PARKERSBURG — A number of activities are planned in the Mid-Ohio Valley around the Fourth of July holiday. WOOD COUNTY * The annual American Legion Post 15 Carnival and fireworks show at Parkersburg’s City Park begins July 2 and runs through July 7 with games, rides and concessions. ...
While visiting the former site of a mental hospital may sound strange for a family trip, there are plenty of educational opportunities within the walls of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. “The Asylum is a great place to visit because of all the history,” said Chrissy Richards, ...
On the way to Weston from Parkersburg is the city of Bridgeport. There are six parks in the city: City Park, which has picnicking, play structures and a walking trail; Briarwood Park, which has a swing set and play structure; Deegan and Hinkle Lakes Park, which has a boating and fishing area, ...
PARKERSBURG — The director of the award-winning Parkersburg High School A Cappella Choir is retiring this month, ending a career spanning 32 years that included a Carnegie Hall performance and being chosen as a 2017 Grammy Award Music Educator of the Year finalist. “There are no ...
PARKERSBURG — The Parkersburg High School Senior Women’s Club donated more than $500 to the Women’s Care Center this week. Representatives of the PHS Senior Women’s Club presented a check Thursday at the center. The Senior Women’s Club is a club for senior girls at Parkersburg High ...
VIENNA — The 47th Annual Rotary Sour Mash Memorial will be held on July 9 at the Parkersburg Country Club. The field is filling up quickly but there is still time to sign-up to golf or be a corporate or individual sponsor of this unique playing experience, organizers said. It is the ...
PARKERSBURG — West Virginia Day on Wednesday was the backdrop for the dedication of a local home with ties to the history of the state and nation. The Stephenson Mansion on Seventh Street, also known as Oakland, has undergone two years of renovation by the West Virginia University at ...
MARIETTA — Running with faith over fear, a hardy group of Washington County residents is headed to Columbus this weekend to compete in the state Special Olympics, despite losing a core member of the team last week. “She passed away the day before our last practice,” said Coach Rachelle ...
PARKERSBURG — United Way Alliance of the Mid-Ohio Valley today will rally hundreds of volunteers throughout the community for the Day of Action. The annual event brings together volunteers of all ages to create positive change for themselves, their families and their communities on the ...
MARIETTA — With stage lights spiked into the soft soil of East Muskingum Park, and boulders, logs and other maritime props laid up against the steps of the gazebo, some actors milled around the set and mugged for one anther while some stood still as their costumes received last minute ...
MARIETTA — The Marietta Summer Theatre Festival opens today featuring a dozen summer stock actors from Wisconsin to New York leading productions of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” and the Broadway musical “Guys and Dolls.” The theatre festival opens with “Twelfth Night” ...
PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg Pride will be hosting a Pride Family Picnic from noon-5 p.m. June 23 at City Park in Parkersburg. In celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride month, the group is hosting a family-friendly day of activities that are free and open to the general public. “Parkersburg Pride ...
PARKERSBURG — A couple of special events will be featured on Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park this weekend. For the second time this summer, the Rendezvous on the River will be held Saturday through Monday. Pioneer re-enactors will set up camp on the island and show how early ...
BELPRE — The Belpre Homecoming Committee has announced registration details for participation in events associated with this year’s Belpre Homecoming Festival to be held at Belpre’s Civitan Park from Aug. 2-4. Registration forms for the annual parade, the pageants and as ...
PARKERSBURG — Open Sky Arts Collective, a Christian arts group from Kansas City, Mo., comprised of mostly recovering drug addicts, is performing Friday through Sunday at the Memorial Church of the Good Shepherd, 903 Charles St., in Parkersburg. A neighborhood “parade” is scheduled for 1 ...
GLENVILLE — The Glenville State College Bluegrass Program has relocated to the Pioneer Stage, 10 East Main St., which will be the college’s Bluegrass Music Education Center. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held 6 p.m. today to help kick-off the West Virginia State Folk Festival. During ...
Dinner PARKERSBURG — A baked steak dinner will be 6 p.m. Friday at the Knights of Columbus, 1010 Market St. Cost is by menu pricing. Take-out orders are available by calling 304-428-0331. The event is open to the public. *** St. Marys Downtown Yard Sale ST. MARYS — The St. Marys ...
PARKERSBURG — The PEO Scholarship for the 2018-2019 academic year was presented to Nia Fernandes, a graduating senior at Parkersburg High School. The scholarship was presented at the PHS awards ceremony by Judy Smith, Chapter G, PEO Fernandes is the daughter of Chris and Ninette Fernandes ...
PARKERSBURG — The Mid-Ohio Valley Americana Music Series is welcoming back Phil Lee with special guest The Ben Davis Jr. Band on June 28 at 7 p.m. at Artsbridge, 925 Market St. in Parkersburg. “This was one of our best received shows in 2015,” musical coordinator Jeff Fox said. “It ...
PARKERSBURG — A local Shriner has received the Shrine Director Staff Member of the Year Award for 2018 from the Shrine International. Robert “Bob” Galland, of Parkersburg, received the award during the Nemesis Shrine Director Staff annual appreciation dinner that was attended by four ...