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Sistersville Ferry seeking contributions for expenses

SISTERSVILLE — The Sistersville Ferry Board of Directors is encouraging contributions to help with the operating costs of the historic Ohio River ferry. The board, through the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley last spring, created the Sistersville Ferry Endowment Fund to provide a ...

Fall craft festival gives Parkersburg South cheerleaders a boost

PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg South High School Cheerleading team held their annual fall craft festival Saturday to raise money toward a trip to the National Cheerleaders Association Game Day Championship in Dallas. This is the team’s first year going to an NCA national competition, as ...

West Virginia Watercolor Society exhibit opens at Parkersburg Art Center

PARKERSBURG — The theme of the West Virginia Watercolor Society show that opened Sunday at the Parkersburg Art Center is “Anything Goes!” – whether that means painting on a different surface or creating a picture by removing, rather than adding, color. For example, Debbie Lester, a ...

Parkersburg Art Center, PAC 713 Market hosting holiday show

PARKERSBURG — The holiday season is about to get a whole lot more artistic in Parkersburg as the Parkersburg Art Center and the PAC 713 Market host the annual Holiday Artist Market and Open House from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The event promises an array of original arts and crafts for ...

U.S. Capitol Christmas tree from West Virginia arrives in D.C.

WASHINGTON — A Norway spruce from West Virginia arrived Friday morning in Washington, D.C., where it will be the Capitol Christmas tree for 2023. The 60-foot Norway spruce was felled in the Monongahela National Forest in Randolph County and began its journey to the nation’s capital several ...