingum Park gazebo. The free production marks the college's first venture into a non-Shakespearian play…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (468+ words) I've always been fascinated by the paths that people take in life caused by what seemed like minor events at the time. This coming week, Marietta Elementary School will mark 100 years since it first welcomed students on Sept. 7, 1926, as the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (261+ words) MARIETTA -- While local schools have already welcomed students back, downtown Marietta is marking the start of the new academic year with its First Friday Back to School event, hosted by Marietta Main Street from 5-9 p.m. This monthly event provides late shopping,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (265+ words) MARIETTA - The Washington County Fair kicks off this Labor Day weekend for its 175th anniversary for four days from Saturday to Tuesday. With many exciting events over the four day period, the fair includes the Saturday morning parade, food, entertainment, tractor…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (249+ words) MARIETTA -- During Peoples Bank Theatre's 10-year anniversary open house Sunday, Settlers Bank announced it is making a $500,000 investment in the future of the theatre. According to Peoples Bank, the gift is a "transformational commitment designed to strengthen the historic venue…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (970+ words) PARKERSBURG - An early life involved in dance has helped prepare Liliana Parsons for college and beyond. Parsons, 18, is a recent graduate of Parkersburg High School and a freshman at West Virginia University in Morgantown. She has been doing ballet for…...