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Local swimmer captures national title
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (239+ words) PARKERSBURG " The YMCA of Parkersburg is proud to announce that local swimmer Levi Priddy captured a national title in the 100 Freestyle at the 2026 YMCA Short Course National Championship, held last week in Greensboro. In addition to his national championship performance,…...
WVU Parkersburg students take the lead on global film festival experience
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (581+ words) PARKERSBURG " In a classroom at WVU Parkersburg, the lights dim as a film begins to play. On the screen, a story unfolds from thousands of miles away. In the seats, students lean forward " not just as viewers, but as decision-makers…...
Children's Toy and Doll Museum announces 2026 season, new exhibits
12+ hour, 58+ min ago (228+ words) The Children's Toy and Doll Museum, at 206 Gilman Ave. , has announced its 2026 season opening on Saturday, May 2. Museum officials said this year, it will emphasize its role as a "multi-generational destination," inviting residents of all ages to explore the history…...
Braun Doak's no-hitter lifts Waterford past Belpre
15+ hour, 1+ min ago (1110+ words) WATERFORD " Over their winning streak that had stretched to four games heading into Tuesday night's Tri-Valley Conference game against Belpre, the Waterford Wildcats have been playing some pretty darn good baseball. The Wildcats may have taken things to another level…...
Hatton excited after qualifying for next year's Masters
17+ hour, 12+ min ago (842+ words) That possibility became a reality on Sunday after Hatton was one of several players to receive an automatic invitation to next year's Masters for finishing in the top 12 (including ties). "My wife is due in six weeks and I was…...
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17+ hour, 11+ min ago (1070+ words) That didn't make Sunday at Augusta National any easier. Mc Ilroy coughed up a six-shot lead in the third round. He fell two shots behind two players, Cameron Young and Justin Rose, in an electric final round. And then he…...
Pioneers split DH with Penn State Behrend
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (488+ words) ERIE, Pa. " The Marietta College softball team split a nonconference doubleheader at Penn State Behrend Sunday afternoon. The Lions won game one, 2-1, and Marietta took the second game, 7-1. Marietta is now 17-13 on the season, while Behrend moves to 16-8 overall. Behrend…...
Top-pick QBs aren't guaranteed success
21+ hour, 37+ min ago (812+ words) Recent history, however, shows the road to the Lombardi Trophy is far from a straight path, even for teams that land a big name QB at No. 1. Of the 19 quarterbacks taken first overall in this century, only Eli Manning won…...
Son offering dad's score for 250th celebration
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (559+ words) A son is offering a march his father began writing while a student at Tyler County High School for free for bands and orchestras to perform in honor of the nation's 250th birthday. David J. Westfall was 16 when he began writing the…...
Keeping Pace: Runner with Parkinson's 100-marathon trek takes him through Ohio Valley
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (710+ words) WHEELING " Larry Grogin refuses to allow Parkinson's disease to have the last word in his life. That's why he has taken on a cross-country trek " much of it on foot " to not only raise awareness for neurological diseases and funds…...