Ohio Valley Bank Vice President Shawn Sandy, center, and Kyle Pierson, right, chief financial officer for WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center, prepare to cut the ribbon for Ohio Valley Bank’s Parkersburg Loan Office on Oct. 24. (Photo Provided)

PARKERSBURG – Ohio Valley Bank hosted a grand opening event Oct. 24 to celebrate the new OVB Parkersburg Loan Office.

Located in the back portion of the State Farm office building at 1035 Murdoch Ave. and accessible from the door marked with the OVB logo, the office is operated by Shawn Sandy, OVB vice president, business development officer.

During the grand opening event, Sandy said he was excited to extend OVB’s Community First mission to the Mid-Ohio Valley. Jill Parsons, president and CEO of the Mid-Ohio Valley Chamber of Commerce, greeted guests as the event emcee and the chamber livestreamed the event.

OVB Chief Operating & Risk Officer Ryan Jones described the bank’s longstanding tradition of using a “money ribbon” for grand openings. The money ribbon funds are donated to a local charity as a reflection of the bank’s community-first mission. For the Parkersburg Loan Office grand opening, Sandy presented the $500 money ribbon funds to the Camden Clark Foundation’s Pink Mammogram Fund.

Following the donation presentation, Sandy invited guests to tour the new office as well as enjoy refreshments provided by JRs Donut Castle.

The OVB Parkersburg Loan Office is open by appointment. Appointments can be scheduled by emailing smsandy@ovbc.com or calling either 681-295-0605 or 800-468-6682. For more information on this location, visit https://tinyurl.com/3v9s97jb.

Ohio Valley Bank, which operates 18 offices and was established in 1872, is an FDIC-insured community bank based in Gallipolis and a state member bank of the Federal Reserve.

More information can be found at Ohio Valley Bank’s website at www.ovbc.com.