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Artsbridge Calendar of Events

The week's events from Artsbridge. Today: Shannon R. Hammer Fine Arts Nature Photography, WesBanco, Market Street, Parkersburg Indoor Bonsai Show, 10 a.m.- 5 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center Story Time, infants through Pre-K, 10:15-11:15 a.m., Barlow Branch Library Draw What You See with Virginia Killian, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Parkersburg Art Center Football Craft Surprise, all ages, 3-5 p.m., Marietta Public Library, Fifth Street Hyperfixation Club, ages 12-19, 4-6 p.m., Parkersburg Public Library, Emerson Avenue I Survived Book Club, "The Titanic," grades 2 and up, 5-6 ...

Defend the Bend at North Bend

CAIRO – More than 300 students in middle and high schools from West Virginia and Ohio will ride in the West Virginia Interscholastic Cycling League mountain bike race this weekend at North Bend State Park at Cairo. Called Defend the Bend, the race is fourth in the league’s 2026 series. ...

Bee Association looking for county’s help for gathering in February

PARKERSBURG – The West Virginia Beekeeping Conference will be holding their annual Spring meeting in Vienna in February 2027 and are looking for the county’s support to help put it on. Bob Spencer of the Mid-Ohio Valley Beekeepers Association appeared before the Wood County Commission on ...

Food trucks, music draw visitors to Bicentennial Park

PARKERSBURG – Food trucks, live music and family activities drew visitors to Bicentennial Park for the West Virginia Food Truck Festival, an event inspired by residents’ requests to celebrate their state. Parkersburg City Councilman Zac Huffman, the event’s organizer, said the ...

Picture This: Paws & Pistons Car show raises money for Humane Society

Crusin' for Critters, the sixth annual Paws & Pistons Car Show, was held Sunday afternoon at Astorg Pre-owned as a fundraiser for the Humane Society of Parkersburg. Participants and attendees donated pet supplies and food in the Ford vs. Ram charity challenge to endorse the truck of their ...

Families reel in fun at Marietta fishing event

MARIETTA — Children cast their lines into a newly restocked pond at Buckeye Park on Saturday during a free fishing event organized by local union members and their partners. The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, Ohio AFL-CIO and Electrical Workers Local 972 hosted Marietta Take Kids Fishing ...