BELPRE — A pair of judges from the America in Bloom national beautification program are visiting Belpre to review and evaluate the efforts of the Belpre in Bloom program. Ed Hooker and Jack Clasen were visiting various locations and projects in Belpre on Monday and today with Leslie ...
PARKERSBURG — Megan Trembly recently received a check from Susan St. Jean and Judy Langkamer, co-chairwomen of P.E.O. Chapter Z’s Project Committee, to assist Trembly with education expenses at West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The International Chapter of P.E.O. provided this ...
MORGANTOWN — Dr. Jaschar Shakuri-Rad, a Parkersburg High School graduate, has joined Mon Health as medical director of robotic surgery. Shakuri-Rad, a urologist, recently completed urological robotic surgery training at the University of Michigan Health System in Grand Rapids, Mich. With ...
MARIETTA — A straw poll showed widespread support of local Scouting units moving to the Muskingum Valley Council Monday. The Allohak Council covers the Blennerhassett District, Highland District, Little Kanawha District, Hock-Hocking District, Stonewall-Jackson District and the Washington ...
ABYDOS, Egypt — Vienna native Matt Adams has been involved in major archaeology excavations in Abydos, Egypt, for 30 years. His work at Abydos, one of the oldest cities in ancient Egypt, is being shown on the National Geographic Channel at 8 p.m. today. Adams, a 1980 graduate of ...
DEVOLA — The first Broughton’s Farm Fest was held over the weekend at the Broughton Nature and Wildlife Education Area off Ohio 822 near Devola. After the disc golf course at the refuge was recently redesigned and other recent upgrades were made, officials want people to be aware of ...
MARIETTA — Buster Keaton, with the aid of a world class theater organist, packed them in Friday night at Peoples Bank Theatre, starring in a silent film made almost a century ago. A botany student is awarded an electrical engineering degree by mistake. He attempts to rewire a ...
A visitor to Columbus can find many different destinations to visit within the city limits. Two of such destinations are the Ohio History Center and German Village. “The Ohio History Center is the perfect place to combine learning with family fun,” said Beth Ervin of ...
BELPRE — The entertainment at this year’s Belpre Homecoming Festival will feature a mixture of old and new music. The 86th annual Belpre Homecoming Festival will be Aug. 2-4 at Civitan Park in Belpre, with three days of entertainment, rides and other activities and attractions. Chuck ...
MARIETTA — The Mid-Ohio Valley Players will kick off its fifth annual pledge drive on July 21. The fundraiser generally raises $5,000 for the organization as volunteers spend two days calling supporters and members asking for donations of $25 or more. The pledge drive will wrap up Aug. ...
PARKERSBURG — The American Red Cross of Northwestern West Virginia needs you. The agency needs more disaster relief volunteers, particularly with being in hurricane season, said Todd Wines, disaster program manager for the Red Cross. Available volunteers could be deployed to a disaster ...
MARIETTA — Every year Marietta pays homage to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, a visionary document which established the governing framework for the new territory north of the Ohio River, east of the Mississippi and south of the Great Lakes. It was a vast territory, and Marietta was its ...
PARKERSBURG — The sixth annual reading camp at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, 903 Charles St., is scheduled 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday July 30-Aug. 3. The free reading camp is for children in grades 1-4 during the last school year who are at least one grade level behind in ...
WILLIAMSTOWN — Tomlinson Park will come to life with a family fun festival-type atmosphere from 5:30 p.m. to midnight Aug. 3 for the Williamstown Relay for Life. There will be food, entertainment, a car show, raffles, games and prevent cancer information, which helps residents of ...
MARIETTA — Two of the largest sternwheel boats on the Ohio River system are scheduled for stops at the Ohio River levee this weekend, transporting spectators back to a bygone era. The stops have been much-anticipated but weather and water conditions can change the schedule on short notice, ...
VIENNA — The Burn will hold a free concert for youth and young adults at 6 p.m. Saturday at Spencer Park in Vienna. The Burn consists of youth from churches that have a desire to grow in their ministry and unite youth groups in the area, sponsors said. It encourages others to worship with ...
MARIETTA — Horns, whistles, cymbals and strings will ring through Peoples Bank Theatre Friday, all from one machine. “It has all kinds of tricks,” said Jim Caporale as his theater organ was wheeled into place in the pit below the stage Wednesday. “Bells, gongs and sirens, it’s ...
PARKERSBURG — The Artsbridge Summer Music in the Park concert series continues with Sherry Wilson Braid performing as Patsy Cline 7 p.m. today at Parkersburg City Park in the bandshell. In case of rain, the concert will be moved to the horseshoe pit shelter. A registered nurse for Wood ...
PARKERSBURG — About 40 local children are working through the week to learn about theatrical history and the days of Vaudeville at the historic Smoot Theatre in downtown Parkersburg. The annual Camp Vaudeville program at the Smoot kicked off Monday and continues through this week and ...
MINERAL WELLS — The 2018 West Virginia Interstate Fair and Exposition kicks off Tuesday and runs through July 21 at the fairgrounds on Butcher Bend Road near Mineral Wells. The fair will feature live music, carnival rides, crafts, vendors, 4-H activities and track events for ATVs, trucks ...