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West Virginia State Honey Festival to swarm Parkersburg City Park

PARKERSBURG — The West Virginia State Honey Festival will return to Parkersburg City Park this weekend with honey tastings, live beehive demonstrations, entertainment, children’s activities and a new glow-themed 5K. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. ...

Four receive inaugural RTA Adventure Grants

MARIETTA — Four Mid-Ohio Valley residents will pursue outdoor experiences ranging from trail running and camping to painting and whitewater rafting through a new Rivers, Trails & Ales Festival grant program. The festival named Stacey Saunders, Rachel Dickel, Greta Guimond and Shawn Spence as the inaugural recipients of its Rivers, Trails & Ales Adventure Grant, according to a release. The micro-grant program provides awards of up to $500 to help residents overcome barriers to outdoor recreation. The grants may support hiking, camping, paddling, trail exploration, outdoor education, ...

Community Resource Fair will bring services together

MARIETTA – People will be able to learn about services provided by a number of community organizations on Sunday during GoPacks' annual Community Resource Fair. The event is scheduled for 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta. “We have 35 organizations who have registered to ...

Grand opening for new Head Start

PARKERSBURG – The AFL-CIO Appalachian Council Head Start is opening a new center in Wood County. Four Head Start centers in the county have been consolidated into the newly renovated and expanded Cedar Grove Head Start, 490 Cedar Grove Road, Parkersburg, where a grand opening will be held ...

Meet Me on Market returns Friday

PARKERSBURG — Downtown businesses and organizations will offer live music, art, food and family activities Friday during Meet Me on Market. The event will run from 5-7:30 p.m. along Market Street, with several businesses remaining open late, according to a release from Downtown ...

Picture This: Belpre welcome sign broken by vehicle

Traffic drives past the destroyed Belpre welcome sign along Washington Boulevard Monday. The sign, made from an old grindstone and placed by the Belpre Lions Club, laid in pieces nearby. Mayor Susan Abdella said a car struck the sign more than a week ago.