PARKERSBURG – Traffic was reduced to one lane on Murdoch Avenue around 19th Street Saturday morning and into the afternoon as Parkersburg Utility Board personnel worked to isolate and repair a water main break at the intersection.
NORTH HILLS – The annual North Hills July 4 observance was held Saturday when America’s 250th Independence Day was celebrated in an event that defines the town, organizers said. “(Saturday’s) celebration is about more than a parade,” parade coordinator K.C. Doepker said at the opening ceremony. “As we celebrate our nation’s 250th year, we also celebrate the spirit that has always made America strong. Neighbors helping neighbors, volunteers serving without expectation and communities coming together for a common purpose. That’s exactly what we’ve witnessed here in ...
RIPLEY – Attendees and vendors at the 64th annual Mountain State Art and Craft Festival had to adapt to temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s during the annual Independence Day weekend event. “If we would have had a week like last week, we would’ve been swamped,” said Cathy ...
PARKERSBURG — Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park marked America’s 250th anniversary Friday with a bell-ringing ceremony, historical reenactors and a program focused on the island’s role in sharing West Virginia history. The ceremony was part of the national “Let Freedom ...
West Virginia National Guard Adj. Gen. Jim Seward and his wife Leslie Seward joined Gov. Patrick Morrisey and First Lady Denise Morrisey Thursday take the first rides on the George Washington gondola on the America 250 Big Wheel. The Capitol City Celebration festivities for the 250th ...
PARKERSBURG — A free performance of “1776” filled the Wood County Resiliency Center Friday evening, bringing a semi-staged concert version of the musical to an standing-room only audience The Actors Guild of Parkersburg presented the show in partnership with Downtown PKB and America ...
