CHARLESTON — A Wood County student received a second-place in the annual Congressional Art Competition in West Virginia. Karissa Quillen, a senior at Parkersburg High School, submitted “Best Friend” in charcoal pencil. Her teacher is Miranda Wilson. Winners, including three first-place ...
PARKERSBURG — Children’s Home Society of WV, a non-profit child welfare organization, celebrated 125 years of service on May 4. The Mission of the Parkersburg based agency is to promote the well being of children. The current efforts are directed at helping children find lifetime families, ...
PARKERSBURG — The 28th annual Elinor K. Ross Walk Your Paws fundraiser for the Humane Society of Parkersburg will be 8 a.m.-noon June 5 at City Park in Parkersburg under the large shelter near the pond. The theme for the event, the biggest fundraising of the year the society, is Spurs and ...
PARKERSBURG — The 22nd Great U.S. 50 Yard Sale will be held May 21-23, organizers said, “I am very excited about this year’s sale,” Tom Taylor, national coordinator, said. “We did not promote the sale much last year due to the pandemic.” People are excited this year, however, and ...
PARKERSBURG — In order to help get its third through fifth graders motivated for the upcoming statewide General Summative Assessment (GSA) testing, Franklin Elementary Center held a pep rally Wednesday to help get students psyched up for the test. The theme of the rally was superheroes, ...
ELIZABETH — To work towards a healthy community, several organizations are coming together to expand services around the region to promote positive lifestyles. Sarah Barton, senior projects manager for Coplin Health Systems, shared a few updates on this effort. The project Barton said she ...