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Picture This: Icing on Top

Hay bales in a field near Blennerhassett Avenue in Belpre had a light dusting following a recent snow. If you have a recent photo that showcases the spirit of the season in the Mid-Ohio Valley, submit it to Art Smith at asmith@newsandsentinel.com for possible inclusion on this page. See more ...

Picture This: Santa’s Sunny Disposition

Santa Claus waves at a passing truck at 19th Street and Park Avenue in Parkersburg on Wednesday, Christmas Eve. Neighborhood resident and Santa’s helper Ed Goe set it up after getting the idea last year. “I’m having fun,” he said. (Photo by Evan Bevins)

Historic Parkersburg house damaged in fire

PARKERSBURG – The historic Tracewell House caught on fire early Christmas Eve morning. Local volunteer fire departments responded to the home in the 2000 block of DuPont Road, next to the Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, just after 2 a.m. Wednesday morning to a report of a structure ...

First Presbyterian Church to serve free community meals on Christmas

PARKERSBURG — The First Presbyterian Church in Parkersburg is continuing its annual Community Christmas Dinner on Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. The annual dinner will be held in the Stevenson Fellowship Hall at the church, located at 1341 Juliana St., said the Rev. Annie McMillan. The meal ...

A Christmas note to News and Sentinel readers…

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel will not publish a print edition on Thursday, Christmas Day, nor any of the other federal holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving ...