PARKERSBURG – The city would allocate nearly $675,000 in unused federal funds to the construction of up to four affordable houses under a budget revision forwarded to Parkersburg City Council Tuesday night by members of…
WVUP and BridgeValley partner to expand manufacturing education
PARKERSBURG – West Virginia University in Parkersburg, in partnership with another school, has received a grant that will expand manufacturing…
Parkersburg Art Center to host Piccalilli conference
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Joint Finance Committee receives updates on tax collections, Rural Health Transformation
CHARLESTON – Members of the West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Finance were updated Tuesday on the latest regarding…
Praise, concerns pour in for repeal of power plant emissions rules
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll…
First Christian celebrating building anniversary
PARKERSBURG – The First Christian Church is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the building on Washington Avenue in Parkersburg from…
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WVUP and BridgeValley partner to expand manufacturing education
PARKERSBURG – West Virginia University in Parkersburg, in partnership with another school, has received a grant that will expand manufacturing education and help develop the area’s workforce. WVU Parkersburg and BridgeValley Community and Technical College have been awarded nearly $2 million through the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic…
PARKERSBURG — Artists will explore techniques ranging from printmaking to nature painting while learning about marketing…
Parkersburg Art Center to host Piccalilli conference
First Christian celebrating building anniversary
Jeep Club, Pizza Station join for Light Up the Sky fundraiser for BrAva
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WVUP and BridgeValley partner to expand manufacturing education
PARKERSBURG – West Virginia University in Parkersburg, in partnership with another school, has received a grant that will expand manufacturing education and help develop the area’s workforce. WVU Parkersburg and BridgeValley Community and Technical College have been awarded nearly $2 million through the Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic…
CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental…
Praise, concerns pour in for repeal of power plant emissions rules
West Virginia lawmakers and regulators push to protect aging coal plants
Summit to be held at Marietta College
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High Points of the Valley
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Obituaries
Wilma R. Ahart
Wilma R. Ahart, 86, of Washington, W.Va., passed away Sept. 14, 2026, at the Ohio Valley Healthcare Center. Funeral, noon, Sept. 18, 2026 at Lambert Tatman Funeral Home, Pike St., Parkersburg. Visitation, one hour before the service. Burial, Sunset Memory Gardens.
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