A Parkersburg company recently placed in an international taste competition of barbecue rubs and sauces. Angry Ape’s BBQ received third place in the Pork Division of the 2026 Rubs of Honor in a competition hosted by the National BBQ and Grilling Association and its publication, Barbecue ...
PARKERSBURG – Westfield has teamed up with Waters Fanta Insurance Agency to donate $5,500 to North Place Maternity House at North Parkersburg Baptist Church as part of Westfield’s Legacy of Caring program. Each year, Westfield’s top independent insurance agents are invited to nominate a ...
PARKERSBURG – Six students from the region are among more than 16,000 nationwide National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation, a not-for-profit organization established in 1955 to conduct the annual program, announced the semifinalists earlier this month. Over 1.2 million juniors in about 20,000 high schools entered the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2025 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of semifinalists, representing ...
PARKERSBURG — The Boys & Girls Club of Parkersburg will use a 2026 Taco Bell Foundation Community Grant to support workforce readiness programs for teens, including transportation and program supplies. This marks the third year the club has been selected for a grant, according to a news ...
MARIETTA – “The Great Gatsby” opens tonight at Mid-Ohio Valley Players Theater at 229 Putnam St. in downtown Marietta. Based on the classic novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the play, adapted for the stage by Simon Levy, follows Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long ...
MARIETTA - A Marietta woman has recounted her experiences in the Philippines and when Mount Pinatubo erupted in her recently published book. “Our Upheavals” by Melanie D. Schneider was written from more than 100 tapes she recorded in the two years while she lived in the Philippines ...
