Apple butter tradition continues at Harvest Moon Festival

September 28, 2026

PARKERSBURG — Families found pony rides, crafts and an apple butter tradition spanning generations Saturday at the Harvest Moon Festival at City Park. Kela Kress, assistant director of Wood County Recreation, said the event offered…

Volcano Days recalls rise and fall of oil boomtown

WAVERLY — Stories of an oil boomtown offered visitors a look at the Mid-Ohio Valley’s past Saturday afternoon during Volcano…

Registration open for Chalk the Block

PARKERSBURG – Registration is open to participate in the Oct. 10 Chalk the Block, a sidewalk art contest held during…

Veterans' groups collect food and cash for Gospel Mission

MARIETTA - For nearly a decade, the Roy Trembly Annual Food Drive has collected thousands of dollars and hundreds of…

Trinity book sale starts Oct. 7

PARKERSBURG – The 2026 edition of the Trinity Episcopal Church Used Book Sale will be held Oct. 7-10. The event…

Rustic Mechanicals bring Shakespeare to WVU Parkersburg Oct. 15

PARKERSBURG — Love triangles are messy, but adding enchanted forest juice and a runaway troupe of amateur actors turns romance…

Community News

Apple butter tradition continues at Harvest Moon Festival

PARKERSBURG — Families found pony rides, crafts and an apple butter tradition spanning generations…

Volcano Days recalls rise and fall of oil boomtown

Registration open for Chalk the Block

Veterans' groups collect food and cash for Gospel Mission

Local Sports

Monday Morning Quarterback: ‘D’ stands for Doomsday from WVU Defense

West Virginia had an early 14-3 lead over Oklahoma State Saturday night, and the raucous home crowd at Mountaineer Field was in high spirits. But reality soon set in as the Cowboys dominated and outscored the Mountaineers 38-10 the rest of the way, amassing over 350 yards in the second half in what was…

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Parkersburg South 4, Buckhannon-Upshur 1 PS (9-3-2) 1 3 – 4 BU…

Scoreboard (9/27)

Glenville State falls to Charleston, 27-7

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Marietta College bolted out to a 22-0 lead after one here Saturday afternoon…

Marietta College dominates Otterbein for 42-7 win

Business

Data centers a hot topic in Congressional, state elections

PARKERSBURG – The Democratic challenger for one of West Virginia’s Congressional seats pitched legislation on Friday establishing a two-year moratorium on new, large data centers and giving local communities a say in whether they’re built. Ace Parsi, a Morgantown community organizer running for the District 2 U.S. House of Representatives seat occupied by Rep.…

Parkersburg sauce and rub company wins 3rd in competition

PARKERSBURG - A Jackson County company has been recognized for one of the five coolest things…

Constellium makes Top 5 in cool things made in WV

Camden Clark hosts Dinner with the Docs event focused on evolving surgical options

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