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Picture This: Quilt Show Winner

PARKERSBURG — “Dear Jane Meets the Farmer’s Wife,” a quilt by Pearl Mize from Parkersburg and Beth Sellers of Walker, was the 2023 People’s Choice winner in the 19th Annual Quilt Show held this weekend at the Blennerhassett Museum. Many people viewed the quilts and voted on their ...

Mid-Ohio Valley Odds and Ends

Parkersburg Woman’s Club PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg Woman’s Club will have a gift wrapping station at the inside entrance to Belk Dec. 11-14 at the Grand Central Mall in Vienna. The club will begin selling raffle tickets for a one-year family membership, valued at $801, to WVU ...

Parkersburg welcomes Holiday in the Park for 2023

PARKERSBURG — The 29th annual Holiday in the Park Christmas lighting show opened Saturday at City Park. The opening ceremony included carols, Pastor Jamie Sprague leading the invocation and a welcome from Miss West Virginia Teen USA Lakyn Campbell, appearing on behalf of Mayor Tom Joyce, ...

Marietta gets into holiday spirit with Christmas tree lighting

MARIETTA — Marietta Main Street kicked off the city’s holiday season by illuminating a tree with 10,000 lights during the City of Merry-etta’s Tree Lighting on the Armory lawn Saturday evening. Kasandra Ruscitto Pritchett, president of the Marietta Main Street Board of Directors, ...

Belpre Holiday Lights Festival aims for Thanksgiving opening

BELPRE — ‘Tis the season to light up the holidays. Volunteers have been busy setting up the Christmas lights in Belpre for the annual Holiday Lights Festival at Howes Grove Park, the Ohio River Access, Civitan Park and other places around town, said Darien Lorentz of the Holiday Lights ...