The Marietta Times

06/16/2026

Six Marietta College student interns are studying economic conditions in five Ohio counties this summer as part of an effort to help communities consider opportunities for growth, investment and long-term development through the federal Opportunity Zone program.

MARIETTA – Six Marietta College student interns are studying economic conditions in five Ohio counties this summer as part of an effort to help communities consider opportunities for growth, investment and long-term development through the federal Opportunity Zone program. The interns, working thr...

06/16/2026

A large tree fell and caused the collapse of an apartment building on West Fourth-and-a-Half Street near Highland Avenue in Williamstown Sunday evening.

WILLIAMSTOWN – A large tree fell and caused the collapse of an apartment building on West Fourth-and-a-Half Street near Highland Avenue in Williamstown Sunday evening. There were reportedly multiple trees down as a result of the storm Sunday night, with calls made to local law enforcement around 6...

06/15/2026

The Parkersburg Utility Board will receive $2 million in state grant funding for improvements to its water treatment plant, part of a larger funding package expected to cover nearly $25.7 million in upgrades. Link in comments.

PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Utility Board will receive $2 million in state grant funding for improvements to its water treatment plant, part of a larger funding package expected to cover nearly $25.7 million in upgrades. Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced the funding through the West Virginia Water...

06/15/2026

North Carolina pulled past West Virginia, 5-2, to advance to the national semifinals Sunday night. Link in comments.

OMAHA, Neb. — Brodie Kresser said he was thinking double play when he saw the ground ball off the bat of North Carolina’s Jake Schaffner on Sunday night. A double play would have got West Virginia out of the seventh inning tied with North Carolina. Instead, the ball came off hard and fell off Kr...

06/15/2026

The Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating two fatalities in traffic accidents on Saturday in Morgan County, one involving a resident from Malta. Link in comments.

The Marietta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating two fatalities in traffic accidents on Saturday in Morgan County, one involving a resident from Malta. Richard M. Brooks, 48, Malta, was killed on Saturday when the 2006 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide motorcycle he was operating o...

06/15/2026

Parkersburg Pride held its eighth annual Pride Fest at City Park, with organizers estimating attendance at 5,000 to 6,000 people. For more information, read the full article linked in the comments.

06/15/2026

Hundreds of people gathered downtown for the Taste of Parkersburg, which brought food, drinks and music together Saturday evening for an event that organizers said has become a long-running showcase for local restaurants and vendors. For more information, read the full article linked in the comments.

06/13/2026

A judge cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s name to be removed from the Kennedy Center’s exterior on Friday, denying a last-minute request from the institution’s board that would have kept the name in place. For more information, read the full article linked in the comments.

06/13/2026

The man who was indicted in connection with the disappearance and death of Gretchen Fleming was arraigned Thursday in Wood County Circuit Court. For more information, read the full story linked in the comments.

06/12/2026

FBI agents have searched the office of an Ohio group that supports voter registration efforts, seizing documents and computer files. That’s according to a board member of the group, Prentiss Haney, on Friday. It’s the latest action by President Donald Trump’s Republican administration connected to voting or election operations in the states. Haney says federal agents showed up at the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative on Thursday and spent hours questioning staff.

For more information, read the full article linked in the comments.