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Find Your Wild events at St. Marys Marina

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The Friends of the Ohio River Islands will hold events Saturday and Sunday at Middle Island in St. Marys as part of its Find Your Wild programs in September. The group from 9-noon Saturday will host another self-guided scavenger hunt for kids and families to explore nature on the trails on Middle Island. Participants will get prizes, snacks and a chance to win a special prize, Mark Krivchenia, president of the Friends of the Ohio River Islands, said. The fourth annual 5K run and walk will start at 1 p.m. at the St. Marys Marina. Participants can run or walk and pets are welcome. The ...

Lewis receives lifetime achievement award at tourism meet

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CHARLESTON - The retiring president and CEO of the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau received a lifetime achievement award Tuesday during the 2026 West Virginia Governor’s Conference on Tourism. Mark Lewis, who will retire Nov. 1, received the Oshel Craigo Lifetime ...

Voter registration continues until Oct. 13

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PARKERSBURG – People throughout Wood County still have time to get registered to vote for the November General Election. People are still able to register to vote for a few more weeks with the voter registration deadline of October 13. People can register online, by mail or in person, according to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. To register online, people can go to GoVoteWV.com and click the "register to vote" button. People must have a valid state ID or driver's license and the last four digits of their Social Security number to register online. To register by ...

Promise Campaign golf outing raises $35,000

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SISTERSVILLE — Memorial Health Foundation’s first Promise Campaign Golf Outing raised nearly $35,000 to support construction of a new Sistersville General Hospital. The event on Sept. 18 at Sistersville Country Club brought together 15 teams of residents from the community, local ...

Life Through the Lens: Shoveling coal on the Titanic

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“Turn the other cheek? That ain't really working, is it?” *** Ready for some facts? No, not a “fax.” I said “facts.” The Titanic was powered by coal – 6,000 tons of coal, that is. That is 12 million pounds of coal! The Titanic’s 29 boilers burned 600 tons of coal a day to ...

Krivchenia receives native plant recognition

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MARIETTA - A Washington County man has received the 2026 Wild and Wonderful Award from the West Virginia Native Plant Society. Mark Krivchenia received the recognition at the society’s annual meeting in August at the Mason Town Hall. “I am honored and was a bit surprised,” Krivchenia ...