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Phillips selected as fourth ‘Cornerstone’ recipient

May 21, 2013 PARKERSBURG — Alvin Phillips of Parkersburg is the fourth to be named a “Cornerstone of Our Community” through Our Community’s Foundation — the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation & Regional... more »»

 
 
 
Tracy Lawrence concert to aid Boys and Girls Clubs

May 21, 2013 CHARLESTON — A concert by country star Tracy Lawrence in Charleston will benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs in that city and in Parkersburg. The concert will be 7 p.m. more »»

PHS Choir to present concert

May 21, 2013 PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg High School A Cappella Choir will present its annual free spring concert 7 p.m. Thursday in the school auditorium. more »»

Church offers medical care for pets

May 20, 2013 BELPRE — The Dog Days in May reached the Belpre Heights United Methodist Church Saturday with dozens of dogs and a few felines receiving medical care. more »»

Art center blooms with flowers

May 20, 2013 PARKERSBURG — Spring flowers became works of art with the opening of the first “Bloom, Bloom, Pow” show at the Parkersburg Art Center on Saturday. more »»

Local Relay for Life events near fundraising goals

May 19, 2013 PARKERSBURG — The fight against cancer received a strong push towards eradication this weekend with Relay for Life events in both Washington and Wood counties. more »»

WVU-P grads urged to use trust, respect and fairness

May 19, 2013 PARKERSBURG — During the spring commencement at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, the class of 2013 said their final goodbye and prepared to begin their lives in their fields of study. more »»

Area ready for Memorial Day

May 19, 2013 Several communities in the Mid-Ohio Valley will be celebrating Memorial Day with parades and ceremonies during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. more »»

Lutheran Church will provide free produce to those in need

May 19, 2013 PARKERSBURG — Volunteers at the First Lutheran Church on 19th Street are up to their elbows in soil and seeds as they prepare their community garden for the second year. more »»

National American Miss Competition

May 19, 2013 WATERFORD — Two area teens soon will have the opportunity to step into the spotlight at an event that may prove to be the bright spot of a rough yea. more »»

Third Hayward headstone on display at Beverly museum

May 19, 2013 WATERFORD — The entrance to the Oliver Tucker Museum in Beverly might seem like an odd place for the headstone of notable Waterford farmer and soldier Rotheus Hayward, who died in 1842 at the age of... more »»

BrAva backpacks for sick kids

May 19, 2013 UNNEL — “What do we want? A cure for cancer! When do we want it? Now!” The cheer rang out Thursday from more than 50 Warren Elementary sixth-grade students who spent the morning filling drawstring... more »»

Wade Cemetery opened in 1821 with one burial

May 19, 2013 INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP — Independence Township’s Wade Cemetery was established with the death of one woman in 1821. “The death and burial of Nancy Rea Sr. more »»

Tuckers are ‘Golden Anniversary Couple’

May 19, 2013 DAVISVILLE — Commitment to one another is what has helped Mike and Glenna Tucker through 50 years of marriage. more »»

Thousands in City Park for Relay for Life

May 18, 2013 PARKERSBURG — More than 1,000 people were on hand Friday for the opening night of the 20th annual Relay for Life of Wood County at Parkersburg City Park. more »»

Relay for Life teams fill Civitan Park

May 18, 2013 BELPRE — Thousands of people filled Civitan Park on Friday evening to support cancer survivors and honor those who lost their battles during the 19th annual Relay for Life of Washington Count. more »»

Teens receive memorial scholarships

May 18, 2013 BELPRE — Two years after the death of a Belpre teen, her family and friends have awarded the first of many scholarships in her name. more »»

Arbors residents get visit from petting zoo

May 18, 2013 MARIETTA — Paul was a duck, but he was no ordinary duck. He had a secret. more »»

Author to meet with local group

May 18, 2013 PARKERSBURG — A Parkersburg High School graduate who co-wrote a book that has become a major seller on Amazon. more »»

Local youth participate in Make It Shine cleanup effort

May 18, 2013 PARKERSBURG — Youth from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently spent their Saturday cleaning up dump sites and picking up trash along a portion of the American Discovery Trail as... more »»

Local group following in settlers’ footsteps

May 17, 2013 MARIETTA — A local group will re-enact the journey by the settlers who came from Ipswich, Mass., to Marietta 225 years ago. more »»

 
 

Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley May 23, 2013

MARIETTA — The next regular meeting of the Civil War Roundtable of the Mid-Ohio Valley will be 7 p.m. May 23 at Campus Martius Museum, 601 Second St., Marietta. more »

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